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Lau Kar-leung (Chinese: 劉家良, 28 July 1934 – 25 June 2013), also known as Liu Chia-liang, was a Hong Kong-based Chinese actor, filmmaker, choreographer and martial artist. Lau is best known for the films he made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio. One of his most famous works is The 36th Chamber of Shaolin which starred Gordon Liu, as well as Drunken Master II which starred Jackie Chan.

Lau Kar-leung

Lau Kar-leung Biography / Wiki

NameLau Kar-leung
Also KnowKung Fu-Leung, Gung Fu-Leung, Kung Fu-Liang, Lau Ga-Leung, Liu Chia-Liung, Liu Ka-Liang, Lau Ka-Leung, Liu Brothers, Liu Gu-Liang, Lau Kar Leung, 劉家良, 劉家兄弟, 功夫良, 유가량, 刘家良, Chia-Liang Liu, Kar-Leung Lau, Liu Chia-Liang
GenderMale
Known ForActing
Place of BirthXinhui, Guangdong, China
Date of Birth1934-07-28
Age(as in 2022)78
Deathday2013-06-24

Lau Kar-leung Acting Movies

Movie NameCharacterRelease DateOverview
Mad Monkey Kung FuUncle Chan1979-10-05A disgraced former Kung Fu expert makes a living as a merchant with the help of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the merch…
Legendary Weapons of ChinaUncle Yu / Lei Kung1982-01-21Legendary Weapons of China is a martial arts fantasy film taking place during the late Qing Dynasty when Empress Dowager Cixi dispatches her agents to…
My Young AuntieYu Ching-Chuen1981-01-01Cheng, a beautiful martial arts ace, battles to keep her inheritance from the ruthless Yun Wei, but her efforts are sabotaged by Yu Tao, her wayward a…
The Lady Is the BossWang Hsieh Yun1983-03-31Wong Hsia Yuan is an old-fashioned martial arts master who’s so behind the times that he’d rather his school be destroyed than change its ways. He may…
New Kids in TownUncle1990-10-05Two exceptional kung fu students leave the mainland to work for their uncle in Hong Kong. Before long the students and their cousin, get mixed up in a…
Evil CatMaster Cheung1987-01-01Every 50 years a cat demon has to be killed by a Cheung family member until the body-hopping feline demon’s 9 lives are up. This time it falls on the …
The Birth of Yue Fei1962-09-26The Birth of Yue Fei is a Hong Kong Drama starring Sammo Hung in a child role…
Feng Chen Liu Jie1979-06-25
Dragonland – L’urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l’occidenteHimself2008-01-01The first Italian documentary on the most extraordinary phenomenon of the 70s: the Kung-fu films!…
A Bloody Fight1988-05-12Keung and Fai had been good friends since childhood. They both had keen interest in boxing-matches. Having parted with Keung for more than ten years, …
Operation ScorpioMaster Lo1992-09-10Budding comic book artist Yu Shu (Chin Kar-Lok) finds himself living out the fantasies of his alternate world when he saves a young girl from an illeg…
Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong StuntmenHimself2003-04-04A short action film interwoven into a documentary tells the story of the legendary unsung heroes of Hong Kong film, the stuntmen and women. This film …
The Legend of Drunken MasterMaster Fu Wen-Chi1994-02-03Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export…
Challenge of the MastersHo Fu1976-05-07The Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up with the abuse and goes to learn from his fathers mast…
Drunken MonkeyMaster Man Bil2003-05-19China, the early 1930’s: martial arts master Wen Biao discovers that his brother has been using their security company for illegal activities. A confr…
Seven SwordsFu Qingzhu2005-07-25Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General….
Wong Fei Hung’s Battle with the Gorilla1960-06-16Wong Fei-hung and his disciples hear that a small village is being terrorised by a ferocious gorilla. It turns out that the beast is actually a small-…
The All-powerful Flute: Part 21965-08-25Yuan Xiao is chased by the panther head monster, and starts a fierce fight. Wang Gunlong and Min Tianhu take the opportunity to capture the flute….
Disciples of the 36th ChamberManchu Gym Chief1985-05-17Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials….
Madam White Snake’s Reincarnation1959-05-08A fantasy film with an appearance from Huang Fei-hong…
