Lawrence Ko

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Lawrence Ko

Born April 28, 1977 · Taipei, Taiwan (age 49)

Lawrence Ko (Chinese: 柯宇綸; pinyin: Kē Yǔlún; born 28 April 1977) is a Taiwanese actor. Ko made his film debut when he was four years old. He has had roles in the Edward Yang films A Brighter Summer Day (1991), Mahjong (1996) and Yi Yi (2000), as well as the film Lust, Caution by Ang Lee. In 2011, he starred in the biopic Jump Ashin! (2011). He also appeared in the films Will You Still Love Me Tom…

Known For

Lust, CautionLust, Caution · 2007
Lust, Caution
★ 7.32007
MovieActionDrama
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.
Yi YiYi Yi · 2000
Yi Yi
★ 8.02000
MovieDrama
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.
A Brighter Summer DayA Brighter Summer Day · 1991
A Brighter Summer Day
★ 8.21991
MovieCrimeDrama
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
Three TimesThree Times · 2005
Three Times
★ 6.92005
MovieRomanceDrama
In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three different periods of Taiwanese history and governance.
Dust in the WindDust in the Wind · 1986
Dust in the Wind
★ 7.61986
MovieDramaRomance
A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school, and A-yun works as a helper at a tailors. Everyone thinks they are meant for each other, and so do they. They fail to see time and fate are beyond their control.
MahjongMahjong · 1996
Mahjong
★ 7.61996
MovieComedyDrama
Amid a rapidly changing cityscape, the lives of a disparate group of swindlers, hustlers, gangsters, and expats collide, with a naive French teenager and a sensitive young local who tries to protect her caught dangerously in the middle.
Hold You TightHold You Tight · 1998
Hold You Tight
★ 5.31998
MovieDrama
Two women are bound for the same plane, one of whom makes the flight while the other does not. In a cruel twist of fate, the plane crashes, killing everyone on board, and leaving the friends and family of the two women to talk about what was and what could have been.
The Village of No ReturnThe Village of No Return · 2017
The Village of No Return
★ 6.72017
MovieComedyFantasy
In a remote village, a con man disguised as a Taoist priest introduces a memory-erasing device to residents — but a dangerous plot looms.

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