Directing
Lo Wei
Born 1918-12-12
Jiangsu, China
Department: Directing
Biography
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
Prominent works featuring Lo Wei
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Fist of Fury
1972
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The Big Boss
1971
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Fearless Hyena
1979
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Shaolin Wooden Men
1976
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Spiritual Kung Fu
1978
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New Fist of Fury
1976
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Dragon Fist
1979
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Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
1978
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Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
1978
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Fearless Hyena 2
1983
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (188 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Blade of Fury | Presenter | Movie | 1993 |
| Blade of Fury | Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | Her Judgement Day | Producer | Movie | 1993 |
 | A Chinese Legend | Producer | Movie | 1991 |
 | Triad Story | Jason's Boss | Movie | 1990 |
 | Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive | Big Boss | Movie | 1989 |
 | News Attack | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1989 |
 | Edge of Darkness | Uncle Chat | Movie | 1988 |
 | Death Cage | Producer | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Criminal Hunter | George's father at fashion show | Movie | 1988 |
| The Criminal Hunter | Producer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Split of the Spirit | Producer | Movie | 1987 |
 | Walking Beside Me | Producer | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Young Taoism Fighter | Producer | Movie | 1986 |
 | Dark Night | Producer | Movie | 1986 |
 | Hong Kong Graffiti | Executive Producer | Movie | 1985 |
 | Lucky Diamond | Executive Producer | Movie | 1985 |
 | Modern Detective | Producer | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Ghost Informer | Producer | Movie | 1984 |
| The Express | Production Supervisor | Movie | 1984 | |
 | Devil Fetus | Producer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Fearless Hyena 2 | Producer | Movie | 1983 |
| Fearless Hyena 2 | Writer | Movie | 1983 |
| Fearless Hyena 2 | Co-Director | Movie | 1983 |
 | Energetic-21 | Producer | Movie | 1982 |
 | Dangerous Person | Producer | Movie | 1981 |
 | Rebellious Reign | Producer | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Loot | Producer | Movie | 1980 |
 | A Wily Match | Producer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Living and Loving | Production Supervisor | Movie | 1980 |
 | Big Boss of Shanghai | Producer | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Challenger | Producer | Movie | 1979 |
 | Dragon Fist | Director | Movie | 1979 |
| Dragon Fist | Executive Producer | Movie | 1979 |
 | Fearless Hyena | Screenplay | Movie | 1979 |
 | Maria Yi: My Recollection | Self | Movie | 1979 |
 | Spiritual Kung Fu | Director | Movie | 1978 |
| Spiritual Kung Fu | Executive Producer | Movie | 1978 |
 | Immortal Warriors | Director | Movie | 1978 |
 | Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Producer | Movie | 1978 |
 | Magnificent Bodyguards | Director | Movie | 1978 |
| Magnificent Bodyguards | Producer | Movie | 1978 |
 | Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin | Executive Producer | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Golden Key | Producer | Movie | 1978 |
 | To Kill with Intrigue | Director | Movie | 1977 |
| To Kill with Intrigue | Producer | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Kung Fu Kid | Producer | Movie | 1977 |
| The Kung Fu Kid | Writer | Movie | 1977 |
| The Kung Fu Kid | Director | Movie | 1977 |
