Lau Nga-Lai

Acting

Lau Nga-Lai

Place of birth

Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Known for

Acting

Credits

46 titles

Known for

A House is Not a Home poster
NR

A House Is Not a Home is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 August 1977. It is a very successful classic series boasting the likes of stars Liza Wang, Simon Yam, Ha Yu and also veteran actors like Bak Man-biu, Tang Pik-wan and Lee Heung-kam. The show became a 1970s drama classic, well-known also for its theme song, "A House Is Not a Home"; 家變, which was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics by the late Wong Jim and sung by Roman Tam.

A House is Not a Home

1977

The Giants poster
10.0

The Giants is a TVB television series, premiered on 15 May 1978. Theme song "The Giants" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Roman Tam.

The Giants

1978

My Lucky Stars poster
6.6

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

My Lucky Stars

1985

Police Story poster
7.6

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.

Police Story

1985

The Brothers poster
NR

The Brothers is a TVB television series which premiered on 21 April 1980. The show's theme song "The Brothers", was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with Wong Jim, writing the lyrics. It was originally sung by Cantopop singer, Roman Tam

The Brothers

1980

The Hitman Chronicles poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Hitman Chronicles

1997

Film credits

1980s · 22 titles

My Lucky Stars poster
6.6

Two Hong Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.

My Lucky Stars

1985

Police Story poster
7.6

Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.

Police Story

1985

Uncommon Valor poster
6.2

A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind and taken prisoner by the Vietnamese.

Uncommon Valor

1983

Hocus Pocus poster
6.7

This movie follows in the same spirit as Mr. Vampire, Dead and the deadly and Spooky encounters, mixing comedy and horror!

Hocus Pocus

1984

Carry On Pickpocket poster
6.4

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.

Carry On Pickpocket

1982

The Intellectual Trio poster
5.2

Joyce Ni (Esprit D'Amour) and Sandy Lam play two sisters who pick pockets for a living, and manage to run afoul of a pair of cops (Leslie Cheung and Billy Lau) after lifting their wallets. However, rather than arresting the two thieves, the cops are taken in by their obvious charms, and with urban, metropolitan Hong Kong as a backdrop, romance seems almost inevitable. But the girls also lifted a precious jade from a vicious hitman, who soon comes looking for his stolen property...

The Intellectual Trio

1984

By Hook or By Crook poster
5.4

'FLOWER KID' was a 'Robin Hood' type of hero who robs the rich and gives the poor. He was adored by many people especially a kid named 'FATSO', who considered himself as 'FLOWER KID jr.' Madam Bee, a woman of guts and evil hated 'FLOWER KID' because he once refused to kill her husband. She then married a rich 'Big Shot' and used his money and power to hire a bounty hunter called 'SKINNY'. Skinny caught the imitating hero 'Fatso'. They fought, understood, became good friends and went on look for 'Flower Kid'...

By Hook or By Crook

1980

Laughing Times poster
4.8

A homeless wanderer just happens across various articles of clothing that make him resemble Charlie Chaplin much to the amusement of passersby.

Laughing Times

1980

Pom Pom poster
6.4

Chau and Beethoven, two Hong Kong police detectives, go through misadventures to protect a young girl from a ruthless crime lord, as she possesses a ledger that contains all of the gangster's activities. In the mix is a tough, no-nonsense policewoman, who falls for one of the detectives. Written by Oliver Chu

Pom Pom

1984

The Bachelor's Swan Song poster
6.7

Kenny and Maggie, lovers of long standing, have been scrimping and saving for their marriage. One day Maggie suspects that she is pregnant, and suggests an early wedding. Kenny is thunder struck as he has just lost his every cent in the stock market.