Buddha’s Palm Part 11964-02-26Lung Kim-fei is disfigured and abandoned by his female junior disciple before running into an ambush sprung by her husband Auyeung Ho. The mythical co…
Return of the One-Armed SwordsmanApe Arms / Yuan Chen1969-02-28Eight demon swordsmen and their gang have spread menace across many sword teaching schools. The students seek the help of Fang who alone can combat th…
Wong Fei-Hung’s Battle with the Five Tigers in the Boxing Ring1958-06-01Wong Fei Hung meets the Five Tigers…
Twelve Deadly CoinsMeng Gang1969-03-13An escort team was on a perilous journey to transport some gold taels. When they fell into the ambush set up by a gang of thieves and their gold shipm…
Kung Pow: Enter the FistWimp Lo (archive footage)2002-01-25A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1…
Heroes of the EastMaster So1978-12-30Gordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife. When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals i…
Pedicab DriverCasino boss1989-02-24Lo Tung and his friend Malted Candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of Macao, have both fallen in love. The problem is that both their objects of…
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu XiaHimself2003-01-02A full journey from the beginning of “Swordplay” movies in Shanghai, growth in Hong Kong cinemas in the 60’s and 70’s and Ang Lee’s epic “Crouching Ti…
The 8 Diagram Pole FighterHunter, helps Yang 5th escape1984-02-17The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. F…
Wong Fei Hung Trapped in Hell1959-06-07Wong Fei-hung goes up against members of the underworld…
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush1987-07-02Treasury employee Fatty (Eric Tsang) discovered that bags of used 30 million in Hong Kong Dollars have not been incinerated due to a system error; the…
The Big Chasehatchet man1966-08-28Tse Mei-chen is deeply concerned about her only family, sister Bo-chen who is obsessed with perfecting her detective sensibilities. One day, Bo-chen r…
Wong Fei-Hung’s Fierce Battle1958-02-13Wong Fei Hung must stands up for people who are unable to stand up for themselves….
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the MoviesSelf – Interviewee2002-06-01Hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, this in-depth documentary offers viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film — from the gen…
How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies1959-11-04The three heroines, Wong Ang, Wu Nga, and Heung At expose a murder case involving three dead bodies found in an old temple. Unbeknown to the trio, the…
A Couple in Cold War1962-02-16Ye Hui and Jiang Man were originally a loving couple. One time Hui received a 1000 dollar bonus, and his colleague Zhu Ge-Kong paid a plan to hide the…
The White Crane Hero1956-12-25
The Strange Hero Yi ZhimeiBoss1967-10-25A Hong Kong Cantonese comedy film…
The Sweetest MomentOne of Liu’s thugs1967-04-26This is a Cantonese musical from director Wong Yiu…
The Woman in Black and the Black DragonBDG killer ‘Sea Tiger’1966-06-11Celebrity Sadora is seriously wounded in an air crash. Police commissioner Suen and subordinate Ko Cheung find out Sadora was under duress from the Bl…
The Amorous Lotus PanQing’s man1964-04-09A woman in an arranged marriage falls in love with her husband’s brother….
The Perilous Rescue1967-07-23The agile and cerebral fighter Kong Yin is invited to join the police SWAT team. Kong is soon sent on an undercover mission to investigate the gang op…
Cinema of VengeanceHimself (uncredited)1994-01-01A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie…
The Story of Wong Ang the HeroineCheung Sam1960-10-21The Diamond Gang commits a robbery. The leader Chiu Yee-kong wants to keep the booty and this arouses the suspicion of gang member Tai-wai. The police…
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong KongSelf2003-01-01Filmmaker Ian Taylor examines the impressive legacy of Hong Kong cinema — specifically, how martial arts crossed borders and become an international …
