Lau Hak-Suen

Lau Hak-Suen

Birth : 1910-10-02, China

Death : 1983-01-25

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Lau Hak-Suen

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Project A
Lieutenant Shih
In late 19th Century Hong Kong the British may rule the land, but the pirates rule the waters. One Coast Guard officer is Dragon Ma, who is determined that his beloved Coast Guard will not be made a fool of.
Toothless Vampires
The story is about a family of vampires that due to genetic imbalance doesn't have fangs.
The Fung-shui Master
Hong Kong fantasy comedy film.
Give Me Back
Sir Lau
In 2000, Hong Kong, the feminist movement surged upward unceasingly. In order suppress the power of woman, "Husband Association" are developed to protect the men. Kent always be persecuted by his wife, he even loses his personal freedom, then, he goes to "Husband Association" to seek help. However, Since his fear of his wife is so deep and finally considered humanity deconstruction voluntarily. Actually Kent has not died, he observes his wife in secret, he knows that his wife still loves him so much, therefore he accepts the suggestion of the chairman Lam of "Husband Association" to negotiate with his wife with grenade. When Kent is very happy to see his wife, Lam is accidentally be killed by explosion. Then, the struggling between men and women is over.
The Perfect Match
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Zanda factory manager
Jane, with plain looks but a heart of gold, is always in between jobs. Once she gets a job, her knack for creating awkward situations immediately loses it for her. Ricky is her suitor, but he gets nowhere as the girl has no time for love. So Ricky goes along with her in job hunting. Somehow, Jane lands on a job as governess. Not to a child, but to an uncouth very old, very rich man who still wants to lead the life of his poor, uncivilized youth. His son is now running the old man's millions. He wants to bring up the father the civilized way. And he wants to take over the whole city through take-over deals. He is ruthless and has thrown thousands into the streets.
The 82 Tenants
Uncle Po
In “82 Tenants” the widow Zhang and Bing, her new young consort, want to sell an apartment house to a property developer but old man Zhang's will provided that the current tenants can stay there as long as they want or the building survives. So it is clear who the villains are—joining the greedy couple is Chao who has purchased all the land around the building but needs this final piece so he can know everything down and build a money spinning edifice. One the other side are the tenants, a disparate group whose grudgingly and occasionally antagonistically shared communal life, while not ideal, is certainly better than not having a place to live.
Carry on Pickpocket
Pot & Chimney's Teacher
Hung Tai-Kong aka Rice Pot and Chan Yin-Tung aka Chimney are two friends who work with their master Kam Ming and his daughter Ann as a team of pickpockets.
Food For The Sharks
Mahjong Heroes
Ping Wu
In America, there's such "game" movies as The Sting. But in Asia, it's often about the fascinating game of mahjong, and this is one of the best. Teen idol Nicholas Tse was just one year old when his father Patrick Tse (a.k.a. Shih Hsien) starred in this number one Christmas holiday hit about a hero who helps a young student vanquish a cunning, malicious gambling tycoon who's out to take over the family business.
公子嬌
Mr. Chow
A romantic comedy directed by Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Yim Ho.
Gui Yu
9th Uncle Liang Jiu
Three macabre short stories about gambling, vengeance and homicide.
Security Unlimited
Taipan Law
This is a story about a security guard agency and its three agents-Michael, Sam and Ricky. Sam and Ricky are delivering a large sum of money to a bank when a robbery takes place under their nose. after a series of hair-raising about hilarious chases, the agents get their men. With Michael and Sam giving their reward money to Ricky. They live haphazardly ever after.
The Spooky Bunch
Uncle Dang
A Cantonese opera company is attacked by an army of ghosts, thanks to a feud between the dead grandfathers of one of the company's actresses and a young man.
The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue
The Monkey Soldiers Come to the Rescue is a Hong Kong Drama starring Sammo Hung in a child role
The 7 Tyrants of Jiangnan
Black Wind Fortress Kam Ching
A child learns martial arts in order to become a Kung Fu warrior. Features the Seven Little Fortunes, and is the debut film of Jackie Chan.
Scarlet Boy
Bull King
He is sent by the gods to do battle with the monkey King who is up to more magical mischief than is good for him.
Red Maid, the Matchmaker
Cheng Hang