 | Shaolin Wooden Men | Executive Producer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Killer Meteors | Director | Movie | 1976 |
| Killer Meteors | Executive Producer | Movie | 1976 |
 | New Fist of Fury | Inspector | Movie | 1976 |
| New Fist of Fury | Writer | Movie | 1976 |
| New Fist of Fury | Director | Movie | 1976 |
| New Fist of Fury | Executive Producer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Body for Sale | Producer | Movie | 1976 |
| Shantung Man in Hong Kong | Director | Movie | 1975 | |
 | The Girl with the Dexterous Touch | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1975 |
| The Girl with the Dexterous Touch | Writer | Movie | 1975 |
| The Girl with the Dexterous Touch | Producer | Movie | 1975 |
| The Girl with the Dexterous Touch | Director | Movie | 1975 |
 | Little Sister-in-law | Producer | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Bedevilled | Director | Movie | 1975 |
| The Bedevilled | Writer | Movie | 1975 |
 | Slaughter in San Francisco | Director | Movie | 1974 |
| Slaughter in San Francisco | Writer | Movie | 1974 |
| Slaughter in San Francisco | Producer | Movie | 1974 |
 | Naughty! Naughty! | Nancy's godfather | Movie | 1974 |
| Naughty! Naughty! | Director | Movie | 1974 |
| Naughty! Naughty! | Screenplay | Movie | 1974 |
 | Chinatown Capers | Director | Movie | 1974 |
| Chinatown Capers | Writer | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Tattooed Dragon | Screenplay | Movie | 1973 |
| The Tattooed Dragon | Director | Movie | 1973 |
 | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Self | Movie | 1973 |
 | None But the Brave | Commissioner Wu | Movie | 1973 |
| None But the Brave | Director | Movie | 1973 |
| None But the Brave | Writer | Movie | 1973 |
 | Seaman No. 7 | Noodle shop boss | Movie | 1973 |
| Seaman No. 7 | Director | Movie | 1973 |
| Seaman No. 7 | Screenplay | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Unscrupulous General | Presenter | Movie | 1973 |
 | Back Alley Princess | Director | Movie | 1973 |
| Back Alley Princess | Screenplay | Movie | 1973 |
 | A Man Called Tiger | Miyamoto | Movie | 1973 |
| A Man Called Tiger | Director | Movie | 1973 |
| A Man Called Tiger | Producer | Movie | 1973 |
| A Man Called Tiger | Screenplay | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Hurricane | Minister Chia Chi Tao | Movie | 1972 |
| The Hurricane | Screenplay | Movie | 1972 |
| The Hurricane | Director | Movie | 1972 |
 | Fist of Fury | Inspector Lo | Movie | 1972 |
| Fist of Fury | Director | Movie | 1972 |
| Fist of Fury | Screenplay | Movie | 1972 |
| Fist of Fury | Production Design | Movie | 1972 |
 | Vengeance of a Snowgirl | Master Shen | Movie | 1971 |
| Vengeance of a Snowgirl | Director | Movie | 1971 |
| Vengeance of a Snowgirl | Writer | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Big Boss | Director | Movie | 1971 |
| The Big Boss | Screenplay | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Comet Strikes | Big Boss | Movie | 1971 |
| The Comet Strikes | Director | Movie | 1971 |
| The Comet Strikes | Screenplay | Movie | 1971 |
| The Comet Strikes | Production Supervisor | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Shadow Whip | Chief Yang of Xuan Wu Security | Movie | 1971 |
| The Shadow Whip | Writer | Movie | 1971 |
| The Shadow Whip | Director | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Eunuch | Emperor | Movie | 1971 |
| The Eunuch | Screenplay | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Invincible Eight | Writer | Movie | 1971 |
| The Invincible Eight | Director | Movie | 1971 |
 | Brothers Five | Writer | Movie | 1970 |
| Brothers Five | Director | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Golden Sword | Eight Arm Dragon Bai Chun-Tung | Movie | 1969 |
| The Golden Sword | Director | Movie | 1969 |
| The Golden Sword | Writer | Movie | 1969 |
 | Raw Courage | Shangguan Hou | Movie | 1969 |
