Lam Wai

A native of Taiwan, David Lam Wai first came to attention in 1984 with his role as the leader of a group of Mainland would-be jewel thieves in Johnny Mak's classic Long Arm of the Law. He got started in movies with bit part roles at Shaw Brothers studios, and after establishing himself as a lead actor, he participated in numerous crime, action, and gangster films throughout the 1980's and 90's.

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A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. No one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Ching Siu-Tung
CAST:  Leslie Cheung  •  Joey Wong  •  Wu Ma  •  Lau Siu-Ming

Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. No one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, and the beautiful Nieh Hsiao-Tsing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Ching Siu-Tung
CAST:  Leslie Cheung  •  Joey Wong  •  Wu Ma  •  Lau Siu-Ming

Flirting Scholar (1993)

A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a rich family in order to pursue the ravishing servant girl who has stolen his heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Lik-Chi
CAST:  Stephen Chow  •  Gong Li  •  Cheng Pei-pei  •  Chan Pak-Cheung

A scholar in search of true love. Disguising himself as a houseboy, he indentures himself to a rich family in order to pursue the ravishing servant girl who has stolen his heart.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Lik-Chi
CAST:  Stephen Chow  •  Gong Li  •  Cheng Pei-pei  •  Chan Pak-Cheung

Dragons Forever (1988)

A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sammo Hung
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Sammo Hung  •  Yuen Biao  •  Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling

A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sammo Hung
CAST:  Jackie Chan  •  Sammo Hung  •  Yuen Biao  •  Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling

The Hidden Power of the Dragon Sabre (1984)

The story concerns the efforts of the emperor to obtain the Dragon Sabre and it's companion magic sword so the "martial world" will be forced to respect him. He enlists a bad guy who plots a massacre of the Mongolians to blamed on the "Ming cult" so that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chor Yuen
CAST:  Derek Yee Tung-Sing  •  Ti Lung  •  Ku Feng  •  Lung Tien-Hsiang

The story concerns the efforts of the emperor to obtain the Dragon Sabre and it's companion magic sword so the "martial world" will be forced to respect him. He enlists a bad guy who plots a massacre of the Mongolians to blamed on the "Ming cult" so that the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chor Yuen
CAST:  Derek Yee Tung-Sing  •  Ti Lung  •  Ku Feng  •  Lung Tien-Hsiang

The Magnificent Ruffians (1979)

Venom regulars Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, and Sun Chien star as a gang of unemployed martial artists who spend their days stuffing their faces at local restaurants and letting the staff beat them up instead of paying the bill. Their fortunes appear to improve when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang Cheh
CAST:  Lu Feng  •  Chiang Sheng  •  Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok  •  Sun Chien

Venom regulars Philip Kwok, Chiang Sheng, and Sun Chien star as a gang of unemployed martial artists who spend their days stuffing their faces at local restaurants and letting the staff beat them up instead of paying the bill. Their fortunes appear to improve when ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chang Cheh
CAST:  Lu Feng  •  Chiang Sheng  •  Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok  •  Sun Chien

To Be No. 1 (1996)

Fai Chuen is a young man who wants to rise in the triad of Hong Kong. He's tough; he's respected by his friends; he loves Apple, daughter of his boss in the small-time Hung Lok gang in Wanchai; and, he encourages the studies of Chun, the son of his mother's closest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Michael Chan  •  Danny Lee Sau-Yin  •  Kar-Lei Cheng  •  Simon Yam

Fai Chuen is a young man who wants to rise in the triad of Hong Kong. He's tough; he's respected by his friends; he loves Apple, daughter of his boss in the small-time Hung Lok gang in Wanchai; and, he encourages the studies of Chun, the son of his mother's closest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Michael Chan  •  Danny Lee Sau-Yin  •  Kar-Lei Cheng  •  Simon Yam

The Other Side of the Sea (1994)

Shau has started hating the life as a killer. She requests retiring from the organisation. However, in return, the organisation assigned her boyfriend to kill her. Shau killed him out of self defense. During the confrontation, she is also injured but can escape. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Michelle Reis  •  Ma Jingtao  •  Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming  •  Xiong Xinxin

Shau has started hating the life as a killer. She requests retiring from the organisation. However, in return, the organisation assigned her boyfriend to kill her. Shau killed him out of self defense. During the confrontation, she is also injured but can escape. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lee Hui Min
CAST:  Michelle Reis  •  Ma Jingtao  •  Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming  •  Xiong Xinxin

