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Lo Wei

Directing

Lo Wei

CN, EN, ZH, MS cinema · 115 credits

Born

12 December 1918

Died

20 January 1996 (aged 77)

Birthplace

Jiangsu, China

Also known as Luo Wei · Law Wai · Lo Wai · Loh Wei · William Lowe · 羅維

Lo Wei (Chinese: 羅維, sometimes spelled Lo Wai, 12 December 1918 – 20 January 1996) was a Hong Kong film director and film actor best known for launching the martial arts film careers of both Bruce Lee, in The Big Boss and Fist of Fury, and Jackie Chan, in New Fist of Fury.

Known for

Filmography

Blade of Fury poster

Blade of Fury

CN · 19937.2

Presenter, Producer

Her Judgement Day poster

Her Judgement Day

CN · 19936.3

Producer

A Chinese Legend poster

A Chinese Legend

CN · 19916.3

Producer

Triad Story poster

Triad Story

CN · 19905.9

as Jason's Boss

News Attack poster

News Attack

CN · 19897.5

Actor

Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive poster

Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

EN · 19894.6

as Big Boss

The Criminal Hunter poster

The Criminal Hunter

CN · 19889.0

as George's father at fashion show, Producer

Edge of Darkness poster

Edge of Darkness

CN · 19888.5

as Uncle Chat

Death Cage poster

Death Cage

CN · 19887.4

Producer

Split of the Spirit poster

Split of the Spirit

ZH · 19876.2

Producer

Walking Beside Me poster

Walking Beside Me

CN · 19868.0

Producer

Dark Night poster

Dark Night

ZH · 19864.2

Producer

The Young Taoism Fighter poster

The Young Taoism Fighter

ZH · 19869.0

Producer

Hong Kong Graffiti poster

Hong Kong Graffiti

CN · 19859.0

Executive Producer

Modern Detective poster

Modern Detective

CN · 19854.5

Producer

Lucky Diamond poster

Lucky Diamond

CN · 19857.7

Executive Producer

生命快車

1984

The Express

CN · 1984Not rated

Production Supervisor

The Ghost Informer poster

The Ghost Informer

CN · 19847.0

Producer

Fearless Hyena 2 poster

Fearless Hyena 2

CN · 19835.8

Producer, Writer, Co-Director

Devil Fetus poster

Devil Fetus

CN · 19835.8

Producer

Energetic-21 poster

Energetic-21

CN · 19829.0

Producer

Dangerous Person poster

Dangerous Person

CN · 198110.0

Producer

Rebellious Reign poster

Rebellious Reign

ZH · 19806.5

Producer

A Wily Match poster

A Wily Match

CN · 19808.0

Producer

Living and Loving poster

Living and Loving

ZH · 19809.0

Production Supervisor

The Loot poster

The Loot

CN · 19806.4

Producer

Maria Yi: My Recollection poster

Maria Yi: My Recollection

ZH · 1979Not rated

as Self

Dragon Fist poster

Dragon Fist

ZH · 19796.3

Director, Executive Producer

Fearless Hyena poster

Fearless Hyena

CN · 19796.7

Screenplay

The Challenger poster

The Challenger

CN · 19796.1

Producer

Big Boss of Shanghai poster

Big Boss of Shanghai

ZH · 19795.4

Producer

Magnificent Bodyguards poster

Magnificent Bodyguards

ZH · 19786.1

Director, Producer

Spiritual Kung Fu poster

Spiritual Kung Fu

CN · 19786.0

Director, Executive Producer

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu poster

Half a Loaf of Kung Fu

ZH · 19786.2

Producer

The Golden Key poster

The Golden Key

ZH · 19787.0

Producer

Immortal Warriors poster

Immortal Warriors

ZH · 1978Not rated

Director

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin poster

Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin

CN · 19786.5

Executive Producer

To Kill with Intrigue poster

To Kill with Intrigue

ZH · 19775.6

Director, Producer

The Kung Fu Kid poster

The Kung Fu Kid

CN · 19779.0

Writer, Producer, Director

New Fist of Fury poster

New Fist of Fury

ZH · 19766.0

as Inspector, Writer, Director, Executive Producer

Killer Meteors poster

Killer Meteors

ZH · 19764.8

Director, Executive Producer

Shaolin Wooden Men poster

Shaolin Wooden Men

ZH · 19766.8

Executive Producer

Body for Sale poster

Body for Sale

ZH · 1976Not rated

Producer

The Girl with the Dexterous Touch poster

The Girl with the Dexterous Touch

ZH · 197510.0

Actor, Director, Writer, Producer

Little Sister-in-law poster

Little Sister-in-law

ZH · 1975Not rated

Producer

The Bedevilled poster

The Bedevilled

ZH · 19755.0

Director, Writer

小山東到香港

1975

Shantung Man in Hong Kong

ZH · 19757.0

Director

Naughty! Naughty! poster

Naughty! Naughty!

