John Law Ma

Known for DirectingBorn 1938-11-04 (age 87)

John Law (born Nov 4, 1938) i a Hong Kong film director and screenwriter best known for his films of the 1970s. Law is credited with 10 films as an actor, 35 films as a director, 15 films as a writer and 7 films as a producer. In 1957, Law started his acting career in Hong Kong. Law first appeared in He Has Taken Him for Another, a 1957 Mandarin Comedy film directed by Li Han-Hsiang. Law also appeared in The Lady of Mystery, a 1957 Mandarin thriller film directed by Wa Hak-Ngai. Law wrote the script for the 1961 film The Search Of Loved One but by 1968 he had moved into directing and writing, directing his first film in this year entitled A Time for Reunion , a film which starred Alan Tang who would feature in many of his later films in the 1970s. In the 1970s, John began working under the renowned Hong Kong film studios, Shaw Studio, responsible for producing many of Hong Kong's classic martial arts film during this period. In 1976 John directed and wrote the script for The Girlie Bar, an adult film oriented drama featuring Chan Ping, Yau Fung, Lin Chen Chi and James Nam and Tony Liu. Similarly his film later that year Bruce Lee and I starred Betty Ting, Danny Lee, Yuen Cheung and Tony Liu. His 1977 romance film Orchid In The Rain, which also starred frequent star in his films, Alan Tang, Brigitte Lin also pushed boundaries in terms of intimacy on screen. He would however, direct several kung fu films, notably in 1979 the films Monkey Kung Fu and Five Super Fighters, and Boxer From The Temple in 1981. Boxer From The Temple was to be his last film as a director and under Shaw Studios. Law is credited with 10 films as an actor, 35 films as a director, 15 films as a writer and 7 films as a producer. [Wikipedia]Read more

Movies & web series

The Black Fox

The Adulteress

Orchid in the Rain

Crazy Bumpkins in Singapore

The Lady of Mystery

He Has Taken Him for Another

Salina

Bus Stop

The Happy Trio

Monkey Kung Fu

The Crazy Bumpkins

The Love Eterne

Five Superfighters

The Magic Touch

The Boxer from the Temple

Empress Wu

Thief of Thieves

Black List

Bruce Lee and I

The Girlie Bar

Young Outcasts

Sweeping Call Girls

Gi Gi

The Chase

Magnificent Spearman

Big Times for the Crazy Bumpkins

Return of the Crazy Bumpkins

Back Street

Impetuous Fire

Money and I

Maria

Miss Not Home

Red Light, Green Light

A Time for Reunion

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