The Trail of the Broken BladeQiu’s fighter with shield1967-03-04Chivalrous swordsman Jun-zhao goes in search of a fugitive named Li Yueh in order to reunite him with his love, Liu Xian. Though the two men meet and …
Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival DisturbanceKwok To1956-02-28Wong Fei-Hung and the Lantern Festival Disturbance is a 1956 Wong Fei-Hung movie directed by Wu Pang….
Golden SwallowGolden Dragon Branch leader1968-04-03Golden Swallow revolves around the further adventures of its title character. This time around, she is forced into violence when a figure from her mys…
Lady Bond1966-01-08Connie Chan Po-chu’s character’s father was killed by the triads, leaving behind two daughters. The elder sister makes a living as a singer at a night…
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of HellPoliceman1967-03-29Ghost-faced To is murdered in a mortuary after paying a visit to Muk Lan-fa. A set of teeth is found missing from another dead body. Lan-fa’s sister…
Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at GuanshanThug1956-10-20Wong Fei-Hung Goes to a Birthday Party at Guanshan is a Wong Fei-Hung movie starring Kwan Tak-Hing….
Wong An Vs. the Flying TigersThug1960-09-21The Flying Dragon gang goes on a rampage and the police Inspector is at his wits’ end. He then commissions Wong Ngung, Wu Ngar and Heung Nga to help h…
Twin DragonsDoctor1992-01-15Twins, separated at birth, end up as a Hong Kong gangster and a New York concert pianist. When the pianist travels to Hong Kong for a concert, the two…
The One-Armed SwordsmanBa Shuang1967-07-26A noble swordsman, whose arm had been chopped off, returns to his former teacher to defend him from a villainous gang of rival swordsmen….
Martial ClubExplains lion dance in intro1981-08-19Wong Fei Hung and his friend are constantly having contests to see who has the better martial arts skill. After getting in trouble with their fathers,…
Executioners from ShaolinGovernor’s fighter on the stairs1977-02-16A couple unite – she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy’s father is killed by the evil eunuch Pa…
Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine – Volume 1Himself [archive footage]1995-07-22Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine – Volume 1 is a Documentary on Hong Kong cinema….
The Sword of Swords2nd brother1968-08-23A noble swordsman fights to recover the magical blade that has protected his country for centuries after being blinded and betrayed by a ruthless vill…
The Perfumed ArrowBandit1966-11-23Ling Bor plays Wen Fei E who is both an excellent academic as well as martial arts expert. Since her childhood days fond of dressing up as a boy, she …
The AssassinTian Qing1967-12-22Yu is a two-armed swordsman who is betrayed by a jealous rival, but initially seeks a life of simple pleasures until an accidental meeting with anothe…
The Twin SwordsRed Lotus member1965-12-22Gui Wu happens upon a kidnapping with his wife Gan Lian-zhu at the Red Lotus Temple. Lian-zhu sends Wu to go for reinforcements while she stays to fig…
The Killing Flag (Part 1)Ruffian1963-05-08The Killing Flag (Part 1) is a 1963 Hong Kong martial arts film direcred by Fung Chi-Kong….
The Spiritual BoxerChien’s disciple1975-11-28Wang Yu plays Hsiao Chien, a con artist vagabond who uses his kung fu skills and parlor tricks to convince superstitious villagers that he can use his…
The Magnificent TrioBrother Hu1966-11-08A wandering swordsman named Lu Fang who is returning from battle discovers that several farmers have kidnapped the local magistrate’s daughter. He s…
The BanquetMaster Lau1991-11-30Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. …
The Lotus Lamp1965-07-07The Goddess of Hua Mountain is imprisoned for falling in love with a mortal, meanwhile her son is raised in secret until he can attempt to free her….
Temple of the Red LotusRed Lotus member1965-01-10Jimmy Wang Yu plays a young kid who heads off to Dragon Valley to meet the childhood friend who was promised as his bride. When he gets there, he find…
Sons of the Good EarthJapanese agent1965-03-19War film set during the second Sino-Japanese war….

