Mr. Yee

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Mr. Yee is a powerful, morally conflicted Chinese intelligence official in Eileen Chang’s novella and Ang Lee’s film "Lust, Caution," whose dangerous relationship with a young spy drives the story’s tension and tragedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
intelligence official
adaptationAppearance Lust, Caution (2007 film adaptation) NERFINISHED
adaptedBy Ang Lee NERFINISHED
affiliation collaborationist Chinese regime
appearsIn Lust, Caution NERFINISHED
Lust, Caution (2007 film) NERFINISHED
Lust, Caution (novella) NERFINISHED
associatedTheme betrayal
loyalty and treason
power and vulnerability
sexual manipulation
characterTrait emotionally repressed
possessive
powerful
suspicious
violent
conflictType internal moral conflict
political conflict
creator Eileen Chang NERFINISHED
drivesPlotElement tension
tragedy
firstAppearance Lust, Caution (original novella publication) NERFINISHED
gender male
genre historical drama
romantic thriller
spy fiction
languageOfOriginalWork Chinese
medium film
literature
moralAlignment morally conflicted
narrativeFunction embodies moral ambiguity under occupation
narrativeOutcome relationship with Wong Chia Chi leads to tragic consequences
nationality Chinese
notableAction develops emotional attachment to a spy sent to entrap him
occupation intelligence official
secret police official
portrayedBy Tony Leung Chiu-wai NERFINISHED
relationship has dangerous romantic and sexual relationship with Wong Chia Chi
roleInWork love interest of Wong Chia Chi
main antagonist in Lust, Caution
setting Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Shanghai NERFINISHED
timePeriod Japanese occupation of China
Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED

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Lust, Caution mainCharacter Mr. Yee