John Law Ma
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]
Get Full Access Now.
Unlock the full potential of your streaming services with a subscription plan or a simple one-time payment for lifetime access.Monthly
$4.99
/ per month
Secure payment with Stripe
Stay month to month with all of the content and features. No long-term commitment. Cancel anytime.
Yearly
Most popular
$1.99
60% OFF
/ per month
Secure payment with Stripe
Keep full access to all of the content and features for a full year. Save big with annual billing.
Lifetime
Limited time offer
$79
$20 OFF
$99
Secure payment with Stripe
Pay once for full access to all of the content and features. No renewals, and it never expires.
- Full catalog accessFull-access to the discover catalog.
- Powerful filtersFilter discover catalog by multiple genres, origin, release year and runtime.
- Availability alertsCreate alerts to be notified when movies, TV shows, or specific seasons become available in any country.
- Access to more dataUnlimited lookup of available audio, subtitles and direct links to stream.
- Sort by your preferencesOrder by popularity, release year or ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic.
- No ads. Ever!No banners, no popups, no distractions.
- Hide what you are not interested inHide movies and TV shows you've already watched, the ones with few ratings or specific genres.
Content data from
Streaming services data from
