8 Movies Directed by Tung-Shing Yee

Endless Love

Endless Love

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-11-11

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin, English

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

105 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (545 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Viva Erotica

Viva Erotica

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-11-28

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

99 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (466 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Bosco Lam

Chi-Leung Law

Tung-Shing Yee

Fullplot:

A struggling director is offered the opportunity to direct a Cat-III film to revive his career. Torn between artistic integrity and financial troubles, he also has to deal with his jealous girlfriend and a demanding actress, all while keeping his gangster financiers happy.

One Nite in Mongkok

One Nite in Mongkok

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-05-20

Languages:

Cantonese, Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (2030 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Fullplot:

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 on Liu, a fixer, to import a hit man from the mainland. Lai Fu, a tough and youthful hick, arrives with a day pass. The cops, led by the morose Milo, hear about the killer; they open a full-scale Christmas Eve operation to find the warring brothers and Lai Fu. Lai Fu rescues a hooker, Dan Dan, from a sadist and asks her to help him find his way around Mongkok. By nightfall, Liu has double crossed Lai Fu, the brothers are hiding, the cops are everywhere, and Lai Fu and Dan Dan are on the run. Peace on earth, good will to all?

2 Young

2 Young

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-04-28

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

107 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (403 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

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 their disapproving parents.

Protègè

Protègè

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-02-13

Languages:

Cantonese, English, Thai

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (3817 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Cast:

Writer:

Tung-Shing Yee

Man Hong Lung (additional writing)

Sun Go (additional writing)

Fullplot:

A special agent has for 8 years been deep undercover in Asia's lucrative organized crime trade as he plays protègè to one of the key players, Banker. Nick now has but he has started to feel loyalty to his new environment, and to the money.

Shinjuku Incident

Shinjuku Incident

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-04-02

Languages:

Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese, English, Min Nan, Hokkien

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (8686 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Cast:

Writer:

Tung-Shing Yee

Tin Nam Chun

Fullplot:

In China, the poor worker Tietou repairs tractors and misses his sweetheart Xiu Xiu, back in Japan, she having never sent any news to her family or him. While illegally emigrating to Japan, Tietou loses his Chinese documents and so cannot return to his country. He is welcomed by his countrymen who lodge and work in Shinjuku where they also help him to find illegal work. While running from a police raid through the sewage system where Chinese are illegally working, Tietou saves Inspector Kitano from drowning in the dirty water. Later, after an incident with his cousin, Joe, and a Taiwan gang, Tietou saves the powerful Yakuza boss Toshinari Eguchi. He is the husband of Xiu Xiu, who is now called Yuko and are parents of a little daughter. The mobster offers a dirty job to Tietou; in retribution, he promises to deliver the quarter dominated by the Taiwan gang to him. Tietou becomes the boss of the Chinese illegal immigrants. But his peaceful methods make him unpopular and Tietou starts to lose control over his men which escalates into a giant gang war.

Triple Tap

Triple Tap

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-06-30

Languages:

Cantonese

Countries:

Hong Kong

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1002 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Cast:

Writer:

Tin Nam Chun (screenplay)

Ho Leung Lau (screenplay)

Tung-Shing Yee (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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 the policeman survives. The case is handled by Jerry Chang, whom Ken knows from having recently beaten him in a shooting match. Ken is found not guilty in court. Soon after, Ken is attacked by the escaped robber Pang Tao. Their confrontation reveals a very different background story and brings about a myriad of lies and traps and changes in relationships as Jerry and Ken try to outsmart each other.

The Great Magician

The Great Magician

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-12-22

Languages:

Mandarin

Countries:

Hong Kong, China

Runtime:

128 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (1145 Reviews)

Director:

Tung-Shing Yee

Cast:

Writer:

Tin Nam Chun (screenplay)

Ho Leung Lau (screenplay)

Tung-Shing Yee (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the years after the Revolution that overthrew the Qing Dynasty in China and established the republic, China broken up into fiefdoms held by warlords, who are busy fighting each other. A lieutenant is using magic to scare convicts into joining a warlord's army. His warlord has imprisoned a girl and wants her to be his seventh wife, but he's too honorable to force her. The local revolutionaries wants to kill the warlord and bring back the republic. The lieutenant is secretly a member of the Qing Dynasty Remnant and wants to bring back the Empire. The local Japanese businessman is actually trying to take over with help of the local Blackhawk gang. Into this chaos, a stranger returns from abroad with mastery of magic, and is back to recover the girl he loved (daughter of his master/teacher). Who is tricking whom and who will win at the end?

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