ZH · 197410.0

as Nancy's godfather, Director, Screenplay

Slaughter in San Francisco poster

Slaughter in San Francisco

ZH · 19745.0

Director, Producer, Writer

Chinatown Capers poster

Chinatown Capers

CN · 19746.5

Director, Writer

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend poster

Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

ZH · 19738.2

as Self

A Man Called Tiger poster

A Man Called Tiger

ZH · 19737.7

as Miyamoto, Director, Screenplay, Producer

None But the Brave poster

None But the Brave

ZH · 19736.3

as Commissioner Wu, Writer, Director

Seaman No. 7 poster

Seaman No. 7

ZH · 19736.8

as Noodle shop boss, Director, Screenplay

Back Alley Princess poster

Back Alley Princess

ZH · 19737.0

Screenplay, Director

The Tattooed Dragon poster

The Tattooed Dragon

ZH · 19738.0

Director, Screenplay

The Unscrupulous General poster

The Unscrupulous General

ZH · 1973Not rated

Presenter

Fist of Fury poster

Fist of Fury

ZH · 19727.2

as Inspector Lo, Screenplay, Director, Production Design

The Hurricane poster

The Hurricane

CN · 19729.0

as Minister Chia Chi Tao, Screenplay, Director

The Comet Strikes poster

The Comet Strikes

ZH · 19718.0

as Big Boss, Director, Screenplay, Production Supervisor

Vengeance of a Snowgirl poster

Vengeance of a Snowgirl

ZH · 19715.8

as Master Shen, Director, Writer

The Eunuch poster

The Eunuch

ZH · 19716.0

as Emperor, Screenplay

The Shadow Whip poster

The Shadow Whip

ZH · 19716.3

as Chief Yang of Xuan Wu Security, Writer, Director

The Big Boss poster

The Big Boss

ZH · 19717.1

Director, Screenplay

The Invincible Eight poster

The Invincible Eight

CN · 19717.6

Director, Writer

Brothers Five poster

Brothers Five

ZH · 19706.8

Director, Writer

Dragon Swamp poster

Dragon Swamp

ZH · 19696.9

as Master Fan Chung Yu, Director, Writer

The Golden Sword poster

The Golden Sword

ZH · 19696.2

as Eight Arm Dragon Bai Chun-Tung, Writer, Director

Raw Courage poster

Raw Courage

CN · 19697.0

as Shangguan Hou, Director, Writer

Death Valley poster

Death Valley

ZH · 19686.3

as Master Chiu, Writer, Director

Black Butterfly poster

Black Butterfly

ZH · 19686.5

as Chief Gai Tian Lui, Director, Writer

The Angel Strikes Again poster

The Angel Strikes Again

ZH · 19685.8

as Doctor, Director, Writer

Forever and Ever poster

Forever and Ever

ZH · 19689.0

as Liu Yi-Ren, Director

Jurang Bahaya poster

Jurang Bahaya

MS · 1968Not rated

as Mr. King, Director, Screenplay

Madam Slender Plum poster

Madam Slender Plum

ZH · 196710.0

as Wang Xue Bin, Director

Angel with the Iron Fists poster

Angel with the Iron Fists

ZH · 19676.2

as Chief Inspector, Director

Summons to Death poster

Summons to Death

ZH · 19677.0

as Gin Te Biu, Writer, Director

Nora Zain Ajen Wanita 001 poster