Lau Kar-leung Directing Movies

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta HitDirector1989-01-28Two friends who own an investment firm turn to a policeman friend for help when they are framed for robbery by a gang of antiquities smugglers….
Executioners from ShaolinDirector1977-02-16A couple unite – she is fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy’s father is killed by the evil eunuch Pa…
The 36th Chamber of ShaolinDirector1978-02-02The anti-Ching patriots, under the guidance of Ho Kuang-han, have secretly set up their base in Canton, disguised as school masters. During a brutal M…
The Legend of Drunken MasterDirector1994-02-03Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export…
The 8 Diagram Pole FighterDirector1984-02-17The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. F…
Challenge of the MastersDirector1976-05-07The Wong family kung fu school gets smacked around by a rival school. Wong Fei-hong gets fed up with the abuse and goes to learn from his fathers mast…
Heroes of the EastDirector1978-12-30Gordon Liu stars as a Chinese martial arts student struggling to relate to his new Japanese wife. When a series of martial misunderstandings spirals i…
Martial Arts of ShaolinDirector1986-03-01In ancient China, Zhi Ming trains at the legendary Northern Shaolin temple to avenge the death of his father at the hands of a nefarious magistrate….
Martial ClubDirector1981-08-19Wong Fei Hung and his friend are constantly having contests to see who has the better martial arts skill. After getting in trouble with their fathers,…
Mad Monkey Kung FuDirector1979-10-05A disgraced former Kung Fu expert makes a living as a merchant with the help of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the merch…
Tiger on the BeatDirector1988-03-19A seasoned cop and his rookie partner are a pair of mismatched partners in this Hong Kong action-comedy in the style of ‘Lethal Weapon’. The wacky two…
Drunken Master IIIDirector1994-07-02Set around the turn of the century in China, the White Lotus Society plots to put the next Emperor on the throne. To do this they want their protege t…
Drunken MonkeyDirector2003-05-19China, the early 1930’s: martial arts master Wen Biao discovers that his brother has been using their security company for illegal activities. A confr…
Return to the 36th ChamberDirector1980-08-24The workers of a dye factory have their pay cut by 20% when the factory owner brings in some Manchu thugs to try and increase production. Desperate to…
Legendary Weapons of ChinaDirector1982-01-21Legendary Weapons of China is a martial arts fantasy film taking place during the late Qing Dynasty when Empress Dowager Cixi dispatches her agents to…
Disciples of the 36th ChamberDirector1985-05-17Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials….
My Young AuntieDirector1981-01-01Cheng, a beautiful martial arts ace, battles to keep her inheritance from the ruthless Yun Wei, but her efforts are sabotaged by Yu Tao, her wayward a…
Dirty HoDirector1979-08-04A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins….
Shaolin MantisDirector1978-06-28When scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Ming Loyalists, his mission goes adrift when he falls…
The Spiritual BoxerDirector1975-11-28Wang Yu plays Hsiao Chien, a con artist vagabond who uses his kung fu skills and parlor tricks to convince superstitious villagers that he can use his…
The Lady Is the BossDirector1983-03-31Wong Hsia Yuan is an old-fashioned martial arts master who’s so behind the times that he’d rather his school be destroyed than change its ways. He may…
The Shadow BoxingDirector1979-02-13Liu Chia-Liang returns to the success of his first directed film, “The Spiritual Boxer”, which also stars the original film’s bumbling ghost controlle…
Cat vs. RatDirector1982-09-29Pai ‘The Rat’ always gets into trouble with Chan ‘The Cat’. They always try to outsmart each other even when it threatens the lives of other people….
Tiger on the Beat 2Director1990-02-10Lam, a cop approaching 40 but without much accomplishment, always wants to achieve something memorable before his retirement. He is obliged by his sis…
Breakout from OppressionDirector1978-06-22Tsao Chan (Gordon Liu) is a letter carrier in the countryside who wanders into a town after being accosted by some corrupt cops. He witnesses three me…
The Flying DaggerAction Director1969-06-18The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter kills the clan chief’s son. The Green Dragon chief wounds family head Yu Yuan wi…
The Jade BowAction Director1966-01-20A villain steals a kung fu manual and kills the good swordsmen it belongs to. He masters the powers it offers and goes on to commit various evils. Twe…
The Perilous RescueAction Director1967-07-23The agile and cerebral fighter Kong Yin is invited to join the police SWAT team. Kong is soon sent on an undercover mission to investigate the gang op…
The Female ChivalryAction Director1967-02-19Wan Cho-sin has two daughters. The elder sister Wai-man is genteel and graceful, and the younger sister Wai-ping, taken under the tutelage of Lady Kni…
A Death PassAction Director1967-08-09A Death Pass is an outstanding crime drama spiced with a touch of ‘Jane Bond’. A sequel to the police story Girl Detective 001 (1966), director Chor…

Writing

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The 8 Diagram Pole FighterWriter1984-02-17The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. F…
Disciples of the 36th ChamberWriter1985-05-17Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials….
My Young AuntieWriter1981-01-01Cheng, a beautiful martial arts ace, battles to keep her inheritance from the ruthless Yun Wei, but her efforts are sabotaged by Yu Tao, her wayward a…

