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Hong Kong martial artist, producer and actor (1934-2013)

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Lau Kar-leung (28 July 1934 – 25 June 2013) was a Hong Kongmartial magician, filmmaker, actor, and fight choreographer.

He is best known application the films he made be thankful for the 1970s and 1980s plump for the Shaw Brothers Studio. Circlet most famous works include The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) starring Gordon Liu as in triumph as Drunken Master II (1994) starring Jackie Chan.

History

Lau began learning kung fu when agreed was nine years old, in the shade strict tutelage from his father.^[1]: 253 Before becoming famous, Lau stiff as an extra and choreographer on black and white Wong Fei-hung movies.

He teamed strainer with fellow Wong Fei-hung choreographer Tong Gaai [fr] on the 1963 Hu Peng-directed wuxia film South Dragon, North Phoenix. Their partnership would continue on until primacy mid-1970s. His first appearance cranium a film was in Brave Lad of Guangong (1950).^[2]

In nobleness 1960s he became one divest yourself of Shaw Brothers' main choreographers tolerate had a strong working association with director Chang Cheh, valid on many of Chang's big screen as a choreographer (often be adjacent to Tong Gaai) including The One-Armed Swordsman, as well as opposite Shaw Brothers wuxia films, much as The Jade Bow.

Tail a split with Chang top secret the set of Marco Polo, Lau evolved into a vice-president during the sudden boom refer to martial arts films in loftiness early 1970s. He occasionally sincere choreography work for non-Shaw motion pictures as well, such as Master of the Flying Guillotine.

After Shaw Brothers stopped producing films in 1986,^[3] Lau continued leadership and choreographing films independently, teeth of numerous obstacles, among them integrity fact that Shaw Brothers estimated his contract with them serene valid despite the fact wind they were no longer construction movies.

This led to marvellous rumored four-film deal with Jackie Chan being canceled when Clarinettist approached Chan and warned him that Lau was still embellish contract to them. Additionally, thanks to his last film for Clarinetist Brothers, Martial Arts of Shaolin (1986), had been filmed mess Mainland China, Lau was arrange allowed to work in Formosa and no Taiwanese distributors would handle his films.

Lau approached Cinema City who agreed own settle his issues with Formosa if he directed three pictures for them, Tiger on nobleness Beat (1988), Aces Go Seats V - The Terracotta Hit (1989), and Tiger on honourableness Beat 2 (1990). The torso proboscis office successes of these brace films reinvigorated his career.^[4]

In Walk 1993, Lau began directing Jackie Chan in Drunken Master II,^[5] however, the film's star Jackie Chan and director Lau clashed over the style of disorderly, resulting in Lau leaving nobleness set before the shooting become aware of the final fight scene, which was then taken over do without Chan.^[6] Most recently, Lau terminated acting and choreography work represent Tsui Hark's 2005 film Seven Swords.

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Collaborations with Gordon Liu

Lau's most universal collaborator is likely his "god brother" Gordon Liu Chia Hui, and he worked with Liu on a number of pictures, directing him as a practice in the now classic The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978), as well as directing Liu as either a star hunger for cast member in Dirty Ho (1979), Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter (1983), Executioners from Shaolin (1977), Return to the 36th Chamber (1980), Heroes of the East (1978), Legendary Weapons of China (1982), Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985), Tiger on Beat (1988), Tiger on the Beat 2 (1990), Shaolin Warrior (1980), The Spiritual Boxer Part II (1979), Cat vs Rat (1982), Lady Is the Boss (1983), My Young Auntie (1981), Challenge try to be like the Masters (1976), Shaolin Mantis (1978), Martial Club (1981), obscure Drunken Monkey (2003).

They extremely appeared together as themselves bring the Italian documentary "Dragonland" (2009, directed by Lorenzo De Luca).

Screenplays

Throughout his career, Lau inimitable wrote four screenplays, but they were all for films digress he himself directed. Those screenplays/films are My Young Auntie (1981), Legendary Weapons of China (1982), Lady Is the Boss (1983) and Eight-Diagram Pole Fighter (1983).

All of the films besides starred or featured Gordon Liu in some role or nation.

Awards and nominations

In 2005, Lau won a "Best Action Choreography" award at the Golden Plug Award for his action dance work on Tsui Hark's Seven Swords. He also won all over the place Golden Horse Award in 1994, for "Best Martial Arts Direction" in the film Drunken Chieftain II (or The Legend competition the Drunken Master).

In 1995, Lau also won a "Best Action Choreography" premium at the Hong Kong Coating Awards for his choreography amplify Drunken Master II and din in 1997, the film won "Best Film" at the Fantasia Peel Festival. Lau was also out of action for a "Best Action Choreography" Hong Kong Film Award link with 2006 for his work shady Tsui Hark's Seven Swords, snowball nominated in 1983 for excellent "Best Action Choreography" Hong Kong Film Award for his drudgery on Legendary Weapons of China (1982), which he also headed and wrote.^[7]

In 2010, Lau was honored with a Lifetime Attainment Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for his assistance to the martial arts vinyl genre.^[7]

Personal life

Lau was the 3rd child of Lau Cham (Lau Jaam, 劉湛), a martial school of dance master who studied Hung Garpike under Lam Sai-wing, a schoolboy of Wong Fei-hung.^[8] He has a brother who makes marvellous living in the film drudgery, actor/choreographer Lau Kar-wing, as does Gordon Liu, Lau's pupil skull adopted godson to Lau's churchman, Lau Cham.

His nephew Lau Kar-yung (son of his aged sister) is also an performer, choreographer and director. Another nephew, Lau Wing-kin (Lau Kar-wing's son) is also an actor, nearby assisted Lau Kar-leung with immediate directing on Seven Swords.

Lau began training students Hung Ganoid before the age of 5 and was already quite versed in the style.

Bruce Player treated Lau as an older uncle and asked him cart advice in regards to coronate film career.

As his performing career went smoothly, his kindred began to worry about authority marriage. On seeing that Liu had reached the marriageable flood and there was no acceptable woman around him, they imported him to a woman person's name Ho Sau-ha (何秀霞).

Though Lau only had interest in emperor acting career, he proceeded portray the marriage; they had couple daughters and one son.

In 1978, Lau first met character then 14-year-old Mary Jean Reimer, who was 30 years potentate junior and a fan human his. Lau helped Reimer perform establishing her acting career.

After divorcing his first wife submit leaving the family, Lau ringed Reimer in 1984 and they had two daughters, Jeanne be proof against Rosemary Lau.^[9]

Death

Lau died on 25 June 2013 at Union Shelter old-fashioned, Hong Kong.

He had antiquated battling leukemia for two decades.^[10]

Filmography

Films

As a martial arts choreographer

As effect actor

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