Lau Kar-Wing: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 83
- as director
- 5
- on screen
- 1965–2020
- box office
- $24.5M
The Best Lau Kar-Wing Movies
The films of Lau Kar-Wing that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Confession of Pain (2006) leads with $14.2M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
Lau Kar-Wing's Career in Numbers
Lau Kar-Wing's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Lau Kar-Wing works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Twin Swords (1965) to Kung Fu Stuntmen (2020), and the 1970s were the busiest decade.
Lau Kar-Wing Movies by Decade
- 1960s 11
- 1970s 34
- 1980s 27
- 1990s 4
- 2000s 5
- 2010s 1
- 2020s 1
The 1970s were Lau Kar-Wing's busiest decade, with 34 films.
Lau Kar-Wing Movies by Genre
- Action 31
- Comedy 16
- Drama 14
- Crime 10
- Adventure 6
- Documentary 1
- Horror 1
- History 1
- Romance 1
Action is the genre Lau Kar-Wing has worked in most, with 31 films, ahead of comedy (16).
Lau Kar-Wing Career Milestones
- First film
- The Twin Swords 1965
- Biggest box office hit
- Confession of Pain $14.2M worldwide
- Newest film
- Kung Fu Stuntmen 2020
Lau Kar-Wing Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Lau Kar-Wing is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 5 as director and 78 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Lau Kar-Wing
5
Lau Kar-Wing Movies as an Actor
78- 2020
Kung Fu Stuntmen Documentary - 2011
Fight the Fight as Master Liu · Action - 2007
The Drummer as Rival Gang Boss · Drama Worldwide box office: $646K - 2006
Confession of Pain as Gangster at Tea Cafe · Crime Worldwide box office: $14.2M - 2003
Anna in Kungfu-land as Master Wisdom Worldwide box office: $1.29M - 2003
Drunken Monkey as Fights in the Opening Titles (uncredited) · Adventure - 2000
Fist Power as Brian's father · Crime - 1997
Once Upon a Time in China and America as Lion Dance Drummer (uncredited) · Action - 1995
Don’t Give a Damn as Statement Policeman · Crime - 1992
Twin Dragons Crime Worldwide box office: $8.36M - 1990
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon as Wing · Comedy - 1989
Just Heroes as Driver · Crime - 1989
Return of the Lucky Stars as Prisoner · Comedy - 1989
Aces Go Places V: The Terracotta Hit as Thai Horse Rider (uncredited) · Comedy - 1988
The Dragon Family as Uncle Sik · Action - 1988
Mr. Possessed as Mr Lee · Comedy - 1988
Tiger on the Beat as Sour Puss (uncredited) · Crime - 1988
Dragons Forever as Thug on Ship · Comedy - 1987
Rouge as Movie Director · Drama - 1987
Trouble Couples as Prince's godfather · Comedy - 1986
Lucky Stars Go Places Comedy - 1986
Millionaires’ Express as Mountain Bandit · Action - 1985
Why Me? as Lion Dancer · Drama - 1985
Heart of Dragon Crime - 1985
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars as Boss Lau's Man at Warehouse · Comedy - 1985
Those Merry Souls as Guy practising Kung Fu · Action - 1985
My Lucky Stars as Chief's Sidekick · Action - 1984
The Return of Pom Pom Comedy - 1984
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter as Yang 2nd Brother · Drama - 1982
Cat vs. Rat as Master Si Da Fu · Comedy - 1982
Legendary Weapons of China as Lui Yung · Drama - 1981
The Treasure Hunters as Lu · Adventure - 1980
Carry on Wise Guy Action - 1980
Heaven and Hell as Huo's Man with Knife · Action - 1979
Fists and Guts as Yung · Comedy - 1979
Odd Couple as King of Spears / Stubborn Wing · Action - 1979
Knockabout as Old Fox / Chia Wu Dao · Comedy - 1979
Iron Fists as Su Ting Cheng · Drama - 1979
The Shadow Boxing as Master Chen Wu · Horror - 1978
Warriors Two as Town Chief's Bodyguard · Action - 1978
Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog as Tiger · Action - 1978
Shaolin Mantis as Master Tien, Gi Gi's Grandfather · Action - 1978
The 36th Chamber of Shaolin as General Yin · Adventure - 1977
One Arm Chivalry Fights Against One Arm Chivalry Action - 1976
Challenge of the Masters as Officer Yuan Ching · Drama - 1976
Master of the Flying Guillotine as Fighter with 3-section staff · Action Worldwide box office: $21.8K - 1976
Tiger & Crane Fists as Liu Kang · Drama - 1975
The Spiritual Boxer as Chien's Disciple (uncredited) · Comedy - 1975
The Young Rebel as Long's Henchman [extra] · Action - 1974
Five Shaolin Masters as Patriot Liu · Drama - 1974
Shaolin Martial Arts as Brother Law · Action - 1974
Ninja Killer Adventure - 1974
Heroes Two as Tibetan Fighter in Red · Drama - 1974
The Thunder Kick Action - 1973
The Young Tiger Action - 1972
Man of Iron as Chang's Thug · Crime - 1972
The Prodigal Boxer as Tan's thug · Action - 1972
The Delightful Forest as Ximen Xing · Action - 1972
Five Fingers of Death as Master Meng's Pupil (uncredited) · Drama - 1972
The Angry Guest as Yakuza (uncredited) · Action - 1971
The Deadly Duo as Mole · Action - 1971
Duel of Fists as Chiang Ren's Man (uncredited) · Action - 1971
The Swift Knight as Black Killer · Action - 1971
The Anonymous Heroes as Bandit (uncredited) · Comedy - 1971
The Duel as (extra) (uncredited) · Drama - 1971
The New One-Armed Swordsman as (extra) (uncredited) · History - 1970
The Heroic Ones as 10th General Li Tsun Shou · Action - 1969
The Flying Dagger as Five Ghouls Member (uncredited) · Drama - 1969
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman as Hell's Buddha King Shi Fu · Adventure - 1969
The Singing Thief as Wang's henchman · Action - 1968
The Sword of Swords as Shang's thug [extra] · Adventure - 1968
Golden Swallow as Golden Dragon Five Heroes · Action - 1967
The Assassin as (extra) (uncredited) · Drama - 1967
The One-Armed Swordsman as Feng's Disciple · Action - 1967
The Thundering Sword as Yue's security escort member (uncredited) · Action - 1966
The Magnificent Trio Romance - 1966
The Golden Buddha Action - 1965
The Twin Swords as Red Lotus bandit · Action
Who Lau Kar-Wing Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Lau Kar-Wing shares the most films with. Yasuaki Kurata comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Jackie Chan (5).
Lau Kar-Wing: Questions & Answers
How many movies Lau Kar-Wing has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Lau Kar-Wing been in?
Lau Kar-Wing is credited on 83 films, from 1965 to 2020. 78 of them as an actor and 5 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Lau Kar-Wing's highest-grossing movie?
Confession of Pain (2006) is Lau Kar-Wing's biggest box office hit, with $14.2M worldwide, ahead of Twin Dragons (1992) ($8.36M). Across every film with box office figures, Lau Kar-Wing's movies have made $24.5M.
Lau Kar-Wing's biggest hits What is Lau Kar-Wing's newest movie?
The most recent film on Lau Kar-Wing's filmography is Kung Fu Stuntmen (2020).
Who does Lau Kar-Wing work with most often?
Lau Kar-Wing shares the most films with Yasuaki Kurata (5 films), Jackie Chan (5 films) and Andy Lau (3 films).
The Best Lau Kar-Wing Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 83 credits.
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