| Raw Courage | Director | Movie | 1969 |
| Raw Courage | Writer | Movie | 1969 |
 | Dragon Swamp | Master Fan Chung Yu | Movie | 1969 |
| Dragon Swamp | Writer | Movie | 1969 |
| Dragon Swamp | Director | Movie | 1969 |
 | Death Valley | Master Chiu | Movie | 1968 |
| Death Valley | Director | Movie | 1968 |
| Death Valley | Writer | Movie | 1968 |
 | The Angel Strikes Again | Doctor | Movie | 1968 |
| The Angel Strikes Again | Writer | Movie | 1968 |
| The Angel Strikes Again | Director | Movie | 1968 |
 | Black Butterfly | Chief Gai Tian Lui | Movie | 1968 |
| Black Butterfly | Writer | Movie | 1968 |
| Black Butterfly | Director | Movie | 1968 |
 | Forever and Ever | Liu Yi-Ren | Movie | 1968 |
| Forever and Ever | Director | Movie | 1968 |
 | Jurang Bahaya | Mr. King | Movie | 1968 |
| Jurang Bahaya | Director | Movie | 1968 |
| Jurang Bahaya | Screenplay | Movie | 1968 |
 | Summons to Death | Gin Te Biu | Movie | 1967 |
| Summons to Death | Writer | Movie | 1967 |
| Summons to Death | Director | Movie | 1967 |
 | Madam Slender Plum | Wang Xue Bin | Movie | 1967 |
| Madam Slender Plum | Director | Movie | 1967 |
 | Angel with the Iron Fists | Chief Inspector | Movie | 1967 |
| Angel with the Iron Fists | Director | Movie | 1967 |
 | Nora Zain Ajen Wanita 001 | Director | Movie | 1967 |
 | The Golden Buddha | Chan Chung Tai | Movie | 1966 |
| The Golden Buddha | Director | Movie | 1966 |
 | Squadron 77 | Sato | Movie | 1965 |
 | Call of the Sea | Qi Ding | Movie | 1965 |
| Call of the Sea | Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | Crocodile River | Peng Hu | Movie | 1965 |
| Crocodile River | Director | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Crisis | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1964 |
 | Romance of the Forbidden City | Dorgan | Movie | 1964 |
 | The Magic Lamp | Prime Minister | Movie | 1964 |
| The Magic Lamp | Director | Movie | 1964 |
 | Four Brave Ones | Nie Yuting | Movie | 1963 |
 | Little Lotus | Chin San-Pao | Movie | 1963 |
 | Empress Wu | Minister Pei Yan | Movie | 1963 |
 | Crusade Against Daddy | Luo Guang-Zhong | Movie | 1962 |
 | The Pistol | Dai Heng | Movie | 1961 |
| Black Butterfly | Liang Futing | Movie | 1960 | |
| Black Butterfly | Director | Movie | 1960 | |
| The Tender Trap of Espionage | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1960 | |
| The Tender Trap of Espionage | Director | Movie | 1960 | |
 | A Shadow over the Chateau | Secretary Wang | Movie | 1960 |
 | Nobody's Child | Birth father | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Adventure of the 13th Sister | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1959 |
| Song from a Haunted House | Director | Movie | 1959 | |
 | Calendar Girl | Sun Ping | Movie | 1959 |
 | Love Letter Murder | Liu Zong-Ming | Movie | 1959 |
 | Diau Charn | Prime Minister Dong Zhuo | Movie | 1958 |
 | Angkor Wat Story - Beautiful Sadness | King of Cambodia | Movie | 1958 |
 | A Mellow Spring | Feng JIn Cai | Movie | 1957 |
 | A Mating Story | Xue Yi Sheng | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Chase | Yu Pu Yuan | Movie | 1956 |
 | Beyond the Blue Horizon | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | The Error | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Songs of the Peach Blossom River | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1956 |
 | Blood in Snow | Jin Hu | Movie | 1956 |
 | Camille | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
| Lady Balsam's Conquest | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 | |
| The Little Girl Named Cabbage | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 | |
 | The 72 Martyrs of Canton | Director | Movie | 1954 |
 | Tears of Songstress | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1953 |
 | Sorrowful Glory | Song Siqing | Movie | 1953 |
| Sweet Memories | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 | |
 | Sorrows of the Forbidden City | Yuan Shikai | Movie | 1948 |