Lau Shun

Acting

Lau Shun

Born — Died

1939-04-10 — 2026-05-29

Place of birth

Beijing, China

Known for

Acting

Credits

66 titles

Lau Shun was born on 10 April 1939 in Beijing, Republic of China. He is an actor, known for The Grandmaster (2013), Tai Chi Master (1993) and To Be Number One (1991).

Known for

The Grandmaster poster
6.6

The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted by vengeance.

The Grandmaster

2013

Once Upon a Time in China poster
7.1

In late 19th-century Canton, legendary hero Wong Fei-Hung battles foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee returns from America totally westernised, Wong assumes the role of protector. This proves difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local governments. As violence escalates, even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?

Once Upon a Time in China

1991

The Heroes From Shaolin poster
6.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Heroes From Shaolin

1993

Tai-Chi Master poster
7.2

Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

Tai-Chi Master

1993

Zu Warriors poster
5.7

King Sky, the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn. Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain. King Sky waits for two hundred years and meets Enigma, who is the reincarnation of Dawn, and in love with her again. However, Insomnia's Blood Clouds is ready to destroy Zu.

Zu Warriors

2001

Peking Opera Blues poster
7.2

In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pai Niu—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.

Peking Opera Blues

1986

Film credits

2010s · 4 titles

2000s · 3 titles

Zu Warriors poster
5.7

King Sky, the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn. Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain. King Sky waits for two hundred years and meets Enigma, who is the reincarnation of Dawn, and in love with her again. However, Insomnia's Blood Clouds is ready to destroy Zu.

Zu Warriors

2001

Demi-Haunted poster
5.6

Wan Fei (Joey Yung) is a promising Chinese Opera singer who is secretly in love with Ho Fung (Nicholas Tse). She plans to sing for him from the stage, but, in a tragic accident, dies mid-song. Years later, Wan Fei's ghost returns, and finds that part of her spirit has been reincarnated in the form of Chor-bat (Eason Chan). Wan Fei still longs to sing her song for her lover, and, after much humorous confusion, her dream is fulfilled.

Demi-Haunted

2002

The Tai Chi Master poster
8.0

A condensed version of the 28-episode martial arts TV show. Martial arts star Wu Jing is The Master of Tai Chi! Long before he found fame on the big screen with blockbusters like Invisible Target and SPL, Wu Jing made his beginning steps into the entertainment industry with this period drama. Co-directed by renowned filmmaker and action choreographer Yuen Woo Ping, the 1997 drama The Master of Tai Chi is Wu Jing's first television drama, marking the start of this humble martial artist's star-making journey. Appropriately enough, The Master of Taichi is also the story of a journeyman, following the protagonist's transformation from willful kung fu novice to respected tai chi master.

The Tai Chi Master

2003

1990s · 51 titles

Once Upon a Time in China poster
7.1

In late 19th-century Canton, legendary hero Wong Fei-Hung battles foreign forces' (English, French and American) plundering of China. When Aunt Yee returns from America totally westernised, Wong assumes the role of protector. This proves difficult when his martial arts school and local militia become involved in fierce battles with foreign and local governments. As violence escalates, even Aunt Yee has to question her new western ideals, but is it possible to fight guns with Kung Fu?

Once Upon a Time in China

1991

Tai-Chi Master poster
7.2

Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.

Tai-Chi Master

1993

Once Upon a Time in China IV poster
5.8

Wong Fei Hung must win another Lion Dance contest in order to defeat the eight foreign concessions in Shanghai.

Once Upon a Time in China IV

1993

Casino Raiders II poster
6.3

Chicken Feet assists in running an honorable gambling den owned by the crippled Uncle Fan and his son Kit. Having previously tried to shut down the gambling den and take over by paralyzing Fan and framing Kit for another man's murder, ruthless local Triad boss, James goes a step further by murdering Fan. Driven only by money and the pursuit of two valuable 'Jade stones', James kidnaps Kit's daughter so he will surrender gambling in order for James to win the upcoming Championship.

Casino Raiders II

1991

A Chinese Ghost Story II poster
6.8

After escaping false imprisonment, Ling Choi-San crosses paths with a pair of rebellious women. Though mourning the loss of his ghostly love, his broken heart must heal in a hurry in order to face a new series of paranormal encounters and adventures.

A Chinese Ghost Story II

1990

Lover of the Last Empress poster
5.9

The story of an innocent girl who is destined to become one of the emperor´s concubines. Initially she suffers from a loss of innocence and the intrigues of the other concubines but over the course of time she becomes less and less scrupulous and finally is impregnated by the emperor and thus becomes his wife - the empress of China. However, her "career" has corrupted her once innocent soul and so, after the emperor dies she rules the land with terror.

