DIRECTOR · FROM HONG KONG, BRITISH CROWN COLONY [NOW CHINA]

Ricky Lau

Born 1949 · 76 years old55 credits since 1979

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ABOUT RICKY

Ricky Lau was born on December 20, 1949 in Hong Kong. He is a director and actor, known for Mr. Vampire (1985), The Romance of the Vampires (1994) and Taoist Priest (2021).

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born20 December 1949

BirthplaceHong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Known forDirecting

On Cineora14 of 50 titles

Known for

The titles people know Ricky from.

Movie

Mr. Vampire

1985IMDb7.2

Movie

Mr. Vampire II

1986IMDb5.7

Movie

Mr. Vampire III

1987IMDb6.7

Movie

Mr Vampire Saga 4

1988IMDb6.3

Movie

Encounters of the Spooky Kind II

1990IMDb6.5

Movie

Mr Vampire 1992

1992IMDb6.3

Movie

Where's Officer Tuba?

1986IMDb5.9

Movie

Ghost Punting

1992IMDb5.5

Movie

The Romance of the Vampires

1994IMDb5.6

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 14
Average IMDb: 6.2
Highest rated: Mr. VampireIMDb 7.2
Working since: 1979

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

55 credits

The 2020s

5 titles

Not on Cineora

Shanghai Bund: Fierce Dragon Breaks Golden Gate

2024

Director

Not on Cineora

Roaring Heavenly Dog: Brave Dragon Palace

2022

Director

Not on Cineora

Master of Spirituality

2021

Director

Not on Cineora

Taoist Priest

2021

Director

Not on Cineora

Lai Zi Tai Kong De Xiao Jing Jing

2020

Director

The 2010s

13 titles

Not on Cineora

Master of Four Eyes 2

2019

Director

Not on Cineora

Master of Four Eyes

2019

Director

Not on Cineora

Jing Wu Fire Dragon

2018

Director

Not on Cineora

Mr. Zombie

2018

Director

Not on Cineora

The Dragon Strikes Back

2018

Director

Not on Cineora

Sister Brother Forever

2017

Director

Not on Cineora

Celestial Return

2017

Director

Not on Cineora

Fall in Love With Virgo

2016

Director

The 2000s

9 titles

Not on Cineora

Ghost in the House

2005

Director

Not on Cineora

Shi Lian Ri Ji

2005

Director

Not on Cineora

New Summer

2004

Director

Not on Cineora

Vampire Super

2002

Director

Not on Cineora

The New Zu Warriors

2002

Director · 40 episodes

Not on Cineora

Summer Vacation

2002

Producer

Not on Cineora

Zhan You

2001

Director

Not on Cineora

The Temptation of Office Ladies

2000

Director

The 1990s

10 titles · IMDb 6.0 on average

Not on Cineora

Life in Last Hour

1999

Director

Not on Cineora

Raging Angels

1998

Director

Not on Cineora

The Hunted Hunter

1997

Director

Not on Cineora

Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

1994

Director

Movie

The Romance of the Vampires

1994IMDb5.6

Director · Story

Movie

Mr Vampire 1992

1992IMDb6.3

Director

Movie

Ghost Punting

1992IMDb5.5

Director

Not on Cineora

The Nocturnal Demon

1990

Director

The 1980s

7 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Movie

Mr Vampire Saga 4

1988IMDb6.3

Director · Story

Movie

Mr. Vampire III

1987IMDb6.7

Director

Movie

Eastern Condors

1987IMDb7.1

Producer

Movie

Mr. Vampire II

1986IMDb5.7

Director

Movie

Where's Officer Tuba?

1986IMDb5.9

Director

Movie

Mr. Vampire

1985IMDb7.2

Director · Writer

Not on Cineora

Two Toothless Tigers

1980

Director

The 1970s

1 title

Not on Cineora

Crazy Couple

1979

Director

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Ricky’s titles.

Sammo HungWinners & Sinners, The Prodigal Son and 13 more

Lam Ching-YingMr. Vampire, The Prodigal Son and 12 more

Barry Wong Ping-YiuWriter · Winners & Sinners, Mr. Vampire and 8 more

Frankie Chan Fan-KeiWinners & Sinners, The Prodigal Son and 6 more

Paul Chung FatThe Prodigal Son, Encounters of the Spooky Kind and 5 more

Richard Ng Yiu-honWinners & Sinners, Mr. Vampire III and 4 more

Wu MaEncounters of the Spooky Kind, Mr Vampire Saga 4 and 3 more