Directed credits
16
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Derek Yee
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.2
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Directed movies: 15Directed series: 1All crew credits: 41
TMDB ID: 240150
IMDb ID: nm0232504
Known for: Acting
Born: December 28, 1957
Age: 68
Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2025
Years active: 57
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q960141
Also known as
爾冬陞 • Yee Tung-Shing • Derek Yee • 尔冬升 • 이동승
Frequent jobs
Director (16)Producer (19)Writer (5)Creator (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Derek Yee.
5.8
In Search of Lost Time
Director
2022 Movie
6.4
Sword Master
Director
2016 Movie
6.1
The Great Magician
Director
2011 Movie
6.4
Triple Tap
Director
2010 Movie
6.7
Shinjuku Incident
Director
2009 Movie
6.8
Protégé
Director
2007 Movie
5.6
Drink-Drank-Drunk
Director
2005 Movie
6.9
2 Young
Director
2005 Movie
6.8
One Nite in Mongkok
Director
2004 Movie
7.1
Lost in Time
Director
2003 Movie
5.0
The Truth About Jane and Sam
Director
1999 Movie
6.7
Viva Erotica
Director
1996 Movie
7.1
C'est La Vie Mon Cheri
Director
1993 Movie
6.6
The Bachelor's Swan Song
Director
1989 Movie
7.2
People's Hero
Director
1987 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Derek Yee.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Derek Yee.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Derek Yee.
6.7
Viva Erotica
Director
1996 Movie
3.3
Lady Exterminator
1977 Movie
6.1
The Great Magician
Director
2011 Movie
6.7
Shinjuku Incident
Director
2009 Movie
6.4
Sword Master
Director
2016 Movie
6.7
The Seventh Curse
as SDU with Bazooka
1986 Movie
5.3
Kung Fu Monster
Producer
2018 Movie
7.8
Time Still Turns the Pages
Producer
2023 Movie
6.4
The Bullet Vanishes
Producer
2012 Movie
6.6
A Witness Out of the Blue
Producer
2019 Movie
7.4
In Broad Daylight
Producer
2023 Movie
6.0
Rob N Roll
Producer
2024 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Derek Yee.
5.5
Memories Beyond Horizon
61 eps
2022 Series
3.0
Everybody Stand By
19 eps
2019 Series
4.0
鲁豫有约一日行
1 eps
2016 Series
The Top Racer
2 eps
2025 Series
The Good of China
1 eps
2022 Series
Wong Fei Hung Series
20 eps
1995 Series
Ann Hui with the Famous
as 尔冬升 • 5 eps
1992 Series
Empress Da Yu Er
44 eps
1992 Series
C'est La Vie, Mon Chéri
Director • 29 eps
2008 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Derek Yee.
6.0
Rob N Roll
Producer
2024 Movie
7.8
Time Still Turns the Pages
Producer
2023 Movie
7.4
In Broad Daylight
Producer
2023 Movie
6.6
A Witness Out of the Blue
Producer
2019 Movie
6.3
Guilt by Design
Producer
2019 Movie
5.3
Kung Fu Monster
Producer
2018 Movie
8.8
Somewhere Beyond the Mist
Producer
2018 Movie
5.4
The Vanished Murderer
Producer
2015 Movie
6.2
I Am Somebody
Writer
2015 Movie
6.1
Insanity
Producer
2015 Movie
5.0
Shanghai Noir
Producer
2015 Movie
6.4
The Bullet Vanishes
Producer
2012 Movie
6.9
Overheard
Producer
2009 Movie
6.5
Electric Shadows
Producer
2005 Movie
7.3
Crazy n' the City
Producer
2005 Movie
5.8
Inner Senses
Writer
2002 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Derek Yee.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Derek Yee.
8.0
Keep Rolling
2020 Movie
I Am Nobody
as Himself
2016 Movie
6.2
I Am Somebody
as Derek Yee
2015 Movie
6.8
Protégé
as Miu Chi Wah
2007 Movie
Stooge, My Love
1996 Movie
Lover's Tears
1996 Movie
4.0
Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins
as Eight Assassins 1
1995 Movie
6.0
The True Hero
as Principal Chun
1994 Movie
5.0
Victory
as Ma Chi
1994 Movie
3.0
How Deep Is Your Love
1994 Movie
3.8
Hello! Who Is It?
as Supt [cameo]
1994 Movie
6.2
A Soul Haunted by Painting
as Pan Zanhua
1994 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Derek Yee.
The Top Racer
2 eps
2025 Series
The Good of China
1 eps
2022 Series
5.5
Memories Beyond Horizon
61 eps
2022 Series
3.0
Everybody Stand By
19 eps
2019 Series
4.0
鲁豫有约一日行
1 eps
2016 Series
Wong Fei Hung Series
20 eps
1995 Series
Empress Da Yu Er
44 eps
1992 Series
Ann Hui with the Famous
as 尔冬升 • 5 eps
1992 Series
飞燕惊龙
as 杨梦寰 • 36 eps
1985 Series