Lover of the Last Empress

1995

The Blacksheep Affair poster
6.5

A patriotic Chinese cop is reposted to fictional East European country Lavernia as punishment for ignoring orders during a plane hijack operation. There he encounters his ex-girlfriend, who fled to Lavernia after Tiananmen Square. Their paths soon tangle with the charismatic but evil leader of the Japanese cult Aum Shinryuu

The Blacksheep Affair

1998

A Chinese Ghost Story III poster
6.5

100 years after the events of the first film, Buddhist Bai Yun and his disciple Fong journey through a small town to transport a golden idol of Buddha. However, local thieves thwart their journey, forcing them to take shelter at the ghostly Orchid Temple.

A Chinese Ghost Story III

1991

Once Upon a Time in China III poster
6.4

Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.

Once Upon a Time in China III

1993

The Legend of the Swordsman poster
6.6

Ling Wu Chung decides to hide from the chaotic world. Before leaving, he visits his friends, a tribe of snake-wielding women warriors. However, he finds that the tribe have been attacked, and their leader Yam Ying Ying has been abducted.

The Legend of the Swordsman

1992

Hail the Judge poster
7.4

Pao Lung Sing, a descendant of the legendary Judge Pao Ching Tin, is a 9th degree corrupt judge who changes his tune when he tries to champion a woman Chi Siu-Lin, who was framed for killing her husband. As a result, Pao is forced to flee and through a series of events becomes a 1st degree judge and comes back to wreak havoc and justice on the guilty.

Hail the Judge

1994

Peace Hotel poster
5.9

After his wife's murder, Ping sets up a Peace Hotel to act as a sanctuary for anyone who needs protecting. One day, a mysterious woman shows up who seeks shelter from a gang hunting her. Vowing to never turn anyone away, Ping must decide whether to help the women or risk confronting the gang.

Peace Hotel

1995

New Dragon Gate Inn poster
7.4

During the Ming Dynasty, power-crazed eunuch Tso Siu Yan rules his desert region of China as if he were Emperor, ruthlessly thwarts plots against him and sets a trap for one of his enemies at the Dragon Gate Inn.

New Dragon Gate Inn

1992

Shanghai Grand poster
5.8

Hui Man Keung is washed up on a beach near Shanghai. He is taken in by Ding Lik, a kindly beggar who is in love with Fung Ching Ching, the daughter of a prominent gangster. It isn't long before Ding Lik rises through the underworld ranks to become one of the city's most powerful gangsters.

Shanghai Grand

1996

Swordsman poster
7.0

A kung-fu manual known as the Sacred Scroll is stolen from the Emperor's library. An army detachment is sent to recover it. Meanwhile, a young swordsman and his fellow disciple are accidentally drawn into the chaos.

Swordsman

1990

Once Upon a Time in China V poster
5.7

After the authorities flee China with public funds, Wong Fei-Hung battles pirates and corrupt officials to help the government restore peace.

Once Upon a Time in China V

1994

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai poster
7.0

While battling a psychic gambler, Sing hurtles back in time to 1937 Shanghai. Now he must come to grips with his family history and get back to 1991.

God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai

1991

Swordsman III: The East Is Red poster
6.1

A royal official accompanies a Portuguese warship to the Black Cliffs to see the site of the defeat of the evil Invincible Asia, who attained supernatural abilities by following the sacred scroll and castrating himself.

Swordsman III: The East Is Red

1993

Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic poster
6.2

Friends Charles and Chi visit Mainland China and discover an ancient cave that houses what is supposed to be the makeshift tomb of the legendary martial artist Lung Gim-Fei. The friends find an old spell book and practice some magic, which unintentionally breaks open a wall and releases a dormant princess and her handmaiden. Charles and Chi take the Princess and her Handmaiden back to Hong Kong with them, unaware that they were followed by the just-awakened evil warlord, Tien Chien.

Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic

1990

Green Snake poster
7.3

Two snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.

Green Snake

1993

The Chinese Feast poster
6.6

Within a few years, petty crook Chiu rises to gang leader. But his professional ambitions are actually quite different: he wants to leave illegality behind and make a career for himself and his lover in Canada... as a chef. However, this craft must first be learned and Chiu's talent in the field of cooking leaves much to be desired.

The Chinese Feast

1995

Super Mischieves poster
7.0

The Shaolin master asks his three students to find the stolen Kung Fu scroll back from a castle, which is full of monsters.

Super Mischieves

1995

The Top Bet poster
6.0

Sing and Mei are two siblings with special powers which the former uses to gamble. When both are unavailable, a gangster hires Fanny, a con artist, to compete in a gambling competition.

