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Acting

Lau Kar-Wing

Career: Active from 1967 to 2011, busiest in 1979 with 5 main titles.

Average score: 63/100

Highest rated: The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Lau Kar-Wing Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.2, average 5.4
Psychological
4.1, average 5.5
Melancholy
3.5, average 4.7
Family Dynamics
4.0, average 4.9

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Historical Setting 9
Martial Arts 8
Fast-Paced 6
Hong Kong Cinema 6
Revenge 5
Classic Kung Fu 5
Action Comedy 4
Physical Humor 4
Kung Fu 4
Martial Arts Comedy 4
Kung Fu Comedy 3
Fast-Paced Action 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

123

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2010s

1 title · average score 34

Choy Lee Fut

34

as Master Liu

2000s

4 titles · average score 43

Drunken Monkey

56

as Fights in the Opening Titles (uncredited)

Anna in Kungfu-land

32

as Master Wisdom

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

41

as Wimp Lo (archive footage)

Fist Power

as Brian's father

1990s

14 titles · average score 62

新少林五祖

TV show

A Measure of Love

TV show

Once Upon a Time in China and America

50

as Lion Dance Drummer (uncredited)

Weapons of Power

TV show

Lady Flower Fist

TV show · as 李巴山

Fists of Legends 2: Iron Bodyguards

Martial Arts Choreographer

Don't Give a Damn

59

as Statement Policeman

No Regret, No Return

as Inspector Lam

Full Contact

80

Action Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

Twin Dragons

55

as (uncredited)

Rich Man

as Lawyer Lau

Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon

66

as Wing

1980s

36 titles · average score 67

City Cops

54

Director

The Dragon Family

67

as Uncle Sik

Scared Stiff

65

Director

Prison on Fire

88

Action Director

Armour of God

69

Martial Arts Choreographer

Those Merry Souls

as Guy practising Kung Fu

Wits of the Brats

Martial Arts Choreographer, Director

Till Death Do We Scare

Director

The Fake Ghost Catchers

Director

Legendary Weapons of China

68

as Lui Yung

The Treasure Hunters

68

as Lu

Carry on Wise Guy

Director, Action Director

1970s

51 titles · average score 65

Knockabout

76

as Old Fox / Chia Wu Dao

Odd Couple

72

as King of Spears / Stubborn Wing

Fists and Guts

as Yung

Iron Fists

as Su Ting Cheng

His Name is Nobody

as The Nobody Kid

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

81

as General Yin

Shaolin Mantis

67

as Master Tien, Gi Gi's Grandfather

Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog

60

as Tiger

He Has Nothing But Kung Fu

as Ma Fu-Kuan

Tiger & Crane Fists

67

as Liu Kang

Challenge of the Masters

64

as Officer Yuan Ching

Master of the Flying Guillotine

65

as Fighter with 3-section staff

1960s

17 titles · average score 66

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

71

as Hell's Buddha King Shi Fu

The Flying Dagger

63

as Five Ghouls Member (uncredited)

Dead End

as Wen Qiang's thug/friend

The Singing Thief

as Wang's henchman

Golden Swallow

65

as Golden Dragon Five Heroes

The Sword of Swords

62

as Shang's thug [extra]

The One-Armed Swordsman

72

as Feng's Disciple

The Trail of the Broken Blade

61

as Qiu's Fighter with Hooked Blade (uncredited)

The Assassin

65

as (extra) (uncredited)

The Thundering Sword

as Yue's security escort member (uncredited)

The Black Killer

as Gang Member

The Twin Swords

as Red Lotus bandit