Other Info

Movie NameJobRelease DateOverview
The Bare-Footed KidMartial Arts Choreographer1993-04-03A poor barefoot young man from the country arrives in the city to start work with the friend of his dead father….
The Trail of the Broken BladeMartial Arts Choreographer1967-03-04Chivalrous swordsman Jun-zhao goes in search of a fugitive named Li Yueh in order to reunite him with his love, Liu Xian. Though the two men meet and …
Duel of FistsMartial Arts Choreographer1971-10-01Two men, one a businessman skilled in Kung Fu, the other a kickboxer discover they are brothers, and together, both in and out of the ring, they must …
RedressStunt Coordinator1969-12-18Rare martial arts film….
RedressFight Choreographer1969-12-18Rare martial arts film….
The Fantastic Magic BabyChoreographer1975-08-15In The Fantastic Magic Baby, director Chang Cheh weaves a wild and woolly yarn about how the legendary Monkey King and Goddess of Mercy battle and def…
Supreme SwordStunt Coordinator1969-09-24When a family is bankrupted by a counterfeiter named Gold Fist, the daughter (played by Connie Chan) vows to get revenge. As she tracks down the villa…
Secret of the Shaolin PolesChoreographer1977-04-28Legendary Chinese rebel Fong Sai Yuk (Fei Meng) takes on the Manchu dynasty in this high-octane martial arts actioner. After killing one of the govern…
Golden SwallowMartial Arts Choreographer1968-04-03Golden Swallow revolves around the further adventures of its title character. This time around, she is forced into violence when a figure from her mys…
Blood BrothersFight Choreographer1973-02-24Set in the waning years of the Ching Dyansty, this dramatic, tragic, romantic, blood-soaked martial arts tale of betrayal and revenge explores one of …
The Heroic OnesMartial Arts Choreographer1970-08-14A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals to embark on th…
Heroes TwoMartial Arts Choreographer1974-01-19A band of fighting Ming Dynasty loyalists branded as enemies of the state are driven underground following the burning of the Shaolin Temple by Qing D…
All Men Are BrothersMartial Arts Choreographer1975-05-10Based on one of China’s enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, “All Men Are Brothers” continues the patriotic story of righteous warriors …
Three Styles of Hung School’s Kung FuFight Choreographer1974-01-19A short film that originally played before showings of “Heroes Two” – in which Fu Sheng, Chen Kuan Tai and Chi Kuan-Chun demonstrate different techniq…
The 8 Diagram Pole FighterStunt Coordinator1984-02-17The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. F…
Operation ScorpioStunt Coordinator1992-09-10Budding comic book artist Yu Shu (Chin Kar-Lok) finds himself living out the fantasies of his alternate world when he saves a young girl from an illeg…
Operation ScorpioMartial Arts Choreographer1992-09-10Budding comic book artist Yu Shu (Chin Kar-Lok) finds himself living out the fantasies of his alternate world when he saves a young girl from an illeg…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IIIStunt Coordinator1993-03-17The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IIIMartial Arts Choreographer1993-03-17The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming…
Lady BondMartial Arts Choreographer1966-01-08Connie Chan Po-chu’s character’s father was killed by the triads, leaving behind two daughters. The elder sister makes a living as a singer at a night…
The Black Musketeer ‘F’Martial Arts Choreographer1966-03-09First film in the series, based on Ni Kuang’s spy pulp novels. Police Commissioner Fong enlists the chivalrous female bandit Muk Lan-fa to retrieve th…
The Woman in Black and the Black DragonMartial Arts Choreographer1966-06-11Celebrity Sadora is seriously wounded in an air crash. Police commissioner Suen and subordinate Ko Cheung find out Sadora was under duress from the Bl…
Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of HellMartial Arts Choreographer1967-03-29Ghost-faced To is murdered in a mortuary after paying a visit to Muk Lan-fa. A set of teeth is found missing from another dead body. Lan-fa’s sister…
The Big ChaseMartial Arts Choreographer1966-08-28Tse Mei-chen is deeply concerned about her only family, sister Bo-chen who is obsessed with perfecting her detective sensibilities. One day, Bo-chen r…
Return of Lady BondMartial Arts Choreographer1966-12-28In protecting a group of children from bullying and gang violence, the gallant ‘Lady Bond’ Kong Yin stays with the family of driver Lee Pak in order t…
The Golden CatMartial Arts Choreographer1967-10-11A Hong Kong Jane Bond film starring Josephine Siao….
Dragnet of the LawMartial Arts Choreographer1967-12-30Expert of lithographic plates and counterfeit banknotes Lee Lik-hang is hunted down by the hitman Ma Biu on the orders of the gang leader Chan Lung. C…
Dirty HoMartial Arts Choreographer1979-08-04A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins….
The AssassinMartial Arts Choreographer1967-12-22Yu is a two-armed swordsman who is betrayed by a jealous rival, but initially seeks a life of simple pleasures until an accidental meeting with anothe…
The Sweetest MomentMartial Arts Choreographer1967-04-26This is a Cantonese musical from director Wong Yiu…

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