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All That Jazz: Lau Kar-leung and ‘Lady with a Cat’s Eyes’ (1967)

All That Jazz: Lau Kar-leung and ‘Lady with a Cat’s Eyes’ (1967)

LADY WITH A CAT’S EYES (1967). Directed by Law Chi. Starring Connie Chan Po-chu, Kenneth Tsang Kong, Suzy Mang Li, and Shek Kin. Action choreography by…

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Dream Team: Lau Kar-leung and His Crew in ‘The Professionals’ (1967), Part 2

Dream Team: Lau Kar-leung and His Crew in ‘The Professionals’ (1967), Part 2

THE PROFESSIONALS (1967). Directed by Chan Man. Starring Patrick Tse-yin and Josephine Siao. Action direction: Tong Kai and Lau Kar-leung.

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Dream Team: All-Star Stunt Crew in ‘The Professionals’ (1967), Part 1

Dream Team: All-Star Stunt Crew in ‘The Professionals’ (1967), Part 1

Wouldn’t it be amazing if Lau Kar-leung made a movie with Yuen Woo-ping? Reader, if the very thought of that kind of old school mash-up makes you…

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The Early Choreography of Lau Kar-leung and Tong Kai: ‘Jade in the Red Dust, Part 1′

The Early Choreography of Lau Kar-leung and Tong Kai: ‘Jade in the Red Dust, Part 1′

JADE IN THE RED DUST, PART 1 (1966). Directed by Ling Wan. Starring Cheung Ying-choi, Connie Chan Po-chu, Josephine Siao, and Shek Kin. Fight choreography by…

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King of Swords: the Groundbreaking Choreography of Tong Kai

King of Swords: the Groundbreaking Choreography of Tong Kai

Back when the Shaw Brothers movie studio was active, churning out dozens of titles each year, there was one martial artist who, more than anyone else,…

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Chinese Boxer, The (1970)

Before Bruce Lee became a superstar and before the kung fu movie genre exploded into a phenomenon, there was one-time swimming ace Jimmy Wang Yu, Shaw…

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