
Acting
James Yi Lui
Born 1939-12-13 · Guangdong, China
James Yi Lui was born in 1943, the son of famed comic actor Yi Chau-shui. At age 17, he joined Shaw Brothers as a bit part actor, starting with Sweet Girl in Terror in 1958. A breakout role in Teddy Girls (1969) moved him up to lead and major supporting roles until he achieved stardom with his comedic turn in Adventure in Denmark (1973). He continued to appear in films (nearly 100 total) until 1989 and also formed his own production company, Daai Sing, which enabled him to direct and produced several films. He retired after directing and starring in the ghost comedy Excuse Me, Please! in 1989 and passed away ten years later from heart disease.
Acting credits
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Death Comes in Three
1973
5.5Specially trained government troops are sent to clean out a city that is plagued by vampires, ghosts and cannibalistic zombies.
The Haunted Cop Shop II
1988
6.4Two blood brothers, who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads them into brutal conflict when they struggle to leave the violent world they live in.
Flaming Brothers
1987
NRTwo rival street gangs from Kowloon go to war over turf and bar girls so as to dominate the area and maximize their takings; however things go from bad to worse as the girls start to get involved in the bloody feud.
Back Street
1973
The delinquent gang 'The Seven Brigands' consists of the unruly rich heir Peter Ko, sister Connie, classmates Lisa, B.B. Jane and sister Angel, Tommy and Tong Wong. The good-natured Peter and Lisa want to put the gang back on the right track, but with Lisa falling out with the group following a row, Peter reverts to his former self.
Social Characters
1969
5.1A compulsive gambler weds a ghost who helps and hinders him in both horrid and hilarious ways.
Hex vs. Witchcraft
1980
5.4Two brothers, one wrongly accused of a crime, go on a mission of vengeance to find the men who framed him.
Black List
1972
5.7A second-rate private eye sees a woman's UFO abduction claim as his ticket to fame and fortune.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
1983
7.0Early Shaw Brothers thriller.
Sweet Girl in Terror
1958
9.5Mistaken Identity is a Hong Kong Crime-Comedy directed by Tsui Siu-Ming and starring Richard Ng.
Mistaken Identity
1988
7.3Simon Yam plays a cop that has just been released from jail after serving some years there. He claims he is innocent of all charges, and was in fact "framed".
Framed
1989
7.0A group of flim-flam friends are chased by the mob and then by ghosts in this horror comedy.
Excuse Me, Please!
1989
10.0A story of female sex workers across all social strata.
The Call Girls
1973
4.6The Pink Squad is comprised of four strong, tough women (Sandra Ng, Ann Bridgewater, Suki Kwan in her film debut, and Elsie Chan) who do their police work efficiently and successfully. As a result, their chauvinistic superiors in the police department are always scheming to try and get them fired.
Operation Pink Squad
1988
5.7In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
Foxbat
1977
3.7The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.
The Lost Generation
1983
6.0Out of the Shaw Brothers vaults comes My Darling Genie, an amiable early-eighties comedy starring the enchanting Cherie Chung. Derek Yee is Cheng, a brusque construction worker who discovers a magical umbrella on a routine dig. When the umbrella is opened and sprinkled with water, a 200 year-old genie arrives to grant the owner's wishes. As if that weren't enough, this genie happens to look like Cherie Chung! Cheng has been given a virtual ticket to Heaven, but he's more annoyed than grateful, and uses the Genie to perform mostly menial tasks.
My Darling Genie
1984
NRHong Kong action / crime / drama.
The Discharged
1977
4.8Poor Betty gets drugged and kidnapped at a teen beach party and finds herself in clutches of a sleazy prostitution ring. After trying to escape, her head is shaved as punishment. Soon enough, she's the star of the stable for all the local bald freaks.
Bald-Headed Betty
1975
6.5A cop suffering from "posterior ulcers" tries to catch a serial killer who seeks out victims with medical problems. One suspect is a man who makes pies from guts, which the cop inadvertantly eats. Eventually the hero cop finds himself tied to an operating table with the killer preparing to deal with his "posterior ulcers"!
The Red Panther
1983
6.3In the pressure-cooker environment of Hong Kong’s education system, students grapple with a relentless barrage of exams and mind-numbing lectures. The strain becomes so overwhelming that it leads many students down the path of rebellion. Mr. Tai (Lui Wai-hung) is a dedicated, albeit nerdy, high school biology teacher who finds himself with his hands full, contending with a group of troublesome teenagers. These unruly students go to great lengths to make Mr. Tai’s life a living nightmare, often with comically disastrous consequences. Amidst this chaos, Ye Feng plays the role of the father of the protagonist. He inadvertently gets caught up in the raucous antics and pandemonium that unfold within the school. This film marked Ye Feng’s final appearance in cinema.
To Sir with Troubles
1981
4.2A bumbling martial arts teacher has the skills but lacks the confidence to use them. Run out of town by some ne'er-do-wells, he sets out on some comic adventures as he travels the countryside. Taking up some companions that are as bumbling as he is, the group seems to stumble into one misadventure after another. Will our hearty band eventually prove their worth with their skills and bring their enemies to justice?
The Crazy Instructor
1974
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Food For The Sharks
1982
8.0A romantic comedy directed by Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Yim Ho.
Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles
1981
Behind the camera
7.0A group of flim-flam friends are chased by the mob and then by ghosts in this horror comedy.
Excuse Me, Please!
1989
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Food For The Sharks
1982
NROne day, due to carelessness. Ah Chung is fired from his job as a toilet attendant. Out of sympathy, Ah Lien, a waitress who he secretly admires, gives him financial help. When the much indebted Ah Chung found another job, he went to return the money to Ah Lien but was disappointed to learn that she had left and married. Years later, their paths cross again in a strip-tease joint.
Body for Sale
1976
Two fellows who make friends under the funniest circumstances cause a riot through a series of jobs that they take on and lose at an alarming rate.
Gee and Gor
1978