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Lau Kar Wing was the fourth child of Lau Jaam (劉湛), a martial arts master who studied under Lam Sai-wing, pupil of the legendary Wong Fei Hung. He has two brothers who make a living in the film industry, actor, director and action choreographer, Lau Kar Leung; and his adopted brother Gordon Liu (aka Lau Kar Fai).
Lau began learning kung fu in his early teens. He actually began learning at his father's school, in secret. However when his older brother Lau Kar Leung saw this he began teaching Kar Wing himself.
Before becoming famous, Lau worked as an extra and choreographer on the black & white Wong Fei Hung films. Lau got his start working under his father and brother in these films, and followed his brother to become a stuntman and assistant choreographer. During this time, Lau developed sufficient skills in the art of lion dancing. He has showed these skills in at least two movies (1985's "Why Me ?" and 1997's "Once Upon A Time In China And America").
In the 1960s he became one of the Shaw Brothers Studio's main action choreographers, working with many directors on films such as King Boxer (1972). Lau evolved to become a director in the late 1970s. By this time he was already an accomplished actor and action choreographer outside of Shaw Brothers.
In the 1970s, Lau formed a partnership with Sammo Hung and Karl Maka. The trio started their own film production company in 1978, Gar Bo Motion Picture Company. The company produced two films, after which Karl Maka started Cinema City. Both films starred Lau, Hung and Maka, Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978) and Odd Couple (1979). During this period, Lau continued to make films for Shaw Brothers Studio. He moved with the times, in the 1980s he alternated between his own work, and that of Sammo Hung. He also found the time to appear in several of his brother, Lau Kar-leung's films.
During the late 1980s and early 90s, Lau's output slowed down. Since 1994 he has virtually retired from the industry. One of his best known efforts from this period is Skinny Tiger And Fatty Dragon (1990), alongside his old collaborators, Sammo Hung and Karl Maka. Since 1994, he has appeared mainly in smaller roles (for example in ventures of Sammo Hung) and as (uncredited in some films) assistant action director to his brother, Lau Kar Leung.
Written by Scott Finch (adapted from an entry written for wikipedia.org, that was also written by the author)
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Carry On Wise Guy |
1981 |
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City Cops |
1989 |
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Dirty Kung Fu |
1978 |
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Dragon Family, The |
1988 |
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Fake Ghost Catchers, The |
1982 |
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Fists And Guts |
1979 |
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Fool Escape, The |
1980 |
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He Has Nothing But Kung Fu |
1977 |
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Innocent Killer |
1994 |
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Odd Couple |
1979 |
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Play Catch |
1983 |
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Scared Stiff |
1987 |
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Skinny Tiger & Fatty Dragon |
1990 |
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Those Merry Souls |
1985 |
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Till Death Do We Scare |
1982 |
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Treasure Hunters, The |
1981 |
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Wits Of The Brats |
1984 |
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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog |
1978 |
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Dragon Family, The |
1988 |
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Aces Go Places II |
1983 |
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Aces Go Places V : The Terracotta Hit |
1990 |
Action Director |
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All Men Are Brothers |
1975 |
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Armour Of God |
1987 |
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Black Guide |
1973 |
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Bloody Escape, The |
1975 |
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Bodyguard, The |
1973 |
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Boxer From Shantung, The |
1972 |
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Breakout From Oppression |
1973 |
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Carry On Wise Guy |
1981 |
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City Cops |
1989 |
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Concrete Jungle, The |
1974 |
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Crazy Chase, The |
1981 |
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Deadly Silver Spear |
1977 |
Action Director |
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Death On The Docks |
1973 |
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Delightful Forest |
1972 |
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Devil And Angel |
1973 |
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Dirty Kung Fu |
1978 |
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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog |
1978 |
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Drug Addicts, The |
1974 |
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Drunken Monkey |
2002 |
Action Director |
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Fake Ghost Catchers, The |
1982 |
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Fists And Guts |
1979 |
Action Director |
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Five Shaolin Masters |
1974 |
Action Director |
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Five Tough Guys |
1974 |
Action Director |
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Full Contact |
1992 |
Action Director |
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Good, The Bad And The Loser, The |
1976 |
Action Director |
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He Has Nothing But Kung Fu |
1977 |
Action Director |
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Heartbeat 100 |
1987 |
Action Director |
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Heroic Ones, The |
1970 |
Action Director |
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His Name Is Nobody |
1979 |
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Inheritor Of Kung Fu, The |
1973 |
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Innocent Killer |
1994 |
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Invincible Boxer |
1973 |
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Iron Fists |
1979 |
Action Director |
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Just Heroes |
1989 |
Action Director |
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King Boxer |
1972 |
Action Director |
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King Boxer, The |
1971 |
