Carina Lau

Country: Hong Kong
Total Credits at Criticker: 56 (Actor)
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Picking up where "In the Mood for Love" left off, 2046 is a visually seductive reverie of memory and regret, refracted through a serial womanizer's experiences with six women. (Sony Pictures Classics)
In 1960's Hong Kong, a young man struggles to find a place for love in his life.
Ou-yang Feng (Leslie Cheung) lives in the middle of a desert, where he acts as a middle man to various swordsmen in ancient China... (imdb)
Set in Imperial China, Stephen Chiau plays Fat, a guard in the Forbidden City. (imdb)
A parody of Louis Cha's novel The Eagle Shooting Heroes (thats the literal translation). (imdb)
Shanghai, the 1880s, four elegant brothels (flower houses): each has an auntie (the madam), a courtesan in her prime, older servants, and maturing girls in training (imdb)
Dragon Ma is back, having rid the seas of the dreaded Pirate Lo. Back on land, he is assigned to the police force... (imdb)
All the masters of the various martial arts clans desperately want to possess the magic lyre - an item which, in the right hands, has devastating power. The item is placed in the hands of a young security man by a mysterious woman who knows how to harness the power it holds. However, the delivery of the lyre is not her true goal, rather she is out for vengeance on all the masters, and is merely using the poor man as a stalking goat, to catch those who go after him and the lyre.
To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crimeand a violent war between rival gang lords. (imdb)
In this prequel to Wu jian dao (2002), Chen Ying Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss. (imdb)
Ten months after the murder of Yan (Tony Leung), Ming (Andy Lau)is relegated to the backseat of mundane office work, pending internal investigation. Meanwhile, a new star, Yeung (Leon Lai), has emerged in the police force. His meteoric rise mirrors Ming's very own before Yan's death... (imdb)
A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.
Struggling songwriter Kit has seen better days, especially now that his relationship with star singer Tracy has fallen apart. Broke, he moves into a rundown tenement above Min, an incredibly perky young girl who is determined to get Kit out of his shell and won't take no for an answer. Min's family are street singers and, as Kit soon surmises, the girl has great potential to move beyond this modest existence and into the recording industry... (hkcinemagic)
A typical everyday HK movie fan Wing idolizes the beautiful female singer Rose and her producer Sam as the fairy tale couple. By chance she posed as an amateur male singer and moves in with 'his' new producer Sam. The no-nonsense Wing develops a great friendship with Sam, but screws up Sam's love life with Rose (imdb)
After being released from prison, Tang Kat-Yung exacts revenge on Li Ah Chai, in this sequel to Rich and Famous. (imdb)
A Hong Kong bra company breaks tradition by hiring two men, Johnny and Wayne, to design an "ultimate bra" in 3 months. The head of the designing department, Lena, objects to their hiring and makes them look like fools. However, things begin to heat up between Johnny and the boss, Samantha, while Wayne and Lena begin to feel an attraction. Nevertheless, the job is at hand to create the Ultimate Bra! (imdb)
Last year Johnny & Wayne designed the Ultimate Bra... now they must make the Ultimate Baby Product!!! (imdb)
Policewoman Mina (Joyce Godenzi) marries into a family of cops and has to gain acceptance from them and battle a Vietnamese gang. (Amazon)
A 12-year-old boy from America experiences the clash of cultures and the generation gap when he visits his grandfather in Shanghai. (imdb)
An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu. (imdb)
Bear and Satay are two cops who got moved to the Cop Shop Babes brigade, where they can chat up policewomen. But bomb expert Fireball wants revenge on the Cop Shop Babes chief (Carina Lau) and the girls. (Hong Kong Cinemagic)
The story of a Chi-Man (Lau Ching Wan), a man seeking extra-marital excitement when his wife leaves for a trip, His desires are overwhelmed when he meets beautiful young Cherry (Cherrie Ying) and his former girlfriend Bing (Carina Lau). (Hong Kong Cinemagic)
Set in China during the warring 1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a fast buck, Zhang soon meets his match in the tyrannical local gentry Huang as a deadly battle of wit and brutality ensues. (imdb)
Shanghai, 2009. After four years of studying, a group of dance students are wished well by their teacher (Huang Lei) as they start rehearsals for their graduation performance. Meanwhile, five members of a 1936 Shanghai theatre troupe, lead by Master Liu (Hu Jun), are transported into the present to broaden their horizons. (mubi.com)
A wacky caper comedy romance that finds two hunky Hong Kong buddy cops hot on the trail of a gem thief. Also on his trail are dueling musical kung fu villainesses hoping to snag the loot and the cops. (ebay.com)
Bends tells the story of Anna (Carina Lau), an affluent housewife and Fai (Chen Kun), her chauffeur, and their unexpected friendship as they each negotiate the pressure of Hong Kong life and the city's increasingly complex relationship to mainland China. (news.lfs.org.uk)
The young Dee Renjie (Mark Chao) arrives in the Imperial Capital, intent to become an officer of the law. Empress Wu (Carina Lau), who is at the start of her reign, has sent the fiery-haired Detective Yuchi (Feng Shaofeng) to investigate a sea monster that stalks the city at night. By chance, both Dee and Yuchi fight off the creature when it attacks a ceremonial procession carrying the beautiful courtesan Yin (Angelababy) to be sacrificed at a temple to appease the Gods.