Nora Zain Ajen Wanita 001

EN · 19672.0

Director

The Golden Buddha poster

The Golden Buddha

ZH · 19665.8

as Chan Chung Tai, Director

Crocodile River poster

Crocodile River

ZH · 19654.5

as Peng Hu, Director

Squadron 77 poster

Squadron 77

ZH · 196510.0

as Sato

Call of the Sea poster

Call of the Sea

ZH · 19657.0

as Qi Ding, Director

The Crisis poster

The Crisis

ZH · 19649.0

Actor

The Magic Lamp poster

The Magic Lamp

CN · 19648.5

as Prime Minister, Director

Romance of the Forbidden City poster

Romance of the Forbidden City

ZH · 1964Not rated

as Dorgan

Empress Wu poster

Empress Wu

ZH · 19636.4

as Minister Pei Yan

Little Lotus poster

Little Lotus

ZH · 19638.0

as Chin San-Pao

Four Brave Ones poster

Four Brave Ones

ZH · 196310.0

as Nie Yuting

Crusade Against Daddy poster

Crusade Against Daddy

ZH · 19628.0

as Luo Guang-Zhong

The Pistol poster

The Pistol

ZH · 19618.0

as Dai Heng

A Shadow over the Chateau poster

A Shadow over the Chateau

ZH · 19609.0

as Secretary Wang

Nobody's Child poster

Nobody's Child

ZH · 19607.0

as Birth father

脂粉間諜網

1960

The Tender Trap of Espionage

ZH · 1960Not rated

Actor, Director

黑蝴蝶

1960

Black Butterfly

ZH · 19609.0

as Liang Futing, Director

Calendar Girl poster

Calendar Girl

ZH · 19598.0

as Sun Ping

Love Letter Murder poster

Love Letter Murder

ZH · 19598.0

as Liu Zong-Ming

The Adventure of the 13th Sister poster

The Adventure of the 13th Sister

ZH · 1959Not rated

Actor

鬼屋歌声

1959

Song from a Haunted House

ZH · 19599.0

Director

Diau Charn poster

Diau Charn

ZH · 19589.0

as Prime Minister Dong Zhuo

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness poster

Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

JA · 195810.0

as King of Cambodia

A Mellow Spring poster

A Mellow Spring

ZH · 1957Not rated

as Feng JIn Cai

A Mating Story poster

A Mating Story

ZH · 1957Not rated

as Xue Yi Sheng

Songs of the Peach Blossom River poster

Songs of the Peach Blossom River

ZH · 19567.5

Actor

Beyond the Blue Horizon poster

Beyond the Blue Horizon

ZH · 195610.0

Actor

The Error poster

The Error

ZH · 19567.0

Actor

The Chase poster

The Chase

ZH · 195610.0

as Yu Pu Yuan

Blood in Snow poster

Blood in Snow

ZH · 19567.0

as Jin Hu

小鳳仙續集

1955

Lady Balsam's Conquest

ZH · 19558.0

Actor

Camille poster

Camille

ZH · 19557.0

Actor

小白菜

1955

The Little Girl Named Cabbage

ZH · 19558.0

Actor

The 72 Martyrs of Canton poster

The 72 Martyrs of Canton

ZH · 19549.0

Director

Sorrowful Glory poster

Sorrowful Glory

ZH · 19539.0

as Song Siqing

Tears of Songstress poster

Tears of Songstress

ZH · 19538.0

Actor

滿園春色

1952

Sweet Memories

ZH · 1952Not rated

Actor

Sorrows of the Forbidden City poster

Sorrows of the Forbidden City

ZH · 19486.7

as Yuan Shikai