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Sean Lau Ching-Wan has 8 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Bun, a schizophrenic, former police inspector comes out of retirement to help a rookie detective solve a complex murder case involving a missing colleague and a suspected policeman suffering from a multiple personality disorder.
Dir. Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai · With Lau Ching-Wan, Andy On Chi-Kit, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

After suffering life changing injuries in the line of duty, bomb disposal officer Fung turns his back on the police. But when a devastating series of bombings sweep Hong Kong, the police suspect their former ally may be involved after he is found unconscious at a crime scene. Now faced with memory loss and recalling only fragments of his former life, Fung sets out to uncover the truth and find out who he really is.
Dir. Herman Yau · With Andy Lau, Lau Ching-Wan, Ni Ni

Police inspector and excellent hostage negotiator Ho Sheung-Sang finds himself in over his head when he is pulled into a 72 hour game by a cancer suffering criminal out for vengeance on Hong Kong's organized crime syndicates.
Dir. Johnnie To · With Lau Ching-Wan, Andy Lau, Yoyo Mung Ka-Wai

as Magic Gourd (voice) · Voice
When schoolboy Wang Bao discovers a magical gourd that can instantly grant his every wish, the awkward child suddenly becomes a hero amongst his curious classmates. When the gourd proves more of a burden than a blessing and the boy decides to get rid of it, he quickly discovers that's easier said than done.
Dir. Frankie Chung Chi-Hang, John Chu Ka-Yan · With Chen Peisi, Zhu Qilong, Zheng Jiahao
When a meteor carrying a destructive plant strikes the world, a suicide squad is given hours to save their post-apocalyptic city from total collapse.
Dir. Ng Yuen-Fai · With Louis Koo, Lau Ching-Wan, Carina Lau

The story revolves around three members of a police surveillance squad conducting an investigation into a financial investment group involved in criminal fraud. The focus of the plot, however, is actually on the three officers themselves who stumble upon an opportunity to capitalize on information they gathered during their surveillance.
Dir. Felix Chong Man-Keung, Alan Mak Siu-Fai · With Lau Ching-Wan, Louis Koo, Daniel Wu

Super-soldier recruit Tsui Chik is forced to escape with his comrades after the project is canceled. Months later, he's trying to have a quiet life as a librarian with his best friend, Inspector Shek Wai-Ho. However, a string of vicious gangland murders begins that has all the markings of Tsui's former compatriots who seem to have turned to crime. Realizing that the police are helpless, he decides to take them on himself. With a disguise, Tsui becomes the mysterious superhero known only as Black Mask.
Dir. Daniel Lee · With Jet Li, Lau Ching-Wan, Karen Mok Man-Wai

An operation in Thailand against a notorious drug lord changes the destiny of a Hong Kong Police Department narcotic team. Five years later, a drug dealing brings them together again.
Dir. Benny Chan · With Nick Cheung Ka-Fai, Lau Ching-Wan, Louis Koo
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