- Films
- 49
- Avg rating
- 6.55
- Peak run
- 1980’84
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Kara by the numbers
Average
6.55
22 rated films
Vote weighted
6.56
bigger films count more
Median
6.7
half are better
Consistency
±0.61
rating spread
Career
50y
1977 to 2026
Total votes
99.3K
across every film
Best
7.2
Infernal Affairs II
Worst
5.4
Enter the Warriors Gate
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 | V | · | · | 300 |
| 2026 |  Blades of the Guardians | Mrs. Yuchi | 6.7 | 4,405 |
| 2025 |  The Dumpling Queen | Sister Hong | · | 528 |
| 2023 | Love Never Ends | Li Huiru | · | 552 |
| 2023 | Last Suspect | Lin Shu'e | · | 351 |
| 2023 | The Invisible Guest | Hong Jie | · | 321 |
| 2023 | Sakra | Ruan Xingzhu | 5.7 | 2,864 |
| 2020 | Monster Run | Lotus | · | 639 |
| 2019 | My Best Summer | Mother of Yu Huai | · | 429 |
| 2019 | My People, My Country | · | 6.3 | 2,570 |
| 2018 | Tracey | Anne | · | 476 |
| 2017 | The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful | Madame Tang | 7.3 | 4,123 |
| 2016 | Mrs K | Mrs K | · | 299 |
| 2016 |  Enter the Warriors Gate | Mountain Spirit | 5.4 | 6,151 |
| 2016 | Happiness | Auntie Fen | · | 320 |
| 2014 | The Midnight After | Mook Sau-ying | 5.5 | 1,903 |
| 2013 | Control | Jen | · | 295 |
| 2013 |  Rigor Mortis | Yeung Feng | 6.3 | 7,100 |
| 2011 | Turning Point 2 | Sa Po Yau | · | 255 |
| 2011 | A Chinese Ghost Story | Tree Demon | 5.7 | 1,562 |
Better together?
Kara Wai's regulars
- Chia-Liang LiuDirector and actor · 7 films · 6.93 avg▲+0.17
- Hou HsiaoCo-star · 6 films · 6.88 avg▲+0.16
- Chia-Hui LiuCo-star · 5 films · 7.07 avg▲+0.48
- Lo LiehCo-star · 3 films · 6.97 avg▲+0.33
- Lung-Wei WangCo-star · 3 films · 6.90 avg▲+0.17
- Chia-Liang LiuCo-star · 3 films · 6.73 avg▲+0.07
- Wellson ChinDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.00 avg▼−0.12
- Yan HanDirector and actor · 2 films
- Yuhang HoDirector and actor · 2 films
- Wai Keung LauDirector and actor · 2 films
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers. Acting pairs here count billed roles (an actor in a director's top six, co-stars both in the top five); each duo page counts every film they made together in those roles.
Films together: Chia-Liang Liu and Kara Wai movies · Hou Hsiao and Kara Wai movies · Kara Wai and Chia-Hui Liu movies · Kara Wai and Lo Lieh movies
Takes
On Kara Wai
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