The Top Bet

1991

All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard poster
7.2

Based on parts of the classic Chinese novel The Water Margin (aka Outlaws of the Marsh).

All Men Are Brothers - Blood of the Leopard

1993

License to Steal poster
7.4

Godenzi plays an acrobatic thief who, after taking part in an elaborate burglary, is double-crossed by her partner (Aurelio) and is captured by the police. On her release from prison, Godenzi discovers that her betrayer is now a highly influential criminal in the area and commands a posse of hired thugs. With a new partner by her side, Godenzi looks to avenge her imprisonment and steal the valuables her former partner had double-crossed her for.

License to Steal

1990

To Be Number One poster
6.9

The story of Ho, a Chinese peasant/slave worker who escapes to Hong Kong and becomes one of the most feared gang bosses in Hong Kong.

To Be Number One

1991

The Lovers poster
7.3

In 337 A.D., during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, parents dress a very pretty, very privileged girl like a boy so she may be educated in a local boarding school. There, she falls in love with a poor, but handsome and industrious young man.

The Lovers

1994

Tai Chi Boxer poster
6.9

A young Tai Chi master fights Opium smugglers with the aid of his powerful braid while wooing a girl.

Tai Chi Boxer

1996

Blade of Fury poster
7.2

Wang Wu, A kung-fu expert, is depressed about the dismal state of the political affairs of China. But, when he meets another famous kung-fu master, they together decide to bring about a revolution.

Blade of Fury

1993

Prince of the Sun poster
5.1

Bencheuk (Cynthia Rothrock) helps to protect a Buddhist boy from villains, who wish to stop him from becoming the Prince of the Sun.

Prince of the Sun

1990

The Magic Crane poster
6.2

On his way to a congress of kung fu masters, an initiate falls from a high cliff, only to be rescued by lovely Tien Lam (Anita Mui), who rides a huge crane. The rest of the movie features a battle between warring martial arts factions, an equally fierce rivalry between the two daughters of the Crane Master, the accidental empowerment of an unprincipled master after having eaten half of a secret scroll, a battle with an immense tortoise whose spleeny vapors save a group of poisoned swordsmen, lots of great aerial fights against nearly invincible villains, and the usual blood spurting from assorted mouths.

The Magic Crane

1993

The Christ of Nanjing poster
6.3

Ryuichi Okagawa, a Japanese writer who worked as a reporter in China has been sick ever since his return home. While in China, Okagawa had met a devoutly religious girl named Jin-hua. Okagawa was born with a predisposition to agonizing recurrent migraines, but found happiness with Jin-hua and married her. Unfortunately, he already had a wife in Japan, and this revelation crushed Jin-hua. When Okagawa returned home, leaving Jin-hua behind, she was forced to work as a prostitute, catching both a severe case of the flu and a rather less socially acceptable condition. Meanwhile, Okagawa's guilt has torn him apart enough for him to return to China in an attempt to bring Jin-hua home with him to get medical attention, but the girl is already too far gone for his help.

The Christ of Nanjing

1995

Tiger Cage III poster
5.3

Police officers John and James investigate the case of Lee, a businessman. They seek help of Suki, a friend who double-crosses them and the two officers regroup after a setback to solve the case.

Tiger Cage III

1991

The Dragon from Russia poster
5.4

A former member of a band of criminals known as the 'Eight-Hundred Dragons' is living in fear in Manchuria as the clan does not allow people to leave alive. However, he is eventually tracked down, and kidnapped along with a young Manchurian, Yao - whose memory is erased so that he can be trained in martial arts. Yao's work as an assassin becomes more complicated, however, when he sees his old lover again and his real memories come flooding back.

The Dragon from Russia

1990

The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I poster
8.0

Insurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang Yu's weakness for Lady Yu combine with Liu Pang's treachery result in Liu founding the legendary Han dynasty

The Great Conqueror's Concubine: Part I

1994

China Dragon poster
7.5

Two agile Hong Kong martial arts kids join up with a pair of bungling Chinese-immigrant beach bums on the sunny shores of Hawaii, where they divide their time between sophomoric kung-fu kid hijinks and their designated mission--tracking down a missing book whose secrets have fallen into the hands of a power-hungry villain.

China Dragon

1995

The Ultimate Vampire poster
5.5

On July 15, the Ghost Gate opens and spirits wander the world. Taoist master Uncle Chiu prepares rituals, but his disciple Wanchai sneaks off to a ghost play and is charmed by the wandering spirit Li. Charleston goes to save him, but also falls for her, and together they unleash the ghosts. To set things right, Uncle Chiu calls on his colleague, Master Kin, but trouble grows when Wanchai and Charleston accidentally kill Kin’s corrupt disciple, who turns out to be his secret son. Kin resurrects him as a bloodsucking vampire to seek revenge.

