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Derek Yee
Derek Yee Tung-sing () is a film producer, director and a former Shaw Brothers actor from Hong Kong. Early life Yee was born Yee Tung-sing in Hong Kong on 28 December 1957, 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. Yee's 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. 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. Yee became a screenwriter and film director. Yee is known for the 2004 film ''One Nite in Mongkok'', which won multiple awards. Yee's other notable films include ''C'est la vie, mon chéri'', ''Viva Erotica'' and ''The Truth About Jane and Sam'' and ''Protégé''. In 2017, Yee became the chairman of Hong Kong Film Awards Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yee (surname)
*Yu (Chinese surname) (Chinese: 余) *Yee (surname) ( simp. 叶, trad. 葉) -- variants Yee, Yeh, Yip/Ip, Yap, Yapp Notable people with surname Yee (余) Persons with surname "Yee"(余) include: *Charmaine Yee (born 1987), Singaporean emcee and radio announcer * James Yee (born 1968), US Army Chaplain *Kelvin Han Yee (born 1961), American Actor Notable people with surname Yee (爾) Persons with surname "Yee"(爾) include: *Derek Yee (born 1957), film director and screenwriter Notable people with surname Yee *Angela Yee, American radio personality *Becky Yee (born 1969), American portrait photographer *Betty Yee, California Comptroller * David Yee, Canadian actor and playwright *Harry Yee (1918-2022), American bartender *Jennifer Yee, American chef *Jimmie R. Yee (born 1934), American politician *Kelvin Han Yee, American actor *Kimberly Yee (born 1974), American politician *Leland Yee (born 1948), American politician *Lisa Yee, Chinese American writer *Mark Yee (born 1982 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianjin
Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal metropolis in Northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the nine national central cities in Mainland China, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants during the 2020 Chinese census. Its built-up (''or metro'') area, made up of 12 central districts (all but Baodi, Jizhou, Jinghai and Ninghe), was home to 11,165,706 inhabitants and is also the world's 29th-largest agglomeration (between Chengdu and Rio de Janeiro) and 11th- most populous city proper. It is governed as one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of Chinese central government and is thus under direct administration of the State Council. Tianjin borders Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality, bounded to the east by the Bohai Gulf portion of the Yellow Sea. Part of the Bohai Economic Rim, it is the largest coastal city in Northern China and part of the Jing-Jin-Ji megap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night In Mongkok
''One Nite in Mongkok'' () is a 2004 Hong Kong crime thriller film written and directed by Derek Yee and starring Daniel Wu, Cecilia Cheung and Alex Fong. The film is a sequel to the Yee produced 2000 film, ''Double Tap'', with Fong reprising his role from the previous installment. A sequel to the film, ''Triple Tap'', was released in 2010, which was once again directed by Yee and featured Fong reprising his role, while also starring Wu in a different role. The Mainland Chinese release adds an inter-title notice stating that the film took place in 1996, the final year of British Hong Kong, to promote the idea that vice and immorality characterised earlier eras before the People's Republic of China established sovereignty. Cast * Daniel Wu as Lin Lai-fu * Cecilia Cheung as Dandan * Alex Fong as Milo / Miu Chi-sun * Anson Leung as Beel * Chin Ka-lok as Brandon * Cha Chuen-yee as Head of Anti-vice Unit * Alexander Chan as Wah * Monica Chan as Milo's wife * Paul Che as Shitty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost In Time (2003 Film)
''Lost in Time'' () is a 2003 Hong Kong drama film directed by Derek Yee and starring Cecilia Cheung, Lau Ching-Wan and Louis Koo. Plot Siu Wai is a young woman whose fiancé has been killed in an accident. She takes on her late fiancé's minibus business in order to support his young son, Lok Lok. As Siu Wai struggles in the cutthroat business, she is befriended by Dai Fai, another minibus driver who was at the scene of her fiancé's accident. Dai Fai takes pity on her plight and he regularly assists Siu Wai, from taking care of Lok Lok to teaching her the ropes of minibus driving. Cast * Cecilia Cheung as Siu Wai * Lau Ching-Wan as Dai Fai * Louis Koo as Ah Man * Chan Wai-Man as Uncle Seven * Paul Chun as Siu Wai's dad * Daichi Harashima - Lok Lok * Elena Kong as Sharon, Siu Wai's sister * Johnny Lu as Sharon's husband * Lee San-San as Ah Man's ex-wife * Jamie Luk * Paw Hee-Ching as Siu Wai's mom * Edmond So Edmond is a given name related to Edmund. Persons named Edmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
47th Berlin International Film Festival
The 47th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1997. The Golden Bear was awarded to Canadian-American film ''The People vs. Larry Flynt'' directed by Miloš Forman. The retrospective dedicated to Austrian film director G. W. Pabst was shown at the festival. Jury The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Jack Lang, politician (France) - Jury President * Hark Bohm, actor, director and screenwriter (Germany) * Férid Boughedir, director, screenwriter and producer (Tunisia) * Maggie Cheung, actress and model (Hong Kong) * Fred Gronich, senior executive of the MPAA (United States) * David Hare, director, screenwriter and playwright (United Kingdom) * Per Holst, producer (Denmark) * Boleslaw Michalek, screenwriter and film critic (Poland) * Humberto Solás, director and screenwriter (Cuba) * Marianne Sägebrecht, actress (Germany) * Ning Ying, director (China) Films in competition The following films were in co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin. History The winners of the first Berlin International Film Festival in 1951 were determined by a West German panel, with five winners of the Golden Bear, divided by categories and genres. Between 1952 and 1955, the winners of the Golden Bear were determined by the audience members. In 1956, the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films formally accredited the festival, and since then, the Golden Bear has been awarded by an international jury. The award The statuette shows a bear standing on its hind legs and is based on the 1932 design by German sculptor Renée Sintenis of Berlin's heraldic mascot that later became the symbol of the festival. It has been manufactured since either the first or third edition by art foundry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bachelor's Swan Song
