Lo Wei

Born: 1918-12-12

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.


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Fist of Fury

as Inspector Lo
Released: 1972-03-22

Chen Chen returns to his former school in Shanghai when he learns that his beloved instructor...

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Jackie Chan: My Story

as (archive footage)
Released: 1998-07-17

Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor,...

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New Fist of Fury

as Inspector
Released: 1976-07-08

A brother and sister escape from Japanese-occupied Shanghai to Japanese-occupied Taiwan, to stay...

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The Shadow Whip

as Chief Yang of Xuan Wu Security
Released: 1971-08-06

This top ten box office hit reunites the star duo from Come Drink With Me in another classic...

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Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

as Self
Released: 1973-10-14

This documentary tells the story of Bruce Lee and his unsuccessful efforts to start a acting...

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None But the Brave

as Commissioner Wu
Released: 1973-05-09

Story is about how a revolutionist, played by Cheng Pei Pei, taking on the identity of a...

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Empress Wu

as Minister Pei Yan
Released: 1963-06-23

The renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year...

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Vengeance of a Snow Girl

as Master Shen
Released: 1971-10-29

Sworn-brothers expert martial artists are the targets of a mysterious killer, which seems to...

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The Golden Sword

as Eight Arm Dragon Bai Chun-Tung
Released: 1969-10-15

Bai Yu Lung's father mysteriously disappears one night, and for 10 years Bai searches for him in...

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Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive

as Big Boss
Released: 1989-09-15

A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase from...

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Dragon Swamp

as Master Fan Chung Yu
Released: 1969-03-27

After being implicated in the theft of the Jade Dragon Sword, Fan Ying (Cheng Pei-pei) is...

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Black Butterfly

as Chief Gai Tian Lui
Released: 1968-03-06

Black Butterfly, steals from the rich and gives to the poor. Trouble starts when a bandit gang,...

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The Eunuch

as King
Released: 1971-05-12

This rare release is set in the cloistered halls of the imperial palace, the home to many...

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Seaman No. 7

as Noodle shop boss
Released: 1973-04-20

When a sailor accidentally kills a Japanese man in a bar room brawl, he tries to escape the law...

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The Criminal Hunter

as George's father at fashion show
Released: 1988-05-19

Chu Yu (Eric Tsang) is a homicide detective who accidently stabs his girlfriend while wrestling...

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A Man Called Tiger

as Miyamoto
Released: 1973-02-01

A young man suspects his father's suicide was actually a murder committed by gangsters. Using...

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Triad Story

as Jason's Boss
Released: 1990-10-11

An aging crime boss discovers his rebellious daughter is dating a punk. His former gang members...

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Death Valley

as Master Chiu
Released: 1968-10-11

A hired assassin unknowingly makes friends with the man he's been sent to murder.

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Squadron 77

as Sato
Released: 1965-12-02

Spy thriller set in occupied Shanghai. Li Lihua stars as the woman who is thrust into the role...

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News Attack

as uncredited
Released: 1989-05-25

News Attack is a 1989 Hong Kong action thriller drama film co-written and directed by Samson...

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Naughty! Naughty!

as Nancy's godfather
Released: 1974-07-18

Wu Te-chuan is a young man trying to make a living in an easy way. But now he is penniless and...

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Edge of Darkness

as Uncle Chat
Released: 1988-11-17

A Hong Kong cop's first undercover assignment sends him on a psychological downward spiral,...

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Raw Courage

as Shangguan Hou
Released: 1969-08-13

After the Ming Emperor is overthrown and his infant son put in the care of the Black Dragon...

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A Shadow over the Chateau

as Secretary Wang
Released: 1960-03-10

Hong Kong crime drama thriller film.

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The Golden Buddha

as Chan Chung Tai
Released: 1966-04-27

Paul (Zhang Chong) is a businessman who gets caught up in an international espionage plot when...

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Tears of Songstress

as uncredited
Released: 1953-01-22

A Songstress Called Hong Lingyan (歌女紅菱艷) aka Tears of Songstress is a 1953 Hong Kong musical...

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Angel with the Iron Fists

as Chief Inspector
Released: 1967-01-11

A father whose daughter is killed by the Devil Girl's Gang, goes in search of justice.

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Nobody's Child

as Birth father
Released: 1960-02-17

Melodramatic film about a child prodigy.

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The Angel Strikes Again

as Doctor
Released: 1968-05-29

Lily Ho, a secret agent out to thwart the sale of a powerful explosive to the wrong people. It’s...

