sentences:  Despite the encouragement of the studio, as well as the persuasion of such landmark talent as Tsui Hark and Sammo Hung, Lam has refused to become a director until star actor Danny Lee invited him to co-direct "One Way Only" (1981), which became the first directorial work for each of them.Lam’s first film as solo director was the modernistic crime drama "Brothers from the Walled City" (1982), which he followed with an even more refined and progressive urban thriller "Men from the Gutter" (1983), both produced by Shaw Brothers.Even though Lam is not mentioned as one of the directors of the Hong Kong New Wave of the turn of the 70’s and 80’s, these two films display an identical approach to the films of say Dennis Yu or Johnny Mak.