''The Bachelor's Swan Song'' is a 1989 Hong Kong movie directed by Derek Yee. Cast * Kenny Bee as Chan Chi-Nam * Maggie Cheung as Cheung Yuk * Lydia Shum as Yuk's Mother * Meg Lam as Ming * Lawrence Cheng as Tan Awards and nominations Nominated – Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay at the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards The 9th Hong Kong Awards ceremony, honored the best films of 1989 and took place on 8 April 1990 at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The ceremony was hosted by Philip Chan and John Sham John Sham Kin-Fun (born 1952) i ... External links * ''The Bachelor's Swan Song'' on Hong Kong Cinemagic Hong Kong films 1989 films Films directed by Derek Yee Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 1980s Hong Kong films {{1980s-HongKong-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Hero (film)
''People's Hero'' is a 1987 Hong Kong thriller film written and directed by Derek Yee and starring Ti Lung. The film was nominated for three Hong Kong Film Awards, where Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Elaine Jin won the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards respectively, while Ronald Wong was nominated in the former category as well. Plot The film is about a bank robbery that goes wrong. Cast * Ti Lung as Sunny Koo, ex-con gangster * Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Sai * Tony Leung Ka-fai as Captain Chan, hostage negotiator * Elaine Jin as Lotus * Siu-Fong Lai * Paul Chun as Captain Cheung * Bowie Lam Bowie Lam (, Lam Bo-yee; born 4 September 1965) is an Hong Kong actor with the TVB network. He has starred in several popular dramas including ''File of Justice'' and '' Healing Hands''. Before working in entertainment, Lam held other occupations ... as K.W. Poon * Ronald Wong as William Wong (Boney) * Sabrina Ho as Bank customer * Benz Kong as Bank customer * Jessie Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lunatics
''The Lunatics'' () is a 1986 Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Yee Tung-Shing in his directorial debut. Plot A mentally ill man named Doggie causes a disturbance while playing at a fish market when the police think that he has taken a woman hostage with a cleaver. Mr. Tsui arrives and calms the situation down enough so that Doggie can be taken into custody. Miss Lau, a Hong Kong journalist, observes this and becomes interested in the work of Mr. Tsui, a psychiatrist who donates his time to help the mentally ill, many of them living on the streets. Together, Mr. Tsui and Miss Lau visit Tsuen, a patient who claims to be rehabilitated. Tsuen says that the Castle Peak mental health facility is nice but upon release it is easy for patients to forget to take their medication in their new environment. He has been out and living in his own place for a year but his wife has left him and only allows him one supervised visit with his young son per month. Tsuen asks Mr. Tsui t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protégé (film)
''Protégé'' is a 2007 Hong Kong-Singaporean co-produced crime drama film written and directed by Derek Yee, starring Andy Lau, Daniel Wu, Louis Koo, Zhang Jingchu and Anita Yuen. Plot Mole (espionage), Undercover officer Nick had spent the last seven years penetrating into the core of a drug ring, working his way up from a street drug dealer, dealer post to the managerial position handling cargo deliveries for Kwan – the biggest player in the local heroin market. When the ailing Kwan makes Nick his protégé, Nick cannot help but sway before money and power and starts to perform his role like a real drug trafficker. This, together with his affair with heroin-addict Fan, causes Nick to become more and more confused about his true identity, and eventually leads to a disastrous end. The film begins with a scene in a dark isolated rundown apartment building, showing a heroin addict living poorly with her young daughter. The scene then forwards to the perspective of Officer Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Truth About Jane And Sam
''The Truth About Jane and Sam'' (Chinese: 真心話; Simplified Chinese: 真心话) is a 1999 Hong Kong film co-produced by Hong Kong's Film Unlimited and Singapore's Raintree Pictures. Directed by Hong Kong director Derek Yee, the movie stars Singapore actress Fann Wong and Taiwanese male singer Peter Ho. Plot The main character, Sam, decided to work in Hong Kong after graduating from school in Singapore, as a way to gain a wider exposure in life It was in Hong Kong when he encountered Jane at a movie theater, by chance. Following the encounter, Sam's fascination for Jane led him to discover a lifestyle that is, until now, unknown to him. Cast Box office * The film grossed SGD$78,261 in Singapore on the sneak preview weekend, making it the top film of the weekend, a rarity for a Hong Kong film in Singapore. (Hong Kong films have suffered declining cinema attendance rates since the mid-90s.) The media widely attributed it to the presence of Fann Wong, a leading Singapo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viva Erotica
''Viva Erotica'' () is a 1996 Hong Kong erotic comedy film co-written and directed by Derek Yee and Lo Chi-Leung. The film is developed as a sex-comedy film, though with a serious subject of how an artist has to compromise his artistic integrity to make a living. Synopsis The story centers on the unsuccessful film-director Kwok-Wing (Leslie Cheung) and his producer Chung (Law Kar-ying), who agrees to make Category III sex/porn movies for their financial stability. Their movie projects are financed by a gangster boss Pui (Paul Chun). Shu Qi and Karen Mok played the roles of the leading actresses in the movie. In the end, Wing finally decides not to compromise his artistic integrity by making a porn movie. Cast * Leslie Cheung as Kwok-Wing (Director) * Karen Mok as Man-Wai (Wing's Girlfriend) * Shu Qi as Mango, Actress * Law Kar-ying as Chung (Producer) * Paul Chun as Pui (Boss) * Elvis Tsui as Wah * Allen Ting as Chi-Chun * Sean Lau as Wan * Anthony Wong Chau-Sang as Wong Jin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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