David Lai Tai-Wai

Directing

David Lai Tai-Wai

Born October 23, 1952 · Hong Kong, China (age 73)

Hong Kong director and producer.

Known For

The TransporterThe Transporter · 2002
The Transporter
★ 6.72002
MovieActionCrime
Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
Transporter 2Transporter 2 · 2005
Transporter 2
★ 6.32005
MovieActionThriller
Professional driver, and former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policy director and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank immediately becomes involved in protecting the child and exposing the kidnappers.
DOA: Dead or AliveDOA: Dead or Alive · 2006
DOA: Dead or Alive
★ 5.32006
MovieAdventureAction
Four beautiful rivals at an invitation-only martial-arts tournament join forces against a sinister threat. Princess Kasumi is an aristocratic warrior trained by martial-arts masters. Tina Armstrong is a wrestling superstar. Helena Douglas is an athlete with a tragic past. Christie Allen earns her keep as a thief and an assassin-for-hire.
She Shoots StraightShe Shoots Straight · 1990
She Shoots Straight
★ 6.61990
MovieActionCrime
Hong Kong police officer Mina Kao marries Huang Tsung-Pao, who is a member of a law enforcement dynasty. His father and his many sisters are also officers, and the eldest sister Chia-Ling is one of the highest ranking women in the police department. When a Vietnamese gang begins a rampage through the city, the women must overcome their suspicion of one another to bring the criminals to justice.
Saviour of the SoulSaviour of the Soul · 1991
Saviour of the Soul
★ 6.81991
MovieActionFantasy
A woman blinds a martial arts master and his pupil vows revenge on her. She is forced to abandon her loved ones without explanation in order to protect them from her ill-intentioned pursuer.
Duel to the DeathDuel to the Death · 1983
Duel to the Death
★ 6.81983
MovieActionDrama
In 16th century, during the Ming dynasty era, every ten years the greatest swordsman from Japan faces the greatest swordsman from China in a duel to the death for their nation's honor. As a duel approaches, Chinese champion Bo Ching-Wan and Japanese champion Miyamoto uncover a plot to rig the fight.
Gameboy KidsGameboy Kids · 1992
Gameboy Kids
★ 5.91992
MovieActionComedy
A young genius with an 8-year-old mentality suddenly becomes head of a Hong Kong triad.
The Body Is WillingThe Body Is Willing · 1983
The Body Is Willing
★ 5.41983
MovieDrama
A wealthy playboy sets out to sleep with Japan's foremost recording artist, Mari Yamasaki, despite her wishes to the contrary. Will he succeed in adding her to his list of famous conquests?

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Women on the RunWomen on the Run · 1993
Women on the Run
★ 5.21993
MovieActionThriller
A young woman named Yin dreams of leaving her modest village life for a chance to try to make it big as a martial arts movie star. Leaving for the big city with her boyfriend, life takes a turn for poor Yin when she soon finds herself addicted to drugs and being pimped out by her boyfriend. After a violent altercation forces Yin to flee to Hong Kong, it's not long before she ends up on the radar of the police. Without any other options, Yin makes a deal with the police to go undercover with one of their straight-laced female detectives, Hung, in order to try and bring down a notorious drug dealer nicknamed "King Kong." Victimized by the men in their lives, the two unlikely friends must team up to protect each other from the criminals out to get them and work together to get revenge on those who have betrayed them.

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