Derek Yee

Derek Yee Tung-sing (traditional Chinese: 爾冬陞; simplified Chinese: 尔冬升; Jyutping: ji5 dung1 sing1) is a Hong Kong filmmaker and former actor.

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is Yee.

Derek Yee
爾冬陞
Yee at the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards
Born	Yee Tung-sing (1957-12-28) 28 December 1957 (age 67) Kowloon, British Hong Kong
Occupations	Film director screenwriter film producer actor
Years active	1977–present
Spouses	Juihsia Wang ​ ​ (m. 1995; div. 1996)​ Mandy Law ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2017)​
Children	1[1]
Relatives	Paul Chun (half-brother) David Chiang (half-brother)
Awards	Hong Kong Film Awards – Best Director 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 Golden Bauhinia Awards – Best Director 2005 One Nite in Mongkok Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards – 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
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	爾冬陞
Simplified Chinese	尔冬升
Cantonese Yale	ji dūng sīng
Jyutping	ji3 dung1 sing1
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ěr Dōngshēng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization ji dūng sīng Jyutping ji3 dung1 sing1
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Early life

Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957,^[2] the son of Yee Kwong (爾光), a film producer from Tientsin (Tianjin), and Hung Wei (紅薇), an actress of half Manchu, half Mongol ethnicity.^[2][3] His elder half-brothers Paul Chun and David Chiang as well as his elder half-sister Yim Wai were also actors.^[2]

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,^[4] 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.^[5]

Filmography

As director and screenwriter

Year	Title	Awards
1986	The Lunatics	Nominated – 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)[6]
1999	The Truth About Jane and Sam
2003	Lost in 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
2022	In Search of Lost Time

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 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

• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director