The Ultimate Vampire

1991

Ninja Kids poster
6.7

A group of young ninjas enters a ninja school where they encounter a cast of eccentric teachers and learn various bizarre ninja techniques. However, amidst their hilarious adventure and blossoming young love, there are dark forces that threaten their school. The ninja kids must learn how to fend themselves and their school.

Ninja Kids

1997

Zen of Sword poster
6.8

During a fierce war in ancient China, a princess and her two generals must escape from the Ha Hou rebels determined to bring the kingdom down. But when the princess meets an enemy prince, the two fall in love -- setting the stage for tragedy.

Zen of Sword

1992

Dragon from Shaolin poster
6.9

A youthful Shaolin initiate inadvertenly separated from the rest of gang joins forces with dashing adventurer (Biao) on a request to protect a priceless artifact from his greedy brother.

Dragon from Shaolin

1996

Love in the Time of Twilight poster
7.4

Despite both their desires to meet a future partner, Yan and Kong develop an animosity toward one another after a troubled meeting during 'Affinity Day'. Soon after, Kong is murdered by gangsters. Two weeks later, Kong comes back in the form of a ghost to ask her to help him prevent his own murder by traveling back in time.

Love in the Time of Twilight

1995

Trouble Maker poster
6.4

A meek, middle-aged schoolteacher is put in charge of a class of trouble makers. Unable to withstand the torments they put him through, he runs away to a Shaolin temple. At the temple, he studies martial arts under the guidance of an old master. With his new skills, he returns to school and whips his misbehaving students into shape.

Trouble Maker

1995

Summer Snow poster
7.5

Tells the story of the relationship between a widower with Alzheimer's disease and his daughter-in-law, May Sun, who is a housewife in her forties trying cope with the upheavals in her family.

Summer Snow

1995

Happy Ghost IV poster
6.1

A group of college kids discovers the remains of an evil warlord from an old cave and brings it to their dormitory, which ultimately awakens the warlord's ghost. It is seeking to avenge his killer, who has since reincarnated as Mr. Hong's snobby girlfriend Annie. With Hong and Annie endangered, Hong's reincarnated spirit takes over to save him and Annie, and defeat the demon.

Happy Ghost IV

1990

Cageman poster
7.2

The story about a young, unemployed man, who after being kicked out is desperate enough to live anywhere. He is directed to Fatso, who owns the caged establishment, and is given a living space.

Cageman

1992

Dream Lover poster
3.2

Cheung Ka Shing, an inventor who participates in illegal road races in his spare time. Their relationship blossoms into romance, but when Kitty's father goes into hiding and leaves behind over ten million dollars in unpaid debt, she leaves Hong Kong without telling Shing where she's going. Shortly thereafter, Shing strikes it rich when he is paid ten million dollars by a Japanese computer firm for a chip he has invented, but money does little to relieve his aching despair in Kitty's absence.

Dream Lover

1995

Dragon Town Story poster
6.3

A woman works with an assassin to get revenge upon the man who murdered her family nine years earlier.

Dragon Town Story

1997

A Chinese Legend poster
6.3

Ga Yat Lung is a young warrior who meets and falls in love with Mung Suet, the day of her sacrifice to the Ghost King. Without her sacrifice all those living in the local village will be destroyed. Ga Yat Lung is helped by Ching, a Fox Demon, to attempt to save Mung Suet and her people.

A Chinese Legend

1991

Golden Venom poster
8.0

A red headed villain (with a blue headed son), a witch and the warriors and monk that fight the two badguys.

Golden Venom

1991

Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins poster
4.0

First in a series of made for TV films: Burnt by the seeds of hatred and grudge against Wong Fei Hung, Prince Shing recruited eight magnificent fighters, nicknamed The Eight Demi-god Fighters' to challenge Hung. The ky man, Priest Geing-fax was the ex-disciple of Shaolin Temple. He had learnt the highest level of Shaolin Kung-fu "Bone Marrow Revitalization Mehod" in which made him become invulnerable. Out of his griev-ances towards Shaolin, he sweared to eliminate all its adherents, especially Hung. Never and ever had Hung met such a formidable man before, however, he still accepted this lethal duel in the name of Po Chi Lam despiting the fact that he was really at the death's door.

Wong Fei Hung Series : The Eight Assassins

1995

The Buddhist Spell poster
4.0

Fantasy period piece. Some magic tree spirit lady and a young monk fight some bat-head guy.

The Buddhist Spell

1993

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