Carina Lau
18 titles
Filmography
18 results

She Shoots Straight
(1990)Straight after her marriage, Hong Kong officer Mina Kao faces a dangerous case of vietnamese criminal refugees.

Flowers of Shanghai
(1998)Starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Michiko Hada, and Michelle Reis, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s gorgeous period reverie is an intoxicating, time-bending experience that traces the romantic intrigue, jealousies, and tensions swirling around four late-nineteenth-century Shanghai “flower houses,” where courtesans live confined to a gilded cage.

Deadful Melody
(1994)A young security man must prove himself worthy by defending the Magic Lyre coveted by a swarm of kung fu clans for its unconditional power.

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
(2018)While trying to clear his name of wrongdoing to Empress Wu, Detective Dee takes on an investigation into a crime spree with a supernatural twist.

Warriors of Future
(2022)When a meteor carrying a destructive plant strikes the world, a suicide squad is given hours to save their post-apocalyptic city from total collapse.

Days of Being Wild
(1990)After a young man meets the same young woman on two consecutive days just before three o'clock, he promptly declares that the minute before three is their minute.

Ashes of Time
(1994)A broken-hearted hitman spends his days alone in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it.

Let the Bullets Fly
(2010)Once the darling of the art-film world, Jiang Wen set the local box office ablaze with this rip-roaring action spectacular. With a star-studded cast headlined by Chow Yun Fat, Let the Bullets Fly takes to the boondocks of 1920s China for a gleefully madcap, elaborately political genre mash-up.

Center Stage
(1991)Ruan Lingyu was a major star in prewar Chinese cinema before she took her own life at the age of just 24 following vicious attacks by the tabloids. This beautiful biopic combines a spellbinding performance from Maggie Cheung with documentary footage and clips from her films. The result is a fitting tribute to Ruan which also highlights the difficulties faced by women in cinema, past and present.

Infernal Affairs II
(2003)In this prequel, a Hong Kong cop begins his infiltration of the Triads.

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
(2010)As a Chinese Empress is set for inauguration, an exiled detective is ordered to solve the mysterious deaths that could delay her launch to the throne.

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
(2013)Dee Renjie's first case with the police force requires him to investigate reports of a sea monster, which reveals a sinister conspiracy of betrayal.

From Vegas to Macau III
(2016)A man’s daughter and his protégé host an elaborate wedding, which gets interrupted when they learn that murder happens to be on the agenda.

Dynasty Warriors
(2021)Warlords, warriors and statesmen wage a battle for supremacy in this fantasy tale based on the hit video games and the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

2046
(2004)A science fiction writer draws inspiration for his futuristic novel from the hotel room next door, lived in by various women he falls in love with.

The Eagle Shooting Heroes
(1993)
Who's the Woman, Who's the Man?
(1996)Sam, a dashing composer and Wing, his chanteuse girlfriend, who just happens to perform as a chanteur on stage. When Sam accidentally, publically, mentions his love for the apparently male Sam, Wing must scramble to produce a girlfriend for Sam, to quash rumors of his sexual orientation.

Tragic Hero
(1987)Freed from prison, ruthless triad boss Kwok launches a revenge campaign that leads to an epic showdown between an old associate and his own brother.