Production company Taoyuan chose for its inaugural film a comedy and Fong Yim-fun gets to take a break from playing long-suffering roles and showcase her talents in making us laugh! She plays the spritely titled character, brandishing a fresh image. The film is an adaptation of the literary classic Romance of the Western Chamber, in which the Prime Minister's daughter (Law Yim-hing), under siege from rebel soldiers, is rescued by a plan formulated by a poor scholar (Law Kim-long), with whom she is in love. But her mother (Poon Yat On) reneges afterwards on her promise to let the rescuer marry the daughter, and the clever Red Maid steps up as go-between, devising a series of sharp-witted tactics to help the lovers.
Heroine in Black
The Head of Southern Stone Village, Lee Ba-hung bullies others with his power. Yet he has no knowledge that his niece Lee Chun-hong is actually the Black Heroine who confronts him. It turns out that Chun-hong's father is fearful that Ba-hung would bully the mother and daughter of Chun-hong, hence he has disguised Chun-hong with woman attires. Chun-hong's identity is unveiled when she devotes herself to helping the refugees of a disaster by distributing food and emergency supplies. Ba-hung would like to murder Chung-hong by hanging, yet it ends in him being killed by his followers.
Stealing the Beauty's Corpse at Night
Commander Lau
It is a simple story with a deep meaning. When the beautiful chanteuse Hung (Law Yim-hing) is forced to marry Commander Lau (Lau Hark-suen), her brother (Cheng Wai-sum) interferes but is brutally beaten to death. Hung also falls to her death when she tries to escape. The siblings are only hastily buried in a coffin home, which is haunted soon afterwards. Hung's lover Wong (Wong Chiu-mo) later sneaks into the haunted house hoping to see her for one last time; Lau, meanwhile, insists on inspecting the coffin home and the corpses to prove that ghosts do not exist…The film creates an eerie and uncanny atmosphere with its well-designed camera angles, sound and editing. The haunting looks of the two ghost characters are a nod to Hong Kong's typically told horror stories.
Resurrection
Pang Kau
Ah Hing is made pregnant by her master Fan Chun-kit. Fan soon leaves for his studies overseas while Ah Hing suffers gross prosecution and is reduced to becoming a prostitute. In a momentary slip of a struggle, Ah Hing commits manslaughter. Now a qualified lawyer, Fan acquits Ah Hing of the charge, and intends to marry her to redeem his negligence in the past. Ah Hing, however, is determined to pursue an independent life.
An Orphan's Tragedy
To Chai-yan
An orphan meets and befriends an escaped convict that he will cross paths with again and bring about a series of fateful events that reveals a secret about the boy's past.
The Encounter Between the Prince of Thieves and the Lovelorn Monk
Madam Lau
Drama from Hong Kong directed by Chu Kei.
Devil Woman in Black
Drama / thriller from Sanxing Film Company.
The Judge Goes to Pieces
Koo Duk
The rapier wit is not only for playful bantering between a couple but also for fighting justice. Famed attorney Sung Sai-kit (Ma Si-tsang) is best known for his sharp pen and silver tongue. His wife Madam Tong (Hung Sin Nui), sympathetic with a wronged widow, tries every trick up her sleeve to get her husband to help. Ma is funny and lovable who morphs from the henpecked husband to the brilliant and shrewd attorney at court, he displays perseverance behind his devil-may-care and nonchalant attitude, even Stephen Chow reincarnated his persona in the 1992 version.
The Vagabond Master, Part 3
The Kunlun swordsmen carries out a rescue mission to save the little boy who has been abducted by the evil monk. Eager to take revenge on the Kunlun Sect and carry on with his plot to cause chaos, the evil monk seeks help from his fellow brother who uses sorcery to shrink people.
The Vagabond Master, Part 2
A swordswoman joins hands with fellow warriors to save her son from the evil monk.
The Humiliation of the Rickshaw Man
Hong Kong drama.
The Profligate Son
Hong Kong drama.
The Deadly Rose
Originally scheduled to release on February 4, 1935; a lawsuit resulted in its delayed release in 1937.
Compassion
Hong Kong drama.
Madam Lai
Hong Kong drama.
A Fisherman's Girl
Hong Kong drama.
Love and Morality
Hong Kong romance.
My Friend, the Ghost
Based on Pu Songling's "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio".
A Patriotic Woman
Hong Kong drama.
Monster of the Secret Chamber
Hong Kong horror.
A Woman of Guangzhou
Hong Kong drama.
Burning of the Efang Palace
Historical drama.
Nocturnal Mourning
Cantonese opera.
The Butterfly Lovers (Part 2)
Based on the Chinese legend.
The Butterfly Lovers (Part 1)
Based on the Chinese legend.
Mourning of the Chaste Tree Flower
An early film by Tianyi Movie Company, founded by Runme and Runde Shaw, which will later be known as the Shaw Brothers studio