Shun Lau

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Ashes of Time (1994)

Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Kar-wai
CAST:  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Jacky Cheung  •  Carina Lau

Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Kar-wai
CAST:  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Jacky Cheung  •  Carina Lau

Green Snake (1993)

A mischievous snake who assumes human form interferes with the romance between her reptilian sister and a hapless man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Joey Wong  •  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo  •  Wu Hsing-Guo

A mischievous snake who assumes human form interferes with the romance between her reptilian sister and a hapless man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Joey Wong  •  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo  •  Wu Hsing-Guo

Zu Warriors (2001)

King Sky, the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn. Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain. King Sky waits for two hundred years and meets Enigma, who is the reincarnation of Dawn, and in love with her again. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin  •  Cecilia Cheung  •  Louis Koo  •  Patrick Tam

King Sky, the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn. Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain. King Sky waits for two hundred years and meets Enigma, who is the reincarnation of Dawn, and in love with her again. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin  •  Cecilia Cheung  •  Louis Koo  •  Patrick Tam

Shanghai Grand (1996)

Hsu Wen-Chiang is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ting Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Feng Ching-Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ting Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Poon Man-kit
CAST:  Andy Lau  •  Leslie Cheung  •  Ning Jing  •  Jung Woo-sung

Hsu Wen-Chiang is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ting Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Feng Ching-Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ting Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Poon Man-kit
CAST:  Andy Lau  •  Leslie Cheung  •  Ning Jing  •  Jung Woo-sung

Peking Opera Blues (1986)

The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the Republic of China. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan, a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung, a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Pat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Brigitte Lin  •  Cherie Chung  •  Sally Yeh  •  Kenneth Tsang

The film is set in 1913 Beijing, during Yuan Shikai's presidency of the Republic of China. It depicts the adventures of a team of unlikely heroines: Tsao Wan, a patriotic rebel who dresses as a man; Sheung Hung, a woman in search of a missing box of jewels; and Pat ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Brigitte Lin  •  Cherie Chung  •  Sally Yeh  •  Kenneth Tsang

The Chinese Feast (1995)

Former member of a triad, Sun seeks to emigrate to Canada. He decides to become a great chef of chinese cooking and follows the teaching master Au.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Leslie Cheung  •  Kenny Bee  •  Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo  •  Anita Yuen

Former member of a triad, Sun seeks to emigrate to Canada. He decides to become a great chef of chinese cooking and follows the teaching master Au.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Leslie Cheung  •  Kenny Bee  •  Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo  •  Anita Yuen

Dragon Inn (1992)

During the Ming Dynasty, Tsao Siu-yan, a power-crazed eunuch who rules his desert region of China as if he were the Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Brigitte Lin  •  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Donnie Yen  •  Tony Leung Ka-fai

During the Ming Dynasty, Tsao Siu-yan, a power-crazed eunuch who rules his desert region of China as if he were the Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Brigitte Lin  •  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  •  Donnie Yen  •  Tony Leung Ka-fai

The Legend of the Swordsman (1992)

Ling Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying has been abducted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Ching Siu-Tung
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Brigitte Lin  •  Michelle Reis  •  Waise Lee Chi-Hung

Ling Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying has been abducted.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Ching Siu-Tung
CAST:  Jet Li  •  Brigitte Lin  •  Michelle Reis  •  Waise Lee Chi-Hung

The Lovers (1994)

In 3A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man, but their short love affair ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Charlie Yeung  •  Nicky Wu  •  Carrie Ng  •  Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

In 3A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man, but their short love affair ends ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Charlie Yeung  •  Nicky Wu  •  Carrie Ng  •  Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Peace Hotel (1995)

After his wife's murder, widow Wong A Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day a mysterious women shows up who seeks shelter from a gang hunting her. Vowing to never turn anyone away, Wong A Ping must decide whether ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wai Ka-fai
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cecilia Yip  •  Chun Ho  •  Shun Lau

After his wife's murder, widow Wong A Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day a mysterious women shows up who seeks shelter from a gang hunting her. Vowing to never turn anyone away, Wong A Ping must decide whether ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wai Ka-fai
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Cecilia Yip  •  Chun Ho  •  Shun Lau

Swordsman III: The East Is Red (1993)

A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Ching Siu-Tung  •  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Brigitte Lin  •  Joey Wong  •  Jean Wang  •  Yu Rongguang

A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Ching Siu-Tung  •  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Brigitte Lin  •  Joey Wong  •  Jean Wang  •  Yu Rongguang

License to Steal (1990)

Godenzi plays an acrobatic thief who, after taking part in an elaborate burglary, is double-crossed by her partner (Aurelio) and is captured by the police. On her release from prison, Godenzi discovers that her betrayer is now a highly influential criminal in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Chan
CAST:  Joyce Godenzi  •  Sammo Hung  •  Yuen Biao  •  Agnes Aurelio

Godenzi plays an acrobatic thief who, after taking part in an elaborate burglary, is double-crossed by her partner (Aurelio) and is captured by the police. On her release from prison, Godenzi discovers that her betrayer is now a highly influential criminal in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Chan
CAST:  Joyce Godenzi  •  Sammo Hung  •  Yuen Biao  •  Agnes Aurelio

