Derek Yee

Derek Yee
Chinese name 爾冬陞 (traditional)
Chinese name 尔冬升 (simplified)
Pinyin Ěr Dōngshēng (Mandarin)
Jyutping Yee5 Tung1 Sing1 (Cantonese)
Ancestry Tianjin
Born (1957-12-28) 28 December 1957
Hong Kong
Parents Yee Kwong 爾光
Hong Wei 紅薇

Derek Yee Tung-sing (simplified Chinese: 尔冬升; traditional Chinese: 爾冬陞; pinyin: Ěr Dōngshēng; Jyutping: Yee5 Tung1 Sing1), born in 1957, is a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong, currently a film director and screenwriter, who has achieved fame and respect in Hong Kong and international film festival circuits for treading carefully commercial viability concerns with artistic integrity. He is the younger half-brother of famed Hong Kong actors Paul Chun and David Chiang, the latter also a former Shaw Brothers star.

Yee has starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong between 1975 and 1986, during the time when Shaw Brothers Studio were still producing movies. Since then Yee turned to screenwriting and directing and has made a career out of making films like C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica and The Truth About Jane and Sam and also gritty dramas like One Night in Mongkok and Protégé.

Derek Yee was a former boyfriend of Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung.

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

Year Title Awards
1986The LunaticsNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
1987People's Hero
1989The Bachelor's Swan SongNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
1993C'est la vie, mon chériWon – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay
1995Full ThrottleWon – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
1996Viva EroticaNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Bear (Berlin)[1]
1999The Truth About Jane and Sam
2003Lost in TimeNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2004One Night in MongkokWon – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Won – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
Won – Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Director
Won – Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Bauhinia Award for Best Screenplay
20052 YoungNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
2005Drink-Drank-Drunk
2007ProtégéNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Original Screenplay
2009Shinjuku IncidentNominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
2010Triple Tap
2011The Great Magician
2015I Am Somebody
2016Sword Master

As actor

Year Title Role Awards
1977Lady Exterminator
1977Jade Tiger
1977Death Duel
1977The Sentimental Swordsman
1977Pursuit of Vengeance
1978Interlude on Rails
1978Heaven Sword and Dragon SabreZhang Wuji
1978Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre IIZhang Wuji
1978Legend of the Bat
1979Young Lovers
1979Full Moon Scimitar
1980Bat Without Wings
1980Heroes Shed No Tears
1981Return of the Sentimental Swordsman
1981The Battle for the Republic of ChinaLiu Fuji
1981Black Lizard
1982Hell Has No Boundary
1982Buddha's Palm
1983Shaolin Prince
1983Shaolin Intruders
1983Descendant of the Sun
1983The Supreme Swordman
1984The Hidden Power of Dragon Sabre
1984My Darling Genie
1984Last Hero in China
1985How To Choose A Royal Bride
1985Let's Make Laugh II
1990Kawashima Yoshiko Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
1992Empress Da Yu'erDorgon
1994The True Hero
1994Master of ZenBodhidharma
2007Protégé

References

  1. "Berlinale: 1997 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 12 January 2012.

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