24 Hrs Ghost Story (1997)

Wellson Chin Sing-wai spins this ghost yarn about a spirit who haunts the unsuspecting customers of a 24-hour convenience mart. When clerk Mo tai-ho (Francis Ng Chun-yu) starts hearing Peking opera coming out of the telephones, the freezers and from the backroom, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wellson Chin Sing-Wai
CAST:  Francis Ng  •  Chin Ka-Lok  •  Kingdom Yuen  •  Lam Wai

Wellson Chin Sing-wai spins this ghost yarn about a spirit who haunts the unsuspecting customers of a 24-hour convenience mart. When clerk Mo tai-ho (Francis Ng Chun-yu) starts hearing Peking opera coming out of the telephones, the freezers and from the backroom, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wellson Chin Sing-Wai
CAST:  Francis Ng  •  Chin Ka-Lok  •  Kingdom Yuen  •  Lam Wai

Conspirators (2013)

Chen Tan, a private detective in Thailand, travels to Malaysia following a series of clues found in a photo. There he searches for a man called Chai, who might help reveal the truths behind the murder of his parents 30 years ago. Chen finds Zheng, a Malaysian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oxide Chun Pang
CAST:  Aaron Kwok  •  Nick Cheung  •  Jiang Yiyan  •  Chen Kuan-Tai

Chen Tan, a private detective in Thailand, travels to Malaysia following a series of clues found in a photo. There he searches for a man called Chai, who might help reveal the truths behind the murder of his parents 30 years ago. Chen finds Zheng, a Malaysian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oxide Chun Pang
CAST:  Aaron Kwok  •  Nick Cheung  •  Jiang Yiyan  •  Chen Kuan-Tai

The Silent War (2012)

An espionage thriller set in the 1950s and adapted from the novel "Year Suan/Plot Against" by May Jia. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays a blind man who works for a piano tuner. He is recruited for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Mak  •  Felix Chong
CAST:  Zhou Xun  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Xuebing Wang  •  Mavis Fan

An espionage thriller set in the 1950s and adapted from the novel "Year Suan/Plot Against" by May Jia. Tony Leung Chiu Wai plays a blind man who works for a piano tuner. He is recruited for a spy mission because of his exceptional hearing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Mak  •  Felix Chong
CAST:  Zhou Xun  •  Tony Leung Chiu-wai  •  Xuebing Wang  •  Mavis Fan

A Chinese Torture Chamber Story II (1998)

A pair of country thieves make friends with a general rising within the imperial army. After the general finds himself falling in love with the beautiful sister of one of the thieves (who is the fiancee of the other) he decides to do whatever it takes to get rid of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Cho Kin-Nam
CAST:  Yolinda Yan Choh-Sin  •  Yeung Fan  •  Yang Hsiung  •  Mark Cheng Ho-Nam

A pair of country thieves make friends with a general rising within the imperial army. After the general finds himself falling in love with the beautiful sister of one of the thieves (who is the fiancee of the other) he decides to do whatever it takes to get rid of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dick Cho Kin-Nam
CAST:  Yolinda Yan Choh-Sin  •  Yeung Fan  •  Yang Hsiung  •  Mark Cheng Ho-Nam

The Adventure Of The King (2010)

From the director of “72 Tenants Of Prosperity” comes a period comedy movie about an emperor (Richie Ren) who disguises himself as a commoner and later falls in love with Phoenix (Barbie Hsu), the lady boss of an inn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chung Shu-Kai
CAST:  Richie Jen  •  Barbie Hsu  •  Pan Changjiang  •  Law Kar-Ying

From the director of “72 Tenants Of Prosperity” comes a period comedy movie about an emperor (Richie Ren) who disguises himself as a commoner and later falls in love with Phoenix (Barbie Hsu), the lady boss of an inn.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chung Shu-Kai
CAST:  Richie Jen  •  Barbie Hsu  •  Pan Changjiang  •  Law Kar-Ying

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

Drugs Area (1991)

Action flick about illegal drug dealing in Hong Kong and the undercover cops who risk their lives and their relationship to capture the bad guys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cheung Bing-Chan
CAST:  Kenneth Tsang  •  Michael Miu  •  Yip Yuk-Ping  •  Sibelle Hu

