Lau Tin-Chi

Writing

Lau Tin-Chi

Born 1948-03-10 · British Hong Kong

Acting credits

Knockabout poster
7.0

After being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students.

Knockabout

1979

The Mad Monk poster
5.8

The gods in heaven complain to the Jade Emperor about the malicious practical jokes played on them by Dragon Fighter Lohan.

The Mad Monk

1993

Games Gamblers Play poster
6.7

Michael Hui stars as Wen, a convict who's always out to make a quick dollar through gambling. Being behind bars doesn't stop him from making something off of his gambling skills. Samuel Hui co-stars as Chieh,a novice gambler who gets into trouble one day when he tries to steal casino chips from a crooked card dealer Dean Shek). Whilst in jail, Chieh meets Wen and the latter agrees to become his mentor. Can Wen and Chieh make a fortune from their combined skills or will the duo wind up back in prison?

Games Gamblers Play

1974

Let's Do It poster
NR

1976 film

Let's Do It

1976

No artwork available
NR

The second episode of Ann Hui and Yim Ho’s “ICAC” Series (1978) around bribery and corruption

ICAC: Steak Fee

1978

Forever and Ever poster
9.0

Based on a true story, Xiao Fu was contracted HIV virus through blood transmission due to hemophilia. He made his difference by writing a book before his death to change the public's view toward patients with HIV.

Forever and Ever

2001

The Money Trip poster
4.0

Money Trip is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Kent Cheng.

The Money Trip

1979

Hui's Comedy: A Look Back Featurette poster
6.5

Look back on 4 comedy classics with 7 top filmmakers of our time. Explore the cultural impact of The Hui Brothers – the most successful cinema trio in Hong Kong history.

Hui's Comedy: A Look Back Featurette

2016

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NR

One episode of the “Seventeen” series (1977)

Seventeen: 1977

1977

Behind the camera

The Young Master poster
7.0

Youthful martial arts master Lung is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the run. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail.

The Young Master

1980

Look Out, Officer! poster
6.3

After police officer Piao is murdered, his soul cannot be at rest for his murder has been written off as a suicide. Therefore the heavens send him back to Earth as a spirit to find his 'savior' who will help him clear his name. Hsing, a rookie officer, is the savior and in return for finding Piao's killer, Piao must get him a girlfriend and a promotion.

Look Out, Officer!

1990

Knockabout poster
7.0

After being cheated out of some money, two small time crooks convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students.

Knockabout

1979

The Last Message poster
6.7

Li (Sam Hui) works at a sanitarium as a male nurse, and Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man. One day, a bearded old man is sent into the sanitarium with a large bag. Ah Tim manages to steal the bag, and finds antique fragments inside. When the old man dies, the pair learn from his daughter that there is a sunken vessel that is loaded with much more than they already have, so they decide to go after the sunken treasure.

The Last Message

1975

Games Gamblers Play poster
6.7

Michael Hui stars as Wen, a convict who's always out to make a quick dollar through gambling. Being behind bars doesn't stop him from making something off of his gambling skills. Samuel Hui co-stars as Chieh,a novice gambler who gets into trouble one day when he tries to steal casino chips from a crooked card dealer Dean Shek). Whilst in jail, Chieh meets Wen and the latter agrees to become his mentor. Can Wen and Chieh make a fortune from their combined skills or will the duo wind up back in prison?

Games Gamblers Play

1974

The Twin Bracelets poster
2.8

Two teenage girls make a pledge to each other to be as "man and wife" in a small Chinese fishing town. The notions of women's rights or sexual freedom are absent in their oppressive patriarchal culture, and when one becomes happily married to a stranger, the other is cruelly betrothed to the abusive son of a wealthy family. Seeking to free herself from a lifetime of abuse, Hui-hua desperately looks for a way out.

The Twin Bracelets

1991

Hello, Late Homecomers poster
8.5

An omnibus of tales from the three directors, Sit, Maka and Woo. Each dealing with true love and romance. The third and the best one of the tales deals with a hen-pecked husband trying to kill his wife. An action packed tale written and directed by John Woo who lets the fireworks fly!

Hello, Late Homecomers

1978

Hello, Late Homecomers poster
8.5

An omnibus of tales from the three directors, Sit, Maka and Woo. Each dealing with true love and romance. The third and the best one of the tales deals with a hen-pecked husband trying to kill his wife. An action packed tale written and directed by John Woo who lets the fireworks fly!

Hello, Late Homecomers

1978

The Victim poster
7.0

Chung Yao, a martial arts expert, has long been on the run from his stepbrother, who he caught trying to rape his wife on their wedding night. His brother has never given up the chase however, and Chung Yao live in constant fear that the vengeful stepbrother will murder him and his wife.

The Victim

1980

The Story of My Son poster
8.0

Li Tzu-Liang is returning to Hong Kong with the ashes of his wife. He now has to bring up his two sons on his own. Though he is quite well-off, he his plagued by debts and when he loses a large sum of money betting on horses, he has to turn to dangerous loan-sharks. Here starts a spiral which gets him and his two sons deeper and deeper into trouble.

The Story of My Son

1990

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NR

The fourth episode of Ann Hui and Yim Ho’s “ICAC” Series (1978), with three short stories combined

ICAC: Section Nine

1978

Mother vs. Mother poster
6.2

"Romeo and Juliet" in Hong Kong, except the widow Capulet is father Montague's childhood sweetheart. The young lovers try to reconcile their mothers with the help of the father, who is left with a bad taste in his mouth.

Mother vs. Mother

1988

Two Toothless Tigers poster
6.0

Two men each possess half of a treasure map, but over the years, their greed has prevented either from actually finding the treasure. But it seems that they may now be too late, as a third man plots to steal the treasure right out from under them.

Two Toothless Tigers

1980

Making It poster
7.5

Those who grew up in Hong Kong in the 1970s definitely remember the Wynners, a band formed by Alan Tam, Kenny Bee, Bennett Pang, Danny Yip, and Anthony Chan. They first dabbled into the film industry with Let's Rock in 1975, and in 1978 Taiwanese director Chen Yao Chi created another Wynners movie Making It. With a script tailored for the Wynners, youth film Making It is an updated Chinese version of The Prince and the Pauper. Five up-and-coming young music lovers, played by none other but the Wynners, overcome a lot of difficulties before they have a chance to perform at a restaurant. However, one of the band members, Alan (Alan Tam), suddenly feels ill and is hospitalized. His four friends fortunately come across the rich Sylvester (also Alan Tam) who looks exactly like Alan, and the four desperate band members ask him to take Alan's place for the performance. Meanwhile, Sylvester's parents, busily fetching Sylvester to fulfill an arranged marriage, mistake Alan as Sylvester...

Making It

1978

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NR

Sequel to the comedy movie Lam Ah Chun

Lam Ah Chun Blunders Again

1979