John Law Ma
Born
4 November 1938 (87)
Also known as
Lo Mar, John Lomar
Biography
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 s...
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]
Filmography (35)
Young Outcasts
1980
🎬 Director
The Boxer from the Temple
1980
Sweeping Call Girls
1979
🎬 Director
Five Superfighters
1979
Monkey Kung Fu
1979
Gi Gi
1979
🎬 Director
The Chase
1978
🎬 Director
Magnificent Spearman
1978
🎬 Director
Orchid in the Rain
1977
🎬 Director
Crazy Bumpkins in Singapore
1976
🎬 Director
The Girlie Bar
1976
Big Times for the Crazy Bumpkins
1976
🎬 Director
Bruce Lee and I
1976
Thief of Thieves
1975
Return of the Crazy Bumpkins
1975
🎬 Director
Salina
1975
🎬 Director
The Happy Trio
1975
The Crazy Bumpkins
1974
🎬 Director
Back Street
1973
🎬 Director
Black List
1972
Impetuous Fire
1972
🎬 Director
Bus Stop
1971
🎬 Director
Money and I
1971
🎬 Director
Maria
1971
🎬 Director
Miss Not Home
1970
🎬 Director
Red Light, Green Light
1969
🎬 Director
A Time for Reunion
1968
🎬 Director姐姐的情人
1967
🎬 Director
The Adulteress
1963
Empress Wu
1963
The Love Eterne
1963
The Black Fox
1962
The Magic Touch
1958
The Lady of Mystery
1957
He Has Taken Him for Another
1957