6 0 s ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Shaw ▁Brothers ▁Studio ' s ▁main ▁action ▁ch ore ograph ers , ▁working ▁with ▁many ▁direct ors ▁on ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁King ▁Box er ▁( 1 9 7 2 ). ▁Lau ▁evol ved ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁director ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁already ▁an ▁accomplished ▁actor ▁and ▁action ▁ch ore ograph er ▁outside ▁of ▁Shaw ▁Brothers . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Lau ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Sam mo ▁Hung ▁and ▁Karl ▁M aka . ▁The ▁tri o ▁started ▁their ▁own ▁film ▁production ▁company ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Gar ▁Bo ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Company . ▁They ▁made ▁just ▁two ▁films , ▁before ▁M aka ▁left ▁to ▁start ▁Cinema ▁City . ▁Both ▁films ▁star red ▁Lau , ▁Hung ▁and ▁M aka , ▁D irty ▁T iger , ▁Cra zy ▁F rog ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁and ▁ ▁O dd ▁Cou ple ▁( 1 9 7 9 ). ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁Lau ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁films ▁for ▁Shaw ▁Brothers ▁Studio . ▁He ▁moved ▁with ▁the ▁times , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁he ▁altern ated ▁between ▁his ▁own ▁work , ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁Sam mo ▁Hung . ▁He ▁also ▁found ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁appear ▁in ▁several ▁of ▁his ▁brother , ▁Lau ▁Kar - le ung ' s ▁films . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