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Actor: Damian Lau

Duel to the Death (1983)

15 May 200128 September 2020
Duel to the Death (1983) poster

Hong Kong Martial Arts Fantasy

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.5.
Directors: Ching Siu-Tung.
Actors: Damian Lau and Eddie Ko.
Crew: Ching Siu Tung, Raymond Chow and Golden Harvest.
Themes: Wu Xia Cinema, Martial Arts, Hong Kong Cinema and Films of 1983.

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983)

24 September 20001 October 2020
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (1983) poster

Wu Xia Film

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: Tsui Hark.
Actors: Yuen Biao, Brigitte Lin, Sammo Hung, Damian Lau and Norman Chu.
Crew: Tsui Hark.
Themes: Wu Xia Cinema, Eastern Beliefs, Martial Arts, Monstrous Encounters, Magical Artefacts, Film Series and Sequels, Hong Kong Cinema and Films of 1983.

The Magic Crane (1993)

15 May 200110 November 2019
The Magic Crane (1993) poster

Hong Kong Flying Swordsmen Fantasy

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.
Directors: Benny Chan.
Actors: Tony Leung, Anita Mui, Rosamund Kwan, Damian Lau, Lawrence Ng and Norman Chu.
Crew: Benny Chan, Tsui Hark and Film Workshop.
Themes: Wu Xia Cinema, Mythic and Magical Creatures, Martial Arts, Giant Animals, Hong Kong Cinema and Films of 1993.

The Heroic Trio (1993)

1 November 200219 July 2021
The Heroic Trio (1993) poster

Hong Kong Superheroines

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 3.5.
Directors: Johnny To.
Actors: Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Damian Lau and Anthony Wong.
Crew: Johnny To and Ching Siu Tung.
Themes: Superheroes, Wu Xia Cinema, Magicians and Sorcerers, Super-Villains, Invisibility, Martial Arts, Film Series and Sequels, Hong Kong Cinema and Films of 1993.

The Heroic Trio II: Executioners (1993)

10 March 200412 July 2022
The Heroic Trio II: Executioners (1993) poster

Hong Kong Superheroines

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 1.
Directors: Ching Siu-Tung and Johnny To.
Actors: Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung, Michelle Yeoh, Damian Lau, Anthony Wong and Takeshi Kaneshiro.
Crew: Ching Siu Tung and Johnny To.
Themes: Superheroes, Wu Xia Cinema, After the Holocaust, Future Scenarios, Super-Villains, Martial Arts, Film Series and Sequels, Hong Kong Cinema and Films of 1993.

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