Lau Kar-leung

Hong Kong Chinese martial arts film director and actor (1936-2013)

0.49body-of-work score · ranked #1415 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
July 28, 1936 · Guangzhou
Died
June 25, 2013 · Hong Kong
Nationality
People's Republic of China
Work
actor, film director, screenwriter, choreographer
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1994 · Hong Kong, China · action, comedy

    TIME All-TIME 100 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.372 citations
  2. 2
    The 36th Chamber of ShaolinShao Lin san shi liu fang

    1978 · Hong Kong, China · action

    Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 26 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1973Deadly Strike
  • 1975The Spiritual Boxer
  • 1976Challenge of the Masters
  • 1977Executioners from Shaolin
  • 1978Heroes of the East
  • 1978Shaolin Mantis
  • 1978The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
  • 1979Dirty Ho
  • 1979Mad Monkey Kung Fu
  • 1979The Spiritual Boxer Part II
  • 1980Return to the 36th Chamber
  • 1981Martial Club
  • 1981My Young Auntie
  • 1982Cat vs. Rat
  • 1982Legendary Weapons of China
  • 1983Lady Is the Boss
  • 1984Disciples of the 36th Chamber
  • 1984Shaolin Warrior
  • 1984The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter
  • 1986Martial Arts of Shaolin
  • 1988Tiger on Beat
  • 1989Aces Go Places 5: The Terracotta Hit
  • 1990Tiger on the Beat2
  • 1994Drunken Master II
  • 1994Drunken Master III
  • 2003Drunken Monkey