Quick Facts
Biography
Derek Yee Tung-sing (traditional Chinese: 爾冬陞; simplified Chinese: 尔冬升; 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 the Hong Kong actors Paul Chun and David Chiang, the latter is also a former Shaw Brothers star.
After college, Yee has starred in over 40 movies in Hong Kong. This was 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 producing films such as 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.
Filmography
As director and screenwriter
| Year | Title | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Lunatics | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director |
| 1987 | People's Hero | |
| 1989 | The Bachelor's Swan Song | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay |
| 1993 | C'est la vie, mon chéri | Won – 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 |
| 1995 | Full Throttle | Won – 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 |
| 1996 | Viva Erotica | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best Director Nominated – Golden Bear (Berlin) |
| 1999 | The Truth About Jane and Sam | |
| 2003 | Lo n Time||Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director | |
| 2004 | One Night in Mongkok | Won – 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 |
| 2005 | 2 Young | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay |
| 2005 | Drink-Drank-Drunk | |
| 2007 | Protégé | Nominated – 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 |
| 2009 | Shinjuku Incident | Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director |
| 2010 | Triple Tap | |
| 2011 | The Great Magician | |
| 2015 | I Am Somebody | |
| 2016 | Sword Master |
As actor
| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Swordman | ||
| 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 |