Action flick about illegal drug dealing in Hong Kong and the undercover cops who risk their lives and their relationship to capture the bad guys.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cheung Bing-Chan
CAST:  Kenneth Tsang  •  Michael Miu  •  Yip Yuk-Ping  •  Sibelle Hu

Love Among the Triad (1993)

Simon Yam Tat-wah and Rosamund Kwan Chi-lam star in this gauzy melodrama about the life and loves of the gangster elite, directed by Andy Chin Wing-keung. The film centers around Ching Kit, a mob boss who instead of using typical tools of underworld shakedowns -- ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Chin
CAST:  Simon Yam  •  Cecilia Yip  •  Veronica Yip Yuk-Hing  •  Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming

Simon Yam Tat-wah and Rosamund Kwan Chi-lam star in this gauzy melodrama about the life and loves of the gangster elite, directed by Andy Chin Wing-keung. The film centers around Ching Kit, a mob boss who instead of using typical tools of underworld shakedowns -- ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Chin
CAST:  Simon Yam  •  Cecilia Yip  •  Veronica Yip Yuk-Hing  •  Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming

No Compromise (1988)

A cop goes after a husband-and-wife team of criminals who are expecting the birth of their first child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Chan
CAST:  Danny Lee Sau-Yin  •  Carol Cheng  •  Lam Wai  •  Pauline Wong Siu-Fung

A cop goes after a husband-and-wife team of criminals who are expecting the birth of their first child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Chan
CAST:  Danny Lee Sau-Yin  •  Carol Cheng  •  Lam Wai  •  Pauline Wong Siu-Fung

Monkey Kung Fu (1979)

A small-time crook goes in search of the other half of a wooden keepsake which will lead him to the legendary kung fu technique of the Gibbon Clan Fist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Law Ma
CAST:  Hau Chiu-Sing  •  Lam Fai-Wong  •  Tony Ching Siu-Tung  •  Shum Lo

A small-time crook goes in search of the other half of a wooden keepsake which will lead him to the legendary kung fu technique of the Gibbon Clan Fist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Law Ma
CAST:  Hau Chiu-Sing  •  Lam Fai-Wong  •  Tony Ching Siu-Tung  •  Shum Lo

Code of Honor (1987)

In Hong Kong, Ho Chen-tung is the aging Mob boss, living by a code of honor, keeping peace among rival factions. For years, he has been estranged from his son, Hui, who lives in Australia. Tung has become a sort of father to Han, a Vietnamese refugee who also lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Chan
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Danny Lee Sau-Yin  •  Shing Fui-On  •  Dick Wei

In Hong Kong, Ho Chen-tung is the aging Mob boss, living by a code of honor, keeping peace among rival factions. For years, he has been estranged from his son, Hui, who lives in Australia. Tung has become a sort of father to Han, a Vietnamese refugee who also lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Billy Chan
CAST:  Chow Yun-fat  •  Danny Lee Sau-Yin  •  Shing Fui-On  •  Dick Wei

Emotional Girl: Doubt of Distress (1993)

Jean meets former school friend Ivy by chance at a disco. Ivy says she was kicked out of school for flirting, and proves this by making a concerted pass at Stephen, Jean's businessman father much to the disgust of his live-in girlfriend Judy. The affair starts off ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chan Wing-Chiu
CAST:  Ching-Ching Yiu  •  Jacqueline Ng Suet-Man  •  Chang Kuo-Chu  •  Teddy Chan

Jean meets former school friend Ivy by chance at a disco. Ivy says she was kicked out of school for flirting, and proves this by making a concerted pass at Stephen, Jean's businessman father much to the disgust of his live-in girlfriend Judy. The affair starts off ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chan Wing-Chiu
CAST:  Ching-Ching Yiu  •  Jacqueline Ng Suet-Man  •  Chang Kuo-Chu  •  Teddy Chan

Drug Tiger (1993)

A young boy witnesses the murder of his family by a sadistic gang leader. Years later, he takes revenge with the help of his childhood friend and a female cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip So Yuen-Fung
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Lam Wai  •  Shing Fui-On  •  Wu Ma

A young boy witnesses the murder of his family by a sadistic gang leader. Years later, he takes revenge with the help of his childhood friend and a female cop.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip So Yuen-Fung
CAST:  Eric Tsang  •  Lam Wai  •  Shing Fui-On  •  Wu Ma
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