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Mad World Of Fools, A |
1974 |
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Mandarin, The |
1973 |
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Master Of The Flying Guillotine |
1976 |
Action Director |
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Ming Patriots, The |
1976 |
Action Director |
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Oath Of Death, The |
1971 |
Action Director |
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Odd Couple |
1979 |
Action Director |
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Once Upon A Time In China |
1991 |
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One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry |
1977 |
Action Director |
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Prison On Fire |
1987 |
Action Director |
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Private Eye, The |
1973 |
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Prodigal Boxer |
1972 |
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Protectors, The |
1975 |
Action Director |
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Return Of The Lucky Stars |
1989 |
Action Director |
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Romancing Star, The |
1987 |
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Secret Of The Shaolin Poles, The |
1977 |
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Shanghai 13 |
1985 |
Action Director |
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Story Of A Discharged Prisoner |
1967 |
Action Director |
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Swift Knight, The |
1971 |
Action Director |
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Taxi Driver, The |
1975 |
Action Director |
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Thunder Kick |
1974 |
Action Director |
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Tiger And Crane Fist |
1976 |
Action Director |
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Treasure Hunters, The |
1981 |
Action Director |
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Valley Of The Fangs |
1970 |
Action Director |
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Water Margin, The |
1972 |
Action Director |
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Wits Of The Brats |
1984 |
Action Director |
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Young Hero Of Shaolin |
1975 |
Action Director |
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Young Lovers On Flying Wheels |
1974 |
Action Director |
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Young People |
1972 |
Action Director |
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Young Rebel, The |
1975 |
Action Director |
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Young Tiger, The |
1973 |
Action Director |
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You're My Destiny |
1987 |
Action Director |
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Art director |
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Return Of The Lucky Stars |
1989 |
Art director |
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36th Chamber Of Shaolin, The |
1978 |
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Angry Guest, The |
1972 |
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Anonymous Heroes, The |
1971 |
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Art Of War |
1981 |
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Black Killer, The |
1967 |
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Black Rose |
1965 |
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Blood Brothers, The |
1973 |
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Bloody Escape, The |
1975 |
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Carry On Wise Guy |
1981 |
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Carry On Yakuza |
1989 |
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Cat Vs. Rat |
1982 |
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Challenge Of The Masters |
1976 |
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Choy Lee Fut : The Speed Of Light |
2011 |
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Crazy Chase, The |
1981 |
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Dark Heroine Mu Lanhua, The |
1966 |
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Deadly Duo, The |
1971 |
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Delightful Forest |
1972 |
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Devil's Treasure, The |
1973 |
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Dirty Kung Fu |
1978 |
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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog |
1978 |
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Don't Give A Damn ! |
1995 |
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Double Trouble |
1984 |
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Dragon Family, The |
1988 |
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Drug Addicts, The |
1974 |
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Duel Of Fists |
1971 |
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Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, The |
1983 |
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Fist Power |
1999 |
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Fists And Guts |
1979 |
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Five Shaolin Masters |
1974 |
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Five Swordsmen |
1964 |
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Flying Sword, The |
1963 |
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Fool Escape, The |
1980 |
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Four Riders |
1972 |
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Girl In Red |
1967 |
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Golden Cat, The |
1967 |
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Golden Hairpin (Part 3), The |
1964 |
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Golden Swallow |
1968 |
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Good, The Bad And The Loser, The |
1976 |
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He Has Nothing But Kung Fu |
1977 |
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Heart Of Dragon |
1985 |
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Heaven And Hell |
1979 |
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Heroes Two |
1974 |
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Heroic Ones, The |
1970 |
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His Name Is Nobody |
1979 |
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Holocaust, The |
1975 |
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Hooded Swordsman |
1971 |
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I. O. U. Nothing |
1999 |
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I'll Get You One Day |
1970 |
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Inheritor Of Kung Fu, The |
1973 |
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Innocent Killer |
1994 |
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Iron Fists |
1979 |
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It Takes Two |
