Direction: Derek Yee

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Derek Yee. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


One Nite in Mongkok

2004 · Movie · 110 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Cecilia Cheung · Daniel Wu · Alex Fong · Chin Kar-Lok

Plot Hong Kong nihilism. December 22, a street quarrel leads to the death of a gang leader's son. Next day, he seeks revenge on his brother, a rival boss. He calls...

6.7

106 votes

6.7

106 votes

Protégé

2007 · Movie · 106 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Daniel Wu · Andy Lau · Anita Yuen · Zhang Jingchu

Plot Undercover officer Nick (Daniel Wu) had spent the last seven years penetrating into the core of a drug ring working his way up from a street dealer post to the...

6.7

344 votes

6.7

344 votes

Triple Tap

2010 · Movie · 118 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Louis Koo · Daniel Wu · Charlene Choi · Li Bingbing

Plot Champion competitive marksman Ken comes across an armored van robbery. He sees a policeman held hostage and shoots and kills four of the robbers. One of the robbers escapes and...

5.9

37 votes

5.9

37 votes

Sword Master

2016 · Movie · 108 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Lin Gengxin · Peter Ho · Jiang Yiyan · Norman Chu

Plot Hong Kong cinema giants Derek Yee and Tsui Hark join forces in this 3D martial arts epic, about an elite swordsman who is haunted by his skill, and a challenger...

5.6

112 votes

5.6

112 votes

Shinjuku Incident

2009 · Movie · 119 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Jackie Chan · Naoto Takenaka · Daniel Wu · Xu Jinglei

Plot In the early 1990s, a tractor mechanic from a northen countryside in China nicknamed Steelhead (Jackie Chan), enters Japan illegally in search of his girlfriend Xiu Xiu (Xu Jinglei). Steelhead...

5.6

808 votes

5.6

808 votes

The Great Magician

2011 · Movie · 128 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Lau Ching-Wan · Zhou Xun · Paul Chun

Plot The action takes place in the convulsed China of the early 20th century. The magician Zhang Xian returns to Peking; it won’t be long before his great abilities win him...

5.5

47 votes

5.5

47 votes

Viva Erotica

1996 · Movie · 99 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee · Law Chi-Leung

Cast Leslie Cheung · Karen Mok · Shu Qi · Law Kar-Ying

Plot Sing's last two films were flops, but he is given the helm on a Category III sex film and has to cope with a leading lady who won't do nude...

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2 Young

2005 · Movie · 107 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Jaycee Chan · Fiona Sit · Eric Tsang · Teresa Mo

Plot A young boy from a working-class family and a bored young girl from a rich family are falling in love. Soon, she's pregnant and the teenagers have to escape from...

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Drink, Drank, Drunk

2005 · Movie · 110 min. · Hong Kong

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In Search of Lost Time

2022 · Movie · 92 min. · China

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Chen Baoguo · Ma Su · Badema · Yufan Bai

Plot In the late 1950s, the party committee and government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region send nearly 3,000 orphans to the Mongolian grasslands to be adopted by simple and kind nomads.

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Full Throttle

1995 · Movie · 114 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Andy Lau · Gigi Leung · David Wu · Paul Chun

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C'est la vie, mon chéri (TV Series)

2008 · Series · 45 min. · Hong Kong

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People's Hero

1987 · Movie · 82 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Ti Lung · Tony Leung Chiu-Wai · Tony Leung Ka-Fai · Elaine Jin

Plot This is a thriller crime film that revert morality of the good and the bad. Two young street punk Sai and Boney tries to rob a bank, at the same...

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I Am Somebody

2015 · Movie · 134 min. · China

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Kai Shen · Guopeng Wan · Ting Wang

Plot Bittersweet drama about young migrants trying to make it in Hengdian, the Hollywood of the East.

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Lost in Time

2003 · Movie · 109 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Cecilia Cheung · Daichi Harashima · Lau Ching-Wan · Louis Koo

Plot Sui Wai lost her fiance Ah Man in a car accident. With the obligations of life sitting heavy on her shoulders, she lives on only to find herself confiding in...

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The Lunatics

1986 · Movie · 87 min. · Hong Kong

Direction Derek Yee

Cast Stanley Fung · Deannie Yip · Paul Chun · Dennis Chan

Plot A psychiatrist donates his time to help the mentally ill street people of Hong Kong. A reporter who hears about his activities accompanies him on his rounds.

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The Bachelor's Swan Song

1989 · Movie · 103 min. · Hong Kong

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The Truth About Jane and Sam

1999 · Movie · 100 min. · Hong Kong

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San bat liu ching (C'est la vie mon cherie)

1993 · Movie · 100 min. · Hong Kong

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