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Lau Kar-leung (28 July 1934 – 25 June 2013) was a Chinese actor, filmmaker, choreographer, and martial artist from Hong Kong. Lau is best known for the films he made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio. His most famous works include The 36th Chamber of Shaolin starring Gordon Liu as well as Drunken Master II starring Jackie Chan .
Jul 5, 2018 · Lau Kar-leung. Jul 5–17, 2018. MoMA. Film series. Many directors and actors have been associated with the kung fu genre, Hong Kong cinema’s most unique creation, but no one compares to Lau Kar-leung (1937–2013), aka Liu Chia-liang, as a purist of the genre and the kung fu form.
Jul 28, 2021 · A TRIBUTE TO THE MASTER — 劉家良 LAU KAR-LEUNG. The mastermind behind countless martial arts classics, the 4th generation disciple of Wong Fei Hung himself, and the one responsible for ...
Jun 25, 2013 · The South China Morning Post reports that Lau Kar-leung—also known by his Mandarian name, Liu Chia-liang—died Tuesday morning at a hospital in Hong Kong. As a fight choreographer and later...
Lau Kar Leung is one of the most incredibly talented and pervasively influential action directors of Hong Kong cinema history. Most known for his films with Shaw Brothers from the late sixties to the mid-eighties, he made several of the most iconic films of the martial arts genre, first as an action choreographer and later on as a director.
Jan 31, 2022 · Uncle Chan (Lau Kar-leung) is framed by gangster and brothel-owner Tuan (Lo Lieh). To spare his life, Uncle Chan’s sister Miss Chan (Kara Hui) becomes Tuan’s concubine. Tuan has Uncle Chan’s hands smashed, so he cannot take revenge.
Jun 25, 2013 · HONG KONG – Martial artist, action choreographer and film director Lau Kar-leung died on Tuesday morning following a two-decade battle with cancer. He was 76.
