AKA: Lau Kar-leung, Lau Ga Leung, Liu Chia-Liang, Lau Ka-Leung
Nationality: Chinese
Birthdate: 00/00/1934
Birthplace: Canton, China
biography
Hailed as 'The Undisputed Martial Arts King' in Bey Logan's "Hong Kong Action Cinema", Lau Kar Leung is legendary among his filmmaking peers. Unfortunately, due to the Shaw Brothers' refusal to re-release their kung fu movies in Asia, his work is not very well-known to younger audiences. Over more than four decades, Lau has distinguished himself as, variously, an actor, martial arts choreographer and director. Contemporary HK audiences know him best for his work on "Drunken Master 2" (1994), in which he acted as well as directed. This film was Jackie Chan's first straight kung fu film in over