John Law was 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.
Early life On November 4, 1938, Law was born in Taiwan.
Career 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.
Filmography The Lady of Mystery (1957) - Actor The Search of Loved One (1961) - Writer The Black Fox (1962) - Actor The Love Eterne (1963) - Actor The Empress Wu Tse-Tien (1963) - Actor A Time for Reunion (1968) - Director, Writer Red Light, Green Light (1969) - Director Miss Not Home (1970) - Director, Writer Money and I (1971) - Director, Writer Maria (1971) - Director, Writer Bus Stop (1971) - Director, Writer Black List (1972) - Director, Writer Tiger (1973) - Director, Writer Black Guide (1973) - Director, Writer Back Street (1973) - Director The Crazy Bumpkins (1974) - Director Thief of Thieves (1975) - Director Return of the Crazy Bumpkin (1975) - Director The Happy Trio (1975) - Director The Girlie Bar (1976) - Director, Original Story Crazy Bumpkin in Singapore (1976) - Director Bruce Lee and I (1976) - Director, Lyricist Big Times for The Crazy Bumpkins (1976) - Director and Writer Forever and Ever ( Orchid in the Rain) (1977) - Director To Love Or Not To Love (1978) - Director The Chase (1978) - Director Monkey Kung Fu ( Stroke of Death) (1979) - Director, Writer. Five Super Fighters (1979) - Director Busting Prostitution Rackets (1979) - Director Young Outcasts (1980) - Director Boxer from the Temple (1981) - Director The Black Sheep (1983) - Writer
References
External links
HKcinemagic John Law Ma at letterboxd.com