Movies by Carina Lau
As part of the cast:
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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
Cast: Andy Lau, Bingbing Li, Carina Lau …
Directed by: Hark Tsui
When unexplained spontaneous combustions kill a pair of dignitaries in 7th-century China, the nation's first female emperor, Wu Zetian calls upon the trusted Detective Dee to solve the…
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Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Wen Jiang, Xiaogang Feng …
Directed by: Wen Jiang
In this comedic Western set in 1920s China, outlaw Zhang hijacks a train carrying the governor and a whole lot of loot. When the train derails, Zhang hatches a scheme to impersonate the…
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Ashes of Time Redux (2008)
Cast: Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung …
Directed by: Kar Wai Wong
In ancient China, swordsman Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung) retreats to the desert to recover from the sting of an affair gone wrong. With a hardened heart, he subcontracts out killings to bounty…
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Itchy Heart (2004)
Cast: Andy On, Carina Lau, Cherrie Ying …
Directed by: Matt Chow
Poon (Sean Lau) has been living a humdrum life since he married Cheung seven years ago. Suddenly, Cheung decides to go on a vacation alone and leaves her husband behind in Hong Kong.…
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2046 (2004)
Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Li Gong, Takuya Kimura …
Directed by: Kar Wai Wong
In this loose sequel to Hong Kong-based filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai's In the Mood for Love, Tony Leung Chiu-wai returns as struggling writer Chow Mo-wan, but now he's a boozing womanizer…
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Sex and the Beauties (2003)
Cast: Carina Lau, Cecilia Cheung, Athena Chu …
Directed by: Jing Wong
Taking a hint from the groundbreaking American TV series "Sex and the City," this sexy comedy (with lots of laughs) focuses on the lives of a group of female friends in Hong Kong who gather…
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Infernal Affairs 2 (2003)
Cast: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang, Carina Lau …
Directed by: Wai-keung Lau, Alan Mak
When a police inspector learns that a recruit recently booted from the police academy is the brother of an organized crime boss, he hires him to go undercover. But nobody is who they seem to…
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La Brassiere (2001)
Cast: Ching Wan Lau, Louis Koo, Carina Lau …
Directed by: Patrick Leung
Lau Ching Wan and Louis Koo are on a quest to find the "ultimate bra" in this hilarious romantic comedy. An all-female bra company hires two male designers to come up with a new series of…
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Cop Shop Babes (2001)
Cast: Carina Lau, Eason Chan, Jerry Lamb …
Directed by: Aman Chang
In this Hong Kong comedy, two young male police officers discover an all-female cop district headed by the sexy Mona Lui (Carina Lau) and immediately make it their business to get assigned to…
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Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Cast: Annie Shizuka Inoh, Shuan Fang, Michiko Hada …
Directed by: Hsiao-hsien Hou
Chinese courtesans attempt to find happiness within the opulent walls of a late-19th century brothel. Manipulation and seductive extravagance abound as the women learn to connive and…
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Who's the Woman, Who's the Man (1996)
Cast: Jordan Chan, Emil Chau, Leslie Cheung …
Directed by: Peter Chan
In this sequel to He's a Woman, She's a Man, gender-bending difficulties arise for Sam (Leslie Cheung), a handsome composer, and Wing (Anita Yuen), his blowsy girlfriend. When Sam…
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Forbidden City Cop (1996)
Cast: Stephen Chow, Carina Lau, Carman Lee …
Directed by: Stephen Chow, Vincent Kok
Although he's a member of the emperor's royal guards, Fat (Stephen Chow) is blissfully ignorant about the art of kung fu because he prefers tinkering with his futuristic inventions.…
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He's a Woman, She's a Man (1994)
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Carina Lau, Anita Yuen …
Directed by: Peter Chan, Chi Lee
It's director Blake Edwards's Victor/Victoria -- Chinese style! Tomboy Lam (Anita Yuen) is so obsessed with pop music diva Rose (Carina Lau) that she disguises herself as a man to…
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Deadful Melody (1993)
Cast: Brigitte Lin, Biao Yuen, Lung Chan …
Directed by: Ng Min Kan
The strains of a magic lyre are powerful enough to kill in this Hong Kong action flick. After years of training on the deadly instrument, Snow (Brigitte Lin) sets out to avenge the deaths of…
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Crazy Hong Kong (1993)
Cast: Carina Lau, Michael Chow Man-Kin, Conrad Janis …
Directed by: Wellson Chin
N!xau, the Bushman from The Gods Must Be Crazy, is back, this time taking on the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong. When the producer from a film crew is attacked by a lion in Africa, N!xau…
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Eagle Shooting Heroes (1993)
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung …
Directed by: Jeffrey Lau
Renowned filmmaker Kar Wai Wong produces this slapstick parody inspired by Louis Cha's popular novel, which tells the tale of two royal family members who are determined to claim the…
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American Grandson (1990)
Cast: Carina Lau, Ma Wu
Directed by: Ann Hui
At age 60, Ku (Ma Wu) is vibrant and enjoying his life in Shanghai, despite an ongoing squabble with a neighbor. The only things missing are his children, who have moved to the United States.…
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Days of Being Wild (1990)
Cast: Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau …
Directed by: Kar Wai Wong
After learning that the woman who raised him is not his mother, Yuddy (Leslie Cheung) acts out by manipulating two women -- quiet Su Lizhen (Maggie Cheung) and glamorous Mimi (Carina Lau). Su…
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She Shoots Straight (1989)
Cast: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Joyce Mina Godenzi, Tony Leung Chiu Wai …
Directed by: Corey Yuen
When Tsung-Pao (Tony Leung Ka Fai), the only son of a respected police family, marries an ambitious "half-breed" policewoman named Mina (Joyce Godenzi), his four cop sisters couldn't be…
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Project A 2 (1987)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Carina Lau …
Directed by: Jackie Chan
After he defeats an evil pirate at sea, Dragon Mao (Jackie Chan) gets offered the lead slot on the municipal police squad. But when he discovers corruption seeded deep within the department,…
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Rich and Famous (1987)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Alex Man …
Directed by: Taylor Wong
A Godfather-esque epic (continued in the film Tragic Hero) follows Kwok (Andy Lau) and his adopted brother, Yung (Alex Man), who owes money to a gambling king. To help his brother, Kwok turns…
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Tragic Hero (1987)
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau, Alex Man …
Directed by: Taylor Wong
In the explosive conclusion to the gangster saga Rich and Famous, Yung conspires to eliminate his former boss, but his plan backfires when triad leader Lee Ah-Chai retires and becomes a…