Derek Yee
{{short description|Hong Kong filmmaker and actor}}
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| birth_name = Yee Tung-sing
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|12|28}}
| birth_place = Kowloon, British Hong Kong
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|film producer|actor}}
| years_active = 1977–present
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- {{marriage|Juihsia Wang|1995|1996|reason=div}}
- {{marriage|Mandy Law|2008|2017|reason=div}}
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| relatives = Paul Chun (half-brother)
David Chiang (half-brother)
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1994 C'est la vie, mon chéri
2005 One Nite in Mongkok
Best Screenplay
1994 C'est la vie, mon chéri
2005 One Nite in Mongkok}}{{awards|award=Golden Bauhinia Awards|name=Best Director
2005 One Nite in Mongkok}}{{awards|award=Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards|name=Best Director
1995 Full Throttle
2004 One Nite in Mongkok
Film of Merit
1995 Full Throttle
2003 Lost in Time
2004 One Nite in Mongkok
2007 Protégé
2009 Shinjuku Incident}}
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Derek Yee Tung-sing ({{zh|t=爾冬陞|s=尔冬升|first=t|j={{kCantonese|爾冬陞}}}}) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor.
Early life
Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957,{{cite web|url=http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=177 |title=Derek Yee Tung Sing |publisher=Hong Kong Cinemagic |access-date=November 4, 2018}} the son of Yee Kwong ({{lang|yue-HK|爾光}}), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), and Hung Wei ({{lang|yue-HK|紅薇}}), an actress of half Manchu, half Mongol ethnicity.[https://archive.today/20120712091411/http://bbs.thmz.com/simple/?t586322.html 林燕妮访秦沛:电视剧方面我是Living History,活生生的历史] His elder half-brothers Paul Chun and David Chiang as well as his elder half-sister Yim Wai were also actors.
Career
In 1977, Yee became an actor for Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong and starred in over 40 movies produced by the studio.
Yee became a screenwriter and film director. He is known for the 2004 film One Nite in Mongkok,{{cite web |url=http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=4841 |title=One Night in Mongkok |publisher=Hong Kong Cinemagic |date=2004 |access-date=November 4, 2018}} which won multiple awards. His other notable films include C'est la vie, mon chéri, Viva Erotica, The Truth About Jane and Sam and Protégé.
In 2017, Yee became the chairman of Hong Kong Film Awards Association.{{cite web |url=http://www.hkfaa.com/aboutus.html |title=Hong Kong Film Awards Association Board of Directors (2017-2019) |publisher=HKFAA.com |access-date=November 4, 2018}}
Filmography
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Year
! Title ! Role ! Awards | |||
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1977 | Lady Exterminator | ||
1977 | Jade Tiger | ||
1977 | Death Duel | ||
1977 | The Sentimental Swordsman | ||
1977 | Pursuit of Vengeance | ||
1978 | Interlude on Rails | ||
1978 | Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre | Zhang Wuji | |
1978 | Heaven Sword and Dragon Sabre II | Zhang Wuji | |
1978 | Legend of the Bat | ||
1979 | Young Lovers | ||
1979 | Full Moon Scimitar | ||
1980 | Bat Without Wings | ||
1980 | Heroes Shed No Tears | ||
1981 | Return of the Sentimental Swordsman | ||
1981 | The Battle for the Republic of China | Liu Fuji | |
1981 | Black Lizard | ||
1982 | Hell Has No Boundary | ||
1982 | Buddha's Palm | ||
1983 | Shaolin Prince | ||
1983 | Shaolin Intruders | ||
1983 | Descendant of the Sun | ||
1983 | The Supreme Swordsman | ||
1984 | The Hidden Power of Dragon Sabre | ||
1984 | My Darling Genie | ||
1984 | Last Hero in China | ||
1985 | How To Choose A Royal Bride | ||
1985 | Let's Make Laugh II | ||
1990 | Kawashima Yoshiko | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
1992 | Empress Da Yu'er | Dorgon | |
1994 | The True Hero | ||
1994 | Master of Zen | Bodhidharma | |
2007 | Protégé |
See also
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|0232504}}
- [http://www.hkfaa.com Hong Kong Film Awards Association]
- [http://hkfilmdirectors.com/en/director/yee-derek Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild]
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Category:Hong Kong film directors
Category:Hong Kong male film actors
Category:Hong Kong people of Manchu descent
Category:Hong Kong people of Mongolian descent
Category:Hong Kong screenwriters
Category:Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2017–2021