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Sorrows of the Forbidden City

as Yuan Shikai
Released: 1948-11-10

The film focused on a conflict between Empress Dowager Cixi, her son Guangxi (the nominal...

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A Mating Story

as Xue Yi Sheng
Released: 1957-01-30

A Shaw and Sons production.

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Camille

as uncredited
Released: 1955-06-03

A Mandarin adaption of Camille directed by Chang Shan-Kun and Evan Yang.

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Madam Slender Plum

as Wang Xue Bin
Released: 1967-02-23

Before director Lo Wei helped to discover Bruce Lee and the king of kung-fu comedy Jackie Chan,...

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The Magic Lamp

as Prime Minister
Released: 1964-01-23

Adapted from one of China's most well-known fairy tales, the Goddess of Mount Hua falls in love...

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The Hurricane

as uncredited
Released: 1972-07-12

An action film directed by Wei Lo.

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Summons to Death

as Gin Te Biu
Released: 1967-11-23

A suave swinger and a cool chick have one half of a treasure map, the bad guys have the other...

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Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness

as King of Cambodia
Released: 1958-03-25

A Japanese artist (Ikebe), who had won the favor of the Cambodian royal family when he rescued...

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Diau Charn

as Prime Minister Dong Zhuo
Released: 1958-05-28

Based on Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Diau Charn is a sublime retelling of a familiar tale...

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Romance of the Forbidden City

as Dorgan
Released: 1964-10-08

Hong Kong drama directed by Wong Tin-Lam.

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A Mellow Spring

as Feng JIn Cai
Released: 1957-08-15

A Shaw Brothers production

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Jurang Bahaya

as Mr. King
Released: 1968-01-01

Jurang Bahaya film is a Malay film which was published in Malaysia in 1968. Jurang Bahaya issued...

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The Girl with the Dexterous Touch

as uncredited
Released: 1975-07-30

romantic comedy

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Crusade Against Daddy

as Luo Guang-Zhong
Released: 1962-02-03

A HK comedy film starring Jeanette Lin Tsui and Hung Yeung.

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Beyond the Blue Horizon

as uncredited
Released: 1956-09-07

A Shaw and Sons production

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Calendar Girl

as Sun Ping
Released: 1959-03-04

Musician Sun Ping is estranged from his wife. Second daughter Yinzheng lives with Sun while...

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Crocodile River

as Peng Hu
Released: 1965-06-22

Crocodile River features Romeo And Juliet-flavored story. Families are against each other. Yodi...

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The Error

as uncredited
Released: 1956-02-26

Rich girl, Wu Qiu, is jealous of the relationship between journalist, Xu Shao Tang and singer,...

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The Pistol

as Dai Heng
Released: 1961-11-01

Long unemployed and stone-broke, Shen Jiaguang is dealt a further blow when his wife Lu Xiaoyin...

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Maria Yi: My Recollection

as Self
Released: 1979-01-01

Documentary about Maria Yi recalling her film work in the 1970s, particularly with Bruce Lee.

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Forever and Ever

as Liu Yi-Ren
Released: 1968-01-20

In 1966, like in The Love Eterne, Ling Bo took up the male lead in Forever and Ever, despite...

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Songs of the Peach Blossom River

as uncredited
Released: 1956-02-21

Li Ming is collecting folk songs on the banks of the Taohua River and is deeply attracted by the...

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The Comet Strikes

as Big Boss
Released: 1971-08-11

There was a civil strife in the court. In order to protect the king, some loyal ministers and...

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Blood in Snow

as Jin Hu
Released: 1956-01-24

A behind the scenes story of a small time folk opera troupe and other performers in Northern...

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The Crisis

as uncredited
Released: 1964-10-29

The Crisis is a Hong Kong Action movie starring Sammo Hung in a child role

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Little Lotus

as Chin San-Pao
Released: 1963-07-26

Chou Tsai-ken, a young carpenter, falls in love with a country girl, Little Lotus Chin Ho-hua....

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The Chase

as Yu Pu Yuan
Released: 1956-12-19

Private Investigator, Wu Feng, is tasked in tracking down his wife, Zhang Xiu Juan, and...

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Sorrowful Glory

as Song Siqing
Released: 1953-01-09

This is a historical drama that was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio.

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Love Letter Murder

as Liu Zong-Ming
Released: 1959-02-26

Early Shaw Brothers crime film

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Four Brave Ones

as Nie Yuting
Released: 1963-10-18

During the Japanese invasion of China, medical students Sun Yang (Chang Yang) and Xu Ruomei (Bai...

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