James Yi Lui

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

Death Comes in Three poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Death Comes in Three

1973

The Haunted Cop Shop II poster
5.5

Specially 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

Flaming Brothers poster
6.4

Two 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

Back Street poster
NR

Two 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

No artwork available
NR

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

Hex vs. Witchcraft poster
5.1

A compulsive gambler weds a ghost who helps and hinders him in both horrid and hilarious ways.

Hex vs. Witchcraft

1980

Black List poster
5.4

Two brothers, one wrongly accused of a crime, go on a mission of vengeance to find the men who framed him.

Black List

1972

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star poster
5.7

A second-rate private eye sees a woman's UFO abduction claim as his ticket to fame and fortune.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

1983

Sweet Girl in Terror poster
7.0

Early Shaw Brothers thriller.

Sweet Girl in Terror

1958

Mistaken Identity poster
9.5

Mistaken Identity is a Hong Kong Crime-Comedy directed by Tsui Siu-Ming and starring Richard Ng.

Mistaken Identity

1988

Framed poster
7.3

Simon 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

Excuse Me, Please! poster
7.0

A group of flim-flam friends are chased by the mob and then by ghosts in this horror comedy.

Excuse Me, Please!

1989

The Call Girls poster
10.0

A story of female sex workers across all social strata.

The Call Girls

1973

Operation Pink Squad poster
4.6

The 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

Foxbat poster
5.7

In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.

Foxbat

1977

The Lost Generation poster
3.7

The plot follows a group of women who struggle in Hong Kong, most of them illegal immigrants from mainland China.

The Lost Generation

1983

My Darling Genie poster
6.0

Out 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

The Discharged poster
NR

Hong Kong action / crime / drama.

The Discharged

1977

Bald-Headed Betty poster
4.8

Poor 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

The Red Panther poster
6.5

A 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

To Sir with Troubles poster
6.3

In 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

The Crazy Instructor poster
4.2

A 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

Food For The Sharks poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Food For The Sharks

1982

Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles poster
8.0

A romantic comedy directed by Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Yim Ho.

Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles

1981

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