The Bachelor's Swan Song

1989

Ghost Nursing poster
6.0

Jackie is a young woman determined to reverse her bad luck. She consults the God of Gold, who advises her to "nurse a ghost". She is given a small figure to worship, and the worship includes dripping three drops of her own blood every three days. At first, all goes well and she falls in love. But this new happiness causes Jackie to forget to worship the figure, and the spirit doesn't like it. With good intentions, her new boyfriend, Raymond, discovers Jackie's strange predicament and attempts an exorcism which goes horribly wrong. The spirit takes over Raymond, who starts doing nasty things.

Ghost Nursing

1982

Top Fit poster
3.0

A married woman, fed up with her cheating husband, decides to do some cheating herself.

Top Fit

1983

The Bund poster
5.7

After losing everything, a young man rebuilds his life and finds love in 1920s Shanghai -- all while rising to power in an organized crime syndicate.

The Bund

1983

Blade in Hong Kong poster
9.0

Joe Blade is an unclaimed TV pilot film. An American, Blade works in Hong Kong, the home of his adoptive father Chang Chin-tzu. When Chang Chin-tzu is killed and a wealthy man is kidnapped, Blade springs into action.

Blade in Hong Kong

1985

Devil Cat poster
NR

A man, unknowingly in possession of a cursed artifact, finds horrific things have begun to happen in his home, and it's up to his two childhood friends to find out why: a police inspector, and a professor with psychic abilities (due to being possessed by a cat spirit)

Devil Cat

1985

Curse of Evil poster
5.0

13 family members are murdered and then dumped in a well. 30 years later their descendants are cursed...

Curse of Evil

1982

Beware Of Pickpockets poster
9.0

Big Nose Pao is a faithful and honest constable that has been tasked to arrest Three Hands, a pickpocket. However, each time the pickpocket is caught, he's released by the lack of evidence. Although Three Hands steals for a living, the money that he takes from the rich people, is spent on the seven poor orphans with whom he lives in an old shaky church.

Beware Of Pickpockets

1981

Crazy Crooks poster
5.8

Slapstick movie about 2 swindlers, Kong Kun Chat (Karl Maka) and Moo Pi Chide (Dean Shek) who gambled with fake money with someone else to get back real money. At least Kong and Moo thought it was real money. Turned out the money was also fake, and a death warrent is issued for them. Luckily, a little kid Mak Tau saves their lives. - Yellow Hammer

Crazy Crooks

1980

Man on the Brink poster
7.4

An undercover cop goes deep undercover to inside one of Hong Kong's most notorious Triad gangs only to find him getting consumed by a life of crime and seediness.

Man on the Brink

1981

God Father poster
6.0

A young mechanic vows revenge after his cousin is swindled by a card sharp named Card Devil, but after pledging the garage against the debt and discovering the man works for a crime lord, he desperately seeks assistance.

God Father

1980

Gang Master poster
7.5

It has to do with a young clan member, Zhong Yuan, who is promoted to chief of the Dragon Gang after his adoptive father dies, only to be expelled when a letter arrives revealing him to be of Mongol birth, an awkward bit of news at a time when the Dragon Gang is actively fighting Mongol occupiers. In fact, Zhong soon learns that the Mongol general leading the anti-rebel campaign is actually his real father. Still, he persists in trying to get back into the good graces of the clan, eventually helping to ferret out a traitor in their midst.

Gang Master

1982

Diamond Fight poster
8.5

Valuable jewels belonging to a japanese exporting company have vanished in Hong Kong. Three different criminal organizations are scurrying about trying to find them, but the only mysterious Suzie Mazuda knows their true whereabouts. A suave HK police detective befriends her to crack the case.

Diamond Fight

1981

Series credits

A House is Not a Home poster
NR

A House Is Not a Home is a TVB television series, premiered on 1 August 1977. It is a very successful classic series boasting the likes of stars Liza Wang, Simon Yam, Ha Yu and also veteran actors like Bak Man-biu, Tang Pik-wan and Lee Heung-kam. The show became a 1970s drama classic, well-known also for its theme song, "A House Is Not a Home"; 家變, which was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics by the late Wong Jim and sung by Roman Tam.

