Yu Li

Acting

Yu Li

Born 1963-12-02 · Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Li Yu was born on 2 December 1963 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. She is an actress, known for The Last Emperor (1987) and Prison on Fire II (1991).

Acting credits

The Last Emperor poster
7.6

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

The Last Emperor

1987

The Village of Widows poster
7.0

In 1949, a small Chinese fishing village populated almost entirely by women awaits the establishment of a government by the newly victorious communist regime. In addition to other worries, the villagers wonder how the government will react to their traditional customs, which decree that wives may only see their husbands three times a year, and the circumstances under which they are permitted to become pregant are very limited. In addition, those who are caught violating these rules are drowned. The almost exclusively female population of the village is explained by the fact that most of the male population died during an ocean storm. Winner of the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Film in 1989

The Village of Widows

1989

Prison on Fire II poster
6.8

The rivalry between two Chinese prison factions heats up as a seasoned inmate forms an alliance that could cost him more than his freedom.

Prison on Fire II

1991

The Three Swordsmen poster
5.9

Samurai and Smiling Sam are two famous martial arts masters in Central China. On the night before the big martial arts competition, someone murders the Empress, and the two swordsmen are framed for the crime. Determined to clear their name, they soon uncover a heinous plot that must be stopped. Meanwhile, a third swordsman, Big Knife, tries to track the pair down so he can join their fight.

The Three Swordsmen

1994

Walk In poster
6.7

The "walk in" of the title refers to one person allowing another's soul to take possession of his body at the time of death.

Walk In

1997

Now You See Love... Now You Don't poster
6.2

This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around his love interest who has run off to work in downtown Hong Kong and many culture clashes between the peasants and urban life are highlighted.

Now You See Love... Now You Don't

1992

My Flying Wife poster
5.8

A woman who is in debt to loan sharks is about to commit suicide to escape her debts. Two ghosts are waiting to take her soul when she dies, but at the last moment she is rescued by a member of the loan shark gang who is in love with her. The ghosts, angry at being deprived of a soul, take their vengeance on the gang.

My Flying Wife

1991

Slickers vs. Killers poster
6.2

Success Hung, an ace cell phone salesman who his feeling the heat from young, up and comer Miss Cheng. One day, Hung witnesses a mob hit. Though the panic-stricken salesman tries to tell his friends about the incident, Hung's gift for exaggeration in the past makes everyone suspicion of his claims except for a relative the deceased who comes to believe that Hung pulled the trigger.

Slickers vs. Killers

1991

Xiu Xiu poster
7.0

Yu Lei plays an orphan Xiu Xiu, who is married to a foreign land when she was 3. Her husband, a hunter (Lau Hok Yin), doesn't know how to love her. So a passionate affair is unavoidable when she meets up with a military doctor (Winston Chao).

Xiu Xiu

1995

The Trail poster
6.5

Officer Lei tracks down embezzler Chen Ziliang in Mongolia. Although Chen insists he was innocent, Lei must escort him across China to bring him to justice, but it soon becomes apparent that an unknown organization wants Chen killed.

The Trail

1993

Shanghai Heroic Story poster
9.0

Through much blood, sweat and tears, a young man rises to the top of Shanghai's secret society, but his moment of glory is brief compared to what he has endured.

Shanghai Heroic Story

1992

A Day Without Policemen poster
4.0

Chan Wai (Simon Yam) is a former inner-city policeman recovering from a traumatic experience involving an AK-47. After the incident, he was assigned to a rural island as police chief of a small village. He passes his uneventful days there drinking beer, smoking hash and daydreaming... but when a group of heavily armed thugs invade his district, he must face his trauma head-on and fight back.

A Day Without Policemen

1993

The Moon in Mid-Autumn poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Moon in Mid-Autumn

1986

Hong Kong Godfather poster
9.7

When the boss of a highly profitable Triad family is forced to flee from Hong Kong, rival gangs swoop in to steal any piece of the action they can. York Koo becomes the family's acting boss, and must do what he can to handle the difficult situation, with mounting pressure from both the Hong Kong police, and rival families.

Hong Kong Godfather

1991

Man of the Times poster
5.0

A look at the life and times of Chan Chi Chiu--an ambitious cop's journey to become the highest ranking officer in Hong Kong.

Man of the Times

1993

Hero of Hong Kong 1949 poster
6.5

In 1949, CCP domain the mainland China and many people moved to Hong Kong during this period, especially the soldier of KMT. Hong King Shan, general to embarrass leading his guides escaped to Hong Kong to lived at Tiu Kan Lan, but they were repelled by the other residents. After that, he know Fan, the head of Tsing Pong and a female doctor Sheung Tse Tin. Hon and Sheung fell in love but objected by Sheung’s brother. Fan convinced Hon and his followers to kill the head of black society, Simon, and re-build up the reputation the Tsing Pong ……

Hero of Hong Kong 1949

1994

Our Neighbour Detective poster
7.0

When Cheng Kam-Fu (Lawrence Ng) reports his wife missing to the police, Detective Lau (Anthony Wong) suspects there’s more to the disappearance than meets the eye. While his colleagues remain uninterested, Lau begins round the clock observation on Fu’s shop/flat, paying particular attention to his mistress, Lo (Li Yu).

Our Neighbour Detective

1995

Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Yoru no Maki poster
NR

Horror film released in 1991.

Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Yoru no Maki

1991

Because of Lies poster
7.0

Jiuwen dragon, who lives by collecting bad debts, divorced his wife and lived with his son. He didn't want his son to know that he didn't do his job. He falsely claimed that he was a policeman, but he accidentally...

Because of Lies

1995

We Are Still Young poster
NR

Love story between three young workers and a girl in a large steel factory.

We Are Still Young

1982

A Storm Will Come Tonight poster
8.0

A group of young intellectuals return to the city after the Cultural Revolution.

A Storm Will Come Tonight

1984

Father & Son poster
8.3

1986 film

Father & Son

1986

Forever Love poster
NR

Forever Love is a Hong Kong direct-to-video movie starring Kara Hui and Max Mok.

Forever Love

2001

Cop Abula poster
8.0

Cop Abula arrests a pregnant illegal immigrant, Xiao Qing, who came from mainland China to look for the father of her baby. Upon arrest, Xiao Qing gives birth to a baby girl in the police station, causing disorder in the place. Abula takes care of her and even helps to search for the father. On the other hand, Abula has to face other worries, like the problem between him and his son, Ah Yi. In addition, there is the Mafia who makes life difficult for Abula as he refuses to accept bribery. In the end, Abula resorts to the improper way of solving the problem, resulting in a hilarious ending to the story.

Cop Abula

1999