1982 |
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Just Heroes |
1989 |
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King Boxer |
1972 |
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King Boxer, The |
1971 |
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King Cat |
1967 |
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Knockabout |
1979 |
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Kung Fu on the Bosporus |
1974 |
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Lady With A Cat's Eyes |
1967 |
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Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires, The |
1974 |
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Legendary Weapons Of China |
1982 |
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Mad World Of Fools, A |
1974 |
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Mandarin, The |
1973 |
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Master Of The Flying Guillotine |
1976 |
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Mighty Couple |
1971 |
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Millionaire's Express, The |
1986 |
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Monk, The |
1975 |
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Mr Possessed |
1988 |
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My Lucky Stars |
1985 |
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New One-Armed Swordsman, The |
1971 |
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Ninja Killer |
1981 |
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No Regret No Return |
1993 |
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Not Scared To Die |
1973 |
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Oath Of Death, The |
1971 |
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Odd Couple |
1979 |
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One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry |
1977 |
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One-Armed Swordsman |
1967 |
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Police Force |
1973 |
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Prodigal Boxer |
1972 |
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Professionals, The |
1967 |
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Red Lamp Shaded In Blood |
1968 |
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Return Of Pom Pom, The |
1984 |
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Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman |
1969 |
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Rich Man |
1992 |
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Romantic Musketeer |
1964 |
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Secret Of The Shaolin Poles, The |
1977 |
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Shadow Boxing, The |
1979 |
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Shanghai Heroic Story |
1992 |
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Shaolin Mantis |
1978 |
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Shaolin Martial Arts |
1974 |
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Shatter |
1974 |
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She's A Musketeer (Part 1) |
1964 |
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Shrike |
1999 |
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Skinny Tiger & Fatty Dragon |
1990 |
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Spiritual Boxer |
1975 |
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Swift Knight, The |
1971 |
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Sword And The Lute, The |
1967 |
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Sword Of Swords, The |
1968 |
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Those Merry Souls |
1985 |
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Three Encounters |
1969 |
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Thunder Kick |
1974 |
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Thundering Sword, The |
1967 |
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Tiger And Crane Fist |
1976 |
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Trail Of The Broken Blade, The |
1967 |
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Treasure Hunters, The |
1981 |
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Trouble Couples |
1987 |
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Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars |
1985 |
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Ultimate Fight |
2004 |
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Warriors Two |
1978 |
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Whatever You Say, My Darling Wife |
1965 |
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White Dragon, The |
1968 |
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Why Me ? |
1985 |
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Wong Fei Hung Series : The Suspicious Temple |
1996 |
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Young People |
1972 |
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Young Rebel, The |
1975 |
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Young Tiger, The |
1973 |
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Dead End |
1969 |
Brief appearance |
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Devil And Angel |
1973 |
Brief appearance |
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Drunken Monkey |
2002 |
Brief appearance |
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Flying Dagger, The |
1969 |
Brief appearance |
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Lady Black Cat Strikes Again |
1967 |
Brief appearance |
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Lucky Stars Go Places |
1986 |
Brief appearance |
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Man Of Iron |
1972 |
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Play Catch |
1983 |
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Rescue, The |
1971 |
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Rouge |
1988 |
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Silver Fox, The |
1968 |
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Singing Killer, The |
1970 |
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Tiger On The Beat |
1988 |
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Twelve Deadly Coins |
1969 |
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Twin Dragons, The |
1992 |
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Winged Tiger |
1970 |
Brief appearance |
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Cameo |
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Till Death Do We Scare |
1982 |
Cameo |
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Stuntman |
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Dragons Forever |
1988 |
Stuntman |
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Singing Thief, The |
1969 |
Stuntman |
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Story Of A Discharged Prisoner |
1967 |
Stuntman |
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Once Upon A Time In China And America |
1997 |
Second Unit Director |
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