The Lau Kar-yung Collection : Lobbycard Set for ‘The Gold Hunters’ Signed and Personalised by its star

Reel East is proud to collaborate with kung fu master and movie star Lau Kar-yung. Lau Sifu is a member of the greatest family in the history of Southern Chinese martial arts cinema. His grandfather was the Hung Gar master and actor Lau Cham. His uncle, Lau Kar-leung, was the unmatchable director of such Shaw Bros classics as ‘The 36th Chamber of Shaolin’. His second uncle, Lau Kar-wing, action directed the international smash ‘Five Fingers of Death’ (AKA ‘King Boxer’). His adoptive cousin, Gordon Liu, starred in a whole series of kung fu hits before appearing in the ‘Kill Bill’ films.

Lau Kar-yung is himself a superlative Hung Gar expert in the Lam family version of the art, and has starred in a dozen kung fu comedies. Lau Sifu also appeared in the smash hit ‘Drunken Master II’, but is best-known to modern audiences from his role in director Wong Kar-wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’.

Reel East is working with Lau Kar-yung to bring memorabilia from his classic films to the worldwide kung fu film fan audience. Each piece will come signed and personalised by Lau Sifu, making it a truly unique collector’s item.

(Please note, all posters and photos will come signed. The lobbycards sets have signature and message on the top card.)

‘The Gold Hunters’ is a true lost classic of the kung fu comedy genre. It is one of the few films directed by perennial Hong Kong movie bad guy Fung Hark-on, and was produced by Jackie Chan and choreographed by Chan’s action team.

Shot in 1981, at the height of the kung fu comedy boom, the film saw Lau Kar-yung presented as a viable new leading man for this brand of mirthful martial arts cinema. The supporting cast includes such genre veterans as Lee Hoi-san, Wilson Tong and Wu Ma.

The Lau Gar-yung Collection presents this rare set of 12 full-colour lobbycards, printed on thick paper for display in Hong Kong cinemas during the film’s original theatrical run.