Different generations look at love, romance and commitment, all from a uniquely Beijing perspective; a pregnant woman must choose between her husband and an ex-love who comes back into her life, a couple looks toward a trip to Greece to confront their own infidelity, and a young couple must decide whether to listen to their parents' reason or their emotional heart.
Hong Kong Police Supt. Walter Tso arrests Big Dai, the reformed leader of a criminal corporation. When Dai asked his brother Richard Mao to turn himself in to the police, he betrays him and decides to take over the corporation. Dai is imprisoned and an informant is murdered by one of Mao's men. With no evidence against Mao and the corporation, Tso coerced four of the "Five Lucky Stars" to go undercover in the prison, rescue Dai [...] (imdb)
This backwater village seems to be the favorite spot for lovers. Tonight, at least two pairs are meeting there clandestinely. Hui, who has sinned but is determined to reform, is meeting his former girlfriend Ling, now being kept by a rich man. And Ken hurts his girl Ai mortally in their game of love and torture. Hui finds a dying Ai. The villagers think they have caught Hui red-handed, a lynching party is on. The village chief, who is also Ken's father, decides to frame Hui for his son's crime. (hkmdb.com)
With the help of her lover Sam, Wing impersonates a male image and becomes a pop singer. But one unexpected person wrecks the relationship when they both have an affair with her. (imdb)
This story takes place in a city by the Yangzi River where skyscrapers stand around falling slums... In a luxurious apartment an enchanting story of modern China unfolds... As the Chinese economy blooms so does the gap between rich and poor... These events unite an unlikely cast of a lady of noble decency, her power- hungry husband, a manicure store owner, a security guard, and a countryside girl and series of mysterious events haunted them... What happens in this luxurious apartment building? (imdb)
Chow Yun-fat is back as the titular gambler, Ken, with the magic hand. This time, the movie exaggerates his skills with CGI poker cards until it almost becomes a fantasy. But that's to be expected in a Wong Jing's movie. This time, the location is shifted to Thailand where Mark (Nick Cheung), an accountant in a money-laundering syndicate, DOA, is chased by Interpol and DOA. Ken has to save him and help his protégé, Vincent (Shawn Yue).
This is a screwball-comedy in Hong Kong style. Chow Yun Fat plays the spoiled village hetman of a tiny village in Hong Kong. The plot revolves around his love interest who has run off to work in downtown Hong Kong and many culture clashes between the peasants and urban life are highlighted. (imdb)
The two Cheng sisters leave war-torn Shanghai for Hong Kong. They take on another guest along the way, and move in with their cousin in Hong Kong, now a close unit of four friends. Through highs and lows, they all learn to live with each other. (hkcinemagic.com)
Carole loves Edward. She believes he would one day divorce his wife and marry her. One day, a lady moves into the neighborhood. She is Mandy. Carole feels inferior to find Mandy is independent and pays her own rent and living. Mandy also has a sophisticated, impeccable taste. Carole adores her. As time goes by, Carole and Mandy become close friends. One evening, Carole meets Edgar. Carole enjoys being with Edgar. She finds in him something special which does not exist with Edward... (hkcinemagic.com)
The story of the rise to prominence of Luk, a Shanghai fruitseller who became one of the most powerful men in China in the first half of the 20th Century. Gaining favor with the local Shanghai Police Chief Wong for his courage and knowhow, Luk takes a job under Wong. (hkcinemagic.com)
The continuing saga of the life of one of the most powerful men in China in the first half of the 20th Century. By the late 1920's, Luk has established himself as the overlord of Shanghai; a player in politics, business, and the huge underworld. But his generosity begins to strain his finances. Pondering his future, he decides to make a strong commitment to the country, opting for high society over getting high. (hkmdb.com)
A divorcée creates a website that links up single men and women. (imdb)
Police Cadet (1984) - TV Series
Police Cadet '84 was a TV series which included such stars in TVB as Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, and notably, Carina Lau. The story centered on a couple of young "cadets" in the Police Cadet School. Tragedy, romance, conflicts, and intrigues were featured.
