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James Yi Lui

James Yi Lui

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.

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Movies Starring James Yi Lui (47)

Framed (1989)

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". ...

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Excuse Me, Please! (1989)

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

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Operation Pink Squad (1988)

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 ...

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Mistaken Identity (1988)

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

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The Haunted Cop Shop II (1988)

Specially trained government troops are sent to clean out a city that is plagued by vampires, ghosts and cannibalistic zombies. ...

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Flaming Brothers (1987)

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. ...

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My Darling Genie (1984)

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 ...

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The Red Panther (1983)

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 ...

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The Lost Generation (1983)

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

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (1983)

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

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Carry On Police (1982)

Hong Kong comedy film. ...

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To Sir with Troubles (1981)

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-h ...

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Money Is Lovely (1981)

A movie company secretly films the lives of two conmen. ...

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Wedding Bells, Wedding Belles (1981)

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

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Hex vs. Witchcraft (1980)

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

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The Ghosts and I (1979)

Comedy / fantasy involving ghosts. ...

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The Extras (1978)

Hakky Ho (James Yi Lui) holds on to his love of acting and dreams of being a star despite the chaotic, brutal, low-paying, hilarious reality of life as an extra. He falls in love with fellow extra Siu-Fong (Idy Chan), but the star (Kenneth Tsang) wants her ...

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Gee and Gor (1978)

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. ...

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Lam Ah Chun (1978)

Looking for a job, Ah-chun is sent off into the countryside to a seemingly haunted mansion. ...

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Foxbat (1977)

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

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The Discharged (1977)

Hong Kong action / crime / drama. ...

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Body for Sale (1976)

One 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 ...

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The Winner Takes All (1975)

Directed by Sum Cheung. ...

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Bald-Headed Betty (1975)

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. ...

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A Haunted House (1975)

This movie is pretty much as bad as they come. Ng See Yuen as far as directing goes, is usually pretty good, but this film was very messy and all over the place. Yi Lui is someone who should not be forgotten in Hong Kong movie history either, but even here ...

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The Crazy Instructor (1974)

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 ...

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Adventure in Denmark (1973)

Two Chinese men go to Copenhagen for some reason. While one of them philanders around with various Danish and Asian women, the other falls in love with his Chinese tour guide, but takes time to have various drawn-out kung fu battles with a seemingly endles ...

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The Call Girls (1973)

A story of female sex workers across all social strata. ...

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Tiger (1973)

Hapkido Master Kim Jin Pal takes on a mass of Japanese bushido experts in occupied China Bolo plays Zatoichi hired by the Japanese as a last resort to take on the might of Kim's boot. ...

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Back Street (1973)

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. ...

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3 Pussycats (1973)

Hong Kong drama film. ...

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Black List (1972)

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

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Love and Blood (1972)

Hong Kong 1972. Shiu Pang is a poorly paid photographer with a very jealous fiancee. One day he meet an innocent girl and he falls in love with her. His fiancee decides to give a lesson to the young girl by sending a bunch of youngsters beating her and thi ...

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Bus Stop (1971)

A gangster thriller. ...

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Maria (1971)

Romantic tragedy based on John Lo Mar's story "Love Under the Cross". ...

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Social Characters (1969)

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 ...

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The Secret Agent 303 (1966)

Hong Kong's Ironman stepped up to the plate when Dr. No (1962) took the world by storm in the 1960s. Tso Tat-wah, the quintessential tough guy of Cantonese cinema who had appeared in dozens of popular action films, was licensed to spy in several 007 imitat ...

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Spy No. 13 (1964)

During World War II, spy Wu Lai-sheung is instructed by her superior Fan Yeung-shan to murder spy number 13 Cheung Chi-ping. While Wu establishes a relationship with Sakei, the assistant general of the Japanese army, she also gets acquainted with Cheung. C ...

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Sweet Girl in Terror (1958)

Early Shaw Brothers thriller. ...

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Movies Made By James Yi Lui (4)

Excuse Me, Please! (1989)

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

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Gee and Gor (1978)

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. ...

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Body for Sale (1976)

One 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 ...

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