James Yi Lui
Acting
Biography
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.
Known For
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Friends & Enemies
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
A group of flim-flam friends are chased by the mob and then by ghosts in this horror comedy.
Excuse Me, Please!
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
In Hong Kong, a Chinese cook swallows a microfilm by accident and becomes a target.
Foxbat
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
A second-rate private eye sees a woman's UFO abduction claim as his ticket to fame and fortune.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
A compulsive gambler weds a ghost who helps and hinders him in both horrid and hilarious ways.
Hex vs. Witchcraft
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
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
Mistaken Identity is a Hong Kong Crime-Comedy directed by Tsui Siu-Ming and starring Richard Ng.
Mistaken Identity
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
Hong Kong comedy film.
The Money-tree
A story of female sex workers across all social strata.
The Call Girls
Hong Kong comedy film.
My Darling Slave
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Food For The Sharks
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
Hong Kong comedy film.
Carry On Police
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Death Comes in Three
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