The series was immediately followed by a sequels titled "New Police Cadet '85" and "New Police Cadet '88". Both sequels stars Tony Leung. (The Movie Database)
Ken is holding a wedding ceremony in Macau for her daughter, Rainbow, who is marrying his protege, Vincent. Ken's best buddies, Vic and Mark, are invited to the wedding. On the wedding day itself, Mark receives a phone call from Michael Chen, who warns him that a mysterious tycoon has hired mercenaries to assassinate Ken. The wedding is then sabotaged, while Ken and Mark are accused to have engulfed DOA's illicit money. (imdb)
Movie about the 1943 Cairo Conference featuring with some Chinese nationalistic liberties taken regarding historical facts.
An ageing bachelor playboy finally meets the girl of his dreams and proposes marriage, only to discover her psychologist stepmom was his first love long ago. The future in-laws initially pretend not to know each other but as the wedding date gets nearer, the rekindling of long-dormant feelings develops into a cross-generational love triangle. (themoviedb)
Detective Dee is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu while investigating a crime spree.
The Battle Among the Clans (1985) - TV Series
The story begins with the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong coming to an end in 1945 and the remaining Japanese dying or leaving the territory. The British colonial government have yet to fully resume its duties. Citizens themselves are flushing out the remaining traitors one by one. Soon, multiple societies of different legions were formed within the HK underground. Each one tries to control the city in a time of very weak and corrupt governance.
In 2055, a meteorite, which brings a fast-growing alien vine named "Pandora", crashes down on a barren Earth ravaged by pollution and global warming. "Pandora" purifies the planet but kills everything in its path.To protect the citizens of their city, the heavily armored military of Hong Kong, armed with the plant's genetic map, tries but fails to destroy "Pandora" and uncovers a conspiracy. (themoviedb)
The prequel to Taylor Wong's With or Without You finds Prince being raised as a trained assassin by his "father." Meanwhile, he falls in love with Tweedy, a singer who teaches him how to love. (themoviedb)
Hsiong, a young narcotics officer, hooks up through comic accidents with a party girl named Witty. She shops, plays mahjongg, and charges him for every kiss, and they are in love. When he dies in the line of duty, his ghost stays around for a few weeks, hoping to get Witty's attention, trying futilely face to face and by phone, and then through a relative of hers who claims to have occult powers.
Foon escapes an arranged marriage by walking the road of a Ji Sor. After an affair with Shing, she becomes pregnant. An attempted abortion nearly costs Foon her life. Wan, the young owner of a silk factory, rescues her. Wan and Foon share their romances, reflecting the experience of women during the 40's. (imdb)
Sing is an ex-con who's supposed to dig up the buried loot of his three still-jailed buddies, but when he gets to it, he finds that the treasure chest is full of rocks. The other three are convinced that Sing stole the goods for himself.
The three romancers played by Shui-Fan Fung, Eric Tsang and Pak-cheung Chan enter show business and join the ratings-struggling Chow TV station, run by Lao Chow (Hoi-Pang Lo), to boost their careers and attempt to court an aspiring actress and a beauty pageant candidate. While Chow TV's ratings improve, competing Channel 8 TV, run by Simon Hing (Jing Wong), concocts a scheme to sabotage Chow TV's productions. (imdb)
A soldier from Mainland China arrives at Hong Kong to look for his estranged sister and finds out that she has been forced into prostitution by a criminal organization.
Based on a popular TV series. Pop Superstar Leon Lai is Billy Kay, a white collar office worker with no future who has decided to break up with his equally floundering girlfriend. Now, six years have passed and Billy is a successful billionaire. (themoviedb.org)