Actor · Director · Writer

Derek Yee

Derek Yee appears in 19 titles on Nahoko, released between 1977 and 2016. Best known for Shinjuku Incident, Protégé and One Nite in Mongkok.

Born: 28 December 1957 (68 years old)
Birthplace: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Also known as: 爾冬陞, Yee Tung-Shing, Derek Yee
Activities: Actor · Director · Writer
Career start: 1977

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Known for

★ 6.9

Shinjuku Incident2009

★ 7.2

Protégé2007

★ 7.0One Nite in Mongkok2004

★ 6.0

Sword Master2016

★ 5.9The Great Magician2011

★ 6.3Inner Senses2002

★ 6.2

Triple Tap2010

★ 6.5Dynamite Fighters1987

★ 6.7Rent/BuyDouble Tap2000

★ 7.3

Lost in Time2003

★ 6.6Rent/BuyViva Erotica1996

★ 7.6C'est la vie, mon chéri1993

★ 6.7

Death Duel1977

★ 6.5

Full Throttle1995

★ 6.6

The Sentimental Swordsman1977

★ 6.5

Buddha's Palm1982

★ 5.7

Insanity2014

★ 6.7A Soul Haunted by Painting1994

★ 6.7Rent/BuyReturn of the Sentimental Swordsman1981

Where to watch

United States

10 of their 19 titles are streaming right now in United States.

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Biography

Derek Yee Tung-Sing (Chinese: 爾冬陞, born 28 December 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.