Demi-Haunted (2002)

Wan Fei (Joey Yung) is a promising Chinese Opera singer who is secretly in love with Ho Fung (Nicholas Tse). She plans to sing for him from the stage, but, in a tragic accident, dies mid-song. Years later, Wan Fei's ghost returns, and finds that part of her spirit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Leung Pak-Kin
CAST:  Anthony Wong Chau-Sang  •  Nicholas Tse  •  Eason Chan  •  Joey Yung

Wan Fei (Joey Yung) is a promising Chinese Opera singer who is secretly in love with Ho Fung (Nicholas Tse). She plans to sing for him from the stage, but, in a tragic accident, dies mid-song. Years later, Wan Fei's ghost returns, and finds that part of her spirit ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patrick Leung Pak-Kin
CAST:  Anthony Wong Chau-Sang  •  Nicholas Tse  •  Eason Chan  •  Joey Yung

Love in the Time of Twilight (1995)

Like many young people of the 1920s, Kong and Yan are infected with the "happily ever after" syndrome waiting for their perfect match. Unlike other love stories, this couple journeys through murder, ghostly spirits and true sacrifice all in the name of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Nicky Wu  •  Charlie Yeung  •  Eric Kot Man-Fai  •  Zhang Ting

Like many young people of the 1920s, Kong and Yan are infected with the "happily ever after" syndrome waiting for their perfect match. Unlike other love stories, this couple journeys through murder, ghostly spirits and true sacrifice all in the name of love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tsui Hark
CAST:  Nicky Wu  •  Charlie Yeung  •  Eric Kot Man-Fai  •  Zhang Ting

The Blacksheep Affair (1998)

A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. There he encounters his ex-girlfriend, who fled to Lavernia after Tiananmen Square. Their paths soon tangle with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lam Wai-Lun
CAST:  Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo  •  Shu Qi  •  Andrew Lin  •  Ken Wong

A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. There he encounters his ex-girlfriend, who fled to Lavernia after Tiananmen Square. Their paths soon tangle with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lam Wai-Lun
CAST:  Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo  •  Shu Qi  •  Andrew Lin  •  Ken Wong

Dream Lover (1995)

Popular Hong Kong actress Sharla Cheung actually produced two versions of this romantic seriocomedy -- starring in the second one, Romantic Dream -- and they both played theaters in the same month. Jacklyn Wu stars as Kitty, a beautiful and wealthy woman who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bosco Lam
CAST:  Tony Leung Ka-fai  •  Wu Chien-Lien  •  Chan Pak-Cheung  •  Law Kar-Ying

Popular Hong Kong actress Sharla Cheung actually produced two versions of this romantic seriocomedy -- starring in the second one, Romantic Dream -- and they both played theaters in the same month. Jacklyn Wu stars as Kitty, a beautiful and wealthy woman who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bosco Lam
CAST:  Tony Leung Ka-fai  •  Wu Chien-Lien  •  Chan Pak-Cheung  •  Law Kar-Ying

The Christ of Nanjing (1995)

Ryuichi Okagawa, a Japanese writer who worked as a reporter in China has been sick ever since his return home. While in China, Okagawa had met a devoutly religious girl named Jin-hua. Okagawa was born with a predisposition to agonizing recurrent migraines, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Au Ting-Ping
CAST:  Tony Leung Ka-fai  •  Yasuko Tomita  •  Shinobu Chihara  •  Jessica Chow Jing

Ryuichi Okagawa, a Japanese writer who worked as a reporter in China has been sick ever since his return home. While in China, Okagawa had met a devoutly religious girl named Jin-hua. Okagawa was born with a predisposition to agonizing recurrent migraines, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Au Ting-Ping
CAST:  Tony Leung Ka-fai  •  Yasuko Tomita  •  Shinobu Chihara  •  Jessica Chow Jing

The Grandmaster (2013)

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Kar-wai
CAST:  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Song Hye-kyo  •  Chang Chen

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wong Kar-wai
CAST:  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Zhang Ziyi  •  Song Hye-kyo  •  Chang Chen

Dragon Town Story (1997)

A woman works with an assassin to get revenge upon the man who murdered her family nine years earlier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yang Fengliang
CAST:  You Yongzhi  •  Wu Chien-Lien  •  Lam Wai  •  Shun Lau

A woman works with an assassin to get revenge upon the man who murdered her family nine years earlier.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yang Fengliang
CAST:  You Yongzhi  •  Wu Chien-Lien  •  Lam Wai  •  Shun Lau

Blade of Fury (1993)

Wang Wu, A kung-fu expert, is depressed about the dismal state of the political affairs of China. But, when he meets another famous kung-fu master, they together decide to bring about a revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sammo Hung
CAST:  Sammo Hung  •  Cynthia Khan  •  Rosamund Kwan  •  Collin Chou

Wang Wu, A kung-fu expert, is depressed about the dismal state of the political affairs of China. But, when he meets another famous kung-fu master, they together decide to bring about a revolution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sammo Hung
CAST:  Sammo Hung  •  Cynthia Khan  •  Rosamund Kwan  •  Collin Chou
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