Portrait of Lau Kar-leung

Directing

Lau Kar-leung

Career

Active from 1967 to 2014, busiest in 1978 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 59 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lau Kar-leung Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.2, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    4.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.4, average 4.7
  • Romance
    2.8, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Setting 10
  • Martial Arts 7
  • Fast-Paced 6
  • Revenge Story 5
  • Hong Kong Cinema 5
  • Fast-Paced Action 4
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Kung Fu 4
  • Kung Fu Comedy 4
  • Martial Arts Comedy 3
  • Classic Kung Fu 3
  • Martial Arts Training 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

119
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

2 titles
็Œœๆ‹ณ
็Œœๆ‹ณ (2015)

TV show ยท as Ma Rui

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็ฟ ๅ…ฐ็š„็ˆฑๆƒ… (2014)

TV show

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 49
Seven Swords
Seven Swords (2005)
GoodWatch score 42

as Fu Qingzhu

Drunken Monkey
Drunken Monkey (2003)
GoodWatch score 56

as Master Man Bill

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 60
The Legend of Drunken Master
The Legend of Drunken Master (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

as Fu Wen-Chi

Drunken Master III
Drunken Master III (1994)
GoodWatch score 51

as Uncle Yan

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
GoodWatch score 37

Martial Arts Choreographer, Stunt Coordinator

The Bare-Footed Kid
The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
GoodWatch score 66

Martial Arts Choreographer

Operation Scorpio
Operation Scorpio (1992)
GoodWatch score 74

as Master Lo

Twin Dragons
Twin Dragons (1992)
GoodWatch score 55

as Doctor

Spirit of the Dragon
Spirit of the Dragon (1992)

TV show ยท as ๆŽ็™พๅท

The Banquet
The Banquet (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Master Lau

Tiger on the Beat 2
Tiger on the Beat 2 (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

New Kids in Town
New Kids in Town (1990)

as Uncle

1980s

18 titles ยท average score 67
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit (1989)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

Tiger on the Beat
Tiger on the Beat (1988)
GoodWatch score 68

Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

Evil Cat
Evil Cat (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as Master Cheung

Martial Arts of Shaolin
Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Disciples of the 36th Chamber
Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985)
GoodWatch score 57

as Manchu Gym Chief

The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

as Hunter, Helps Yang 5th Escape

The Lady Is the Boss
The Lady Is the Boss (1983)
GoodWatch score 65

as Wang Hsieh Yun

Legendary Weapons of China
Legendary Weapons of China (1982)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lui Gung / Uncle Yu

Cat vs. Rat
Cat vs. Rat (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

My Young Auntie
My Young Auntie (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

as Yu Jing-Chuen

Martial Club
Martial Club (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Explains Lion Dance in Intro (uncredited)

Return to the 36th Chamber
Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

1970s

34 titles ยท average score 66
Dirty Ho
Dirty Ho (1979)
GoodWatch score 73

Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

Mad Monkey Kung Fu
Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
GoodWatch score 68

as Uncle Chan

The Shadow Boxing
The Shadow Boxing (1979)
GoodWatch score 62

Martial Arts Choreographer, Director

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
GoodWatch score 81

Martial Arts Choreographer, Director

Heroes of the East
Heroes of the East (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

as Master So

Shaolin Mantis
Shaolin Mantis (1978)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

Breakout from Oppression
Breakout from Oppression (1978)

Director, Martial Arts Choreographer

Executioners from Shaolin
Executioners from Shaolin (1977)
GoodWatch score 68

as Governor's Fighter on the Stairs (uncredited)

Challenge of the Masters
Challenge of the Masters (1976)
GoodWatch score 64

as Ho Fu

The Spiritual Boxer
The Spiritual Boxer (1975)
GoodWatch score 66

as Chien's Disciple (uncredited)

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
GoodWatch score 52

Martial Arts Choreographer

Five Shaolin Masters
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
GoodWatch score 63

Martial Arts Choreographer

1960s

50 titles ยท average score 64
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ape's Arms King Yuan Qian

Twelve Deadly Coins
Twelve Deadly Coins (1969)

as Meng Gang

The Flying Dagger
The Flying Dagger (1969)
GoodWatch score 63

as Thug (uncredited)

The Invincible Fist
The Invincible Fist (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

Martial Arts Choreographer

The Singing Thief
The Singing Thief (1969)
GoodWatch score 60

Martial Arts Choreographer

Redress
Redress (1969)

Stunt Coordinator, Fight Choreographer

Golden Swallow
Golden Swallow (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

as Golden Dragon Branch leader

The Sword of Swords
The Sword of Swords (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as 2nd brother

The One-Armed Swordsman
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

as Ba Shuang

The Assassin
The Assassin (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Tian Qing (uncredited)

The Trail of the Broken Blade
The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

as Qiu's Fighter with Shield (uncredited)

Rape of the Sword
Rape of the Sword (1967)

Fight Choreographer

1950s

3 titles
Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance
Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance (1956)

as Kwok To

Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan
Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan (1956)

as Thug

็พŠๅŸŽๆฎฒ้œธๆˆฐ
็พŠๅŸŽๆฎฒ้œธๆˆฐ (1956)

as ้ฆฌ้จฎๅปฃ