A House is Not a Home

1977

The Giants poster
10.0

The Giants is a TVB television series, premiered on 15 May 1978. Theme song "The Giants" composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Roman Tam.

The Giants

1978

The Brothers poster
NR

The Brothers is a TVB television series which premiered on 21 April 1980. The show's theme song "The Brothers", was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with Wong Jim, writing the lyrics. It was originally sung by Cantopop singer, Roman Tam

The Brothers

1980

The Hitman Chronicles poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Hitman Chronicles

1997

Brothers Four poster
NR

The series revolves around the four Lin brothers, Lin Shangfu, Lin Shanggui, Lin Shangrong and Lin Shanghua. Shangfu, who works as a car salesman, narrowly avoids being laid off and begins a relationship with TV star Xia Chuqiao. Shanghua, a lounge singer, falls in love with a fellow music enthusiast, Sun Yide, but their relationship becomes complicated due to feelings between Shangfu and Yide. The Lin brothers also face multiple attacks from an unscrupulous artist agent, Lei Litao, but manage to overcome his schemes.

Brothers Four

1981

The Twins poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Twins

1979

Hero's Blood Road poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hero's Blood Road

1981

The Legend of Master So poster
8.7

SO TSAN, better known as Beggar So, is one of the ten best Kung-Fu maters known in Canton, the ‘Canton Ten Tigers‘, in the 1920's. His legendary life unfolds when he is falsely accused to have killed his father, also a renowned Kung-Fu master, who actually died of stimulant overdose. Ling, his lover, sacrifices her own virtue to the Commander in order to save him from prosecution. But TSAN, being unaware of her true intention, mistake her as flirting around. With a broken-heart, he goes downtown to start a new life. He, working in concert with his good friends, manages to set up a Kung-Fu school in Canton. The series mounts to a new climax when TSAN, just about to marry another girl YING, gets to know that LING sacrificed all for his sake. On the other hand, LING, deeply hurt from being misunderstood, is requested by QUAN, TSAN’s best friend, for marriage. The story continues with the intricate relationship among the four...

The Legend of Master So

1982

Good Old Times poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Good Old Times

1981

Law Enforcers poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Law Enforcers

2001

The Cheap Detective poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Cheap Detective

1979

In the Name of Love poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

In the Name of Love

1996

Stardust poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Stardust

1982

The Three Musketeers poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Three Musketeers

1981

The Gods And Demons Of Zu Mountain poster
NR

After becoming a Blood Shadow with evil powers, traitor Ding Yinwei poses a threat to the world. Emei martial artists Qiong, Yun, Jingwo, Lingyun, and Jinchang set out to find the two demon-slaying swords to defeat him. On their journey, they encounter a repentant Ping and join forces. Even after obtaining the swords, the group faces challenges, particularly due to romantic entanglements. Now, they must defeat Ding in a final showdown.

The Gods And Demons Of Zu Mountain

1990

百法百众 poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

百法百众

2005

New C.I.D. poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

New C.I.D.

1980

The Bold Ones poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Bold Ones

1983

蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版) poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

蘇乞兒 (數碼修復版)

1982

The Switch poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

The Switch

1982

Ghost On The Loose poster
NR

A big house is haunted by four ghosts. Three families moved in at different times, including Ling Da Ting and his pregnant mistress Lu Bi, the jeweler Wang Tian Xiang and his family, and the retired dance instructor Hua Luo Shi and his family. Although the house is haunted, the younger generations can communicate and play with the ghosts. Lu Bi went into labor, and the four ghosts competed to be reincarnated. Once, Lu Bi was saved by Zhuang Wei Qiang, who had a crush on her. Xiao also fell in love with Lu Bi, and they began a romance. Eventually, the three families faced eviction but became close friends after going through ups and downs together. The three families helped the ghosts reincarnate, and they tearfully said goodbye at a banquet.

Ghost On The Loose

1983

He Ain’t Heavy He is My Brother poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

He Ain’t Heavy He is My Brother

1979

Mysterious World poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mysterious World

1981