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Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai

Directing Born Feb 5, 1952 Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China] 16 credits

Biography

Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai (Chinese: 劉鎮偉) is a Hong Kong actor, screenwriter, producer and director. He had studied graphic design in the U.K., then returned to Hong Kong and worked in advertising. He co-founded the film companies Century Films and Wu Zhou Century Films with director Dennis Yu in 1980, and the duo produced various classics during the New Wave Cinema era.

With the support of actor-producer Alan Tang, Lau made his directorial debut with The Haunted Cop Shop, which showcased his distinctive style in supernatural comedies. The genre, along with its vampire and horror counterparts, soon became prominent in Hong Kong Cinema. Lau partnered with Corey Yuen again in 1997 and founded Cinemagic. He was also the producer of Stephen Chow’s blockbuster Kung Fu Hustle in 2004.

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Known for

Film

A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box

as Grape Buddha

Full filmography

  • A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box (1995) as Grape Buddha
  • A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella (1995) as Grape Buddha
  • The Haunted Cop Shop (1987) as Ghost Blowing Kiss
  • All for the Winner (1990) as Chan
  • Just Another Pandora's Box (2010) as Grapes
  • The Haunted Cop Shop II (1988) as Police Sgt.
  • The Top Bet (1991) as Chan Chung
  • Chinese Odyssey 2002 (2002) as President Chen
  • Operation Pink Squad II (1989) as Moving out of building
  • Gameboy Kids (1992) as Uncle 8 Taels
  • Treasure Hunt (1994) as Nakajima
  • Carry On Hotel (1988)
  • Soccer Killer (2017) as Minister Qin Nu
  • The Fantastic Water Babes (2010) as Man responsible for Hanna's father death
  • Thunder Cops II (1989) as Jeff Lau
  • Combination Platter (1993) as Robert