- Andrew Lau
:"Not to be confused with singer and actor
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birthname = Wai-Keung Lau
othername = Andrew Lau Wai Keung
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spouse =Andrew Lau Wai-Keung (zh-tsp|t=劉偉強|s=刘伟强|p=Liú Wěiqiáng; born
April 4 ,1960 ) is aHong Kong film director , producer,cinematographer ,presenter andactor .He most famously worked with
Ringo Lam on "City on Fire" (1987) andWong Kar-wai on "Chungking Express " (1994) as cinematographer and has directedWong Jing -produced sex exploitation movie "Naked Killer 2 " (1993) and the immensely popular triad themed "Young and Dangerous " (1996), including its five sequels and one prequel. Subsequently, Lau collaborated with "Young and Dangerous" starEkin Cheng on the comic-based "The Storm Riders " (1998), which was the highest grossing Hong Kong movie at the time and famed for its use of special effects. Lau went on to make several less successful titles in the late 1990s and early 2000s such as "The Park" (2003). In 2002, he establishedBasic Pictures . The first three films from the company was the hit "Infernal Affairs " trilogy. He reteamed withAlan Mak to co-direct "Initial D" (2005), singerJay Chou 's acting debut and the 2006 film "Confession of Pain ". His next effort is the 2007 film "The Flock", which marks his firstEnglish language film.Filmography
Director
* "
Against All " (1990)
* "Ultimate Vampire " (1991)
* "Rhythm of Destiny " (1992)
* "Raped by an Angel " (1993)
* "All New Human Skin Lanterns " (1993)
* "Modern Romance " (1994)
* "To Live and Die in Tsimshatsui " (1994)
* "Lover of the Last Empress " (1995)
* "The Mean Street Story " (1995)
* "Young and Dangerous, Part I " (1996)
* "Best of the Best " (1996)
* "Young and Dangerous 2 " (1996)
* "Young & Dangerous III " (1996)
* "Young and Dangerous 4 " (1997)
* "The Storm Riders " (1998)
* "Young and Dangerous V " (1998)
* "" (1998)
* "The Legend of Speed " (1999)
* "A Man Called Hero" (1999)
* "Born to Be King " (2000)
* "Sausalito" (2000)
* "The Duel" (2000)
* "Dance of a Dream " (2001)
* "God of Fist Style " aka. "Legend of Tekken " (2001)
* "Bullets of Love " (2001)
* "Infernal Affairs " (2002) - co-directed withAlan Mak
* "Women from Mars " (2002)
* "The Wesley's Mysterious File " (2002)
* "Infernal Affairs III " (2003) - co-directed withAlan Mak
* "The Park" (2003)
* "Suicide Note On Dot Social " (2003)
* "Infernal Affairs II " (2003) - co-directed withAlan Mak
* "Hak yau nyn long " (2003)
* "Initial D" (2005) - co-directed withAlan Mak
* "Confession of Pain " (2006) - co-directed withAlan Mak
* "Daisy" (2006)
* "The Flock" (2007)Actor
* "
Little Cop " (1989)
* "Curry and Pepper " (1990)
* "Inspiration Nightmare " (1992)
* "Twin Dragons " (1992)
* "Growing Up" (1996)
* "Young and Dangerous 4 " (1997)External links
*imdb name|id=0490487|name=Andrew Lau
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