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Lo Wei

Director

Lo Wei

Born December 12, 1918 in Jiangsu, ChinaDied January 20, 199647 films

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 posterFirst watchFist of Fury19727.2During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his fighting school.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Big Boss poster7.1The Big Boss1971Dragon Fist poster6.3Dragon Fist1979Spiritual Kung Fu poster6.0Spiritual Kung Fu1978New Fist of Fury poster6.0New Fist of Fury1976To Kill with Intrigue poster5.6To Kill with Intrigue1977Killer Meteors poster4.9Killer Meteors1976

Filmography

47 films as director
  1. 1979Dragon FistDirector
  2. 1978Spiritual Kung FuDirector
  3. 1978Immortal WarriorsDirector
  4. 1978Magnificent BodyguardsDirector
  5. 1977To Kill with IntrigueDirector
  6. 1977The Kung Fu KidDirector
  7. 1976Killer MeteorsDirector
  8. 1976New Fist of FuryDirector
  9. 1975Shantung Man in Hong KongDirector
  10. 1975The Girl with the Dexterous TouchDirector
  11. 1975The BedevilledDirector
  12. 1974Slaughter in San FranciscoDirector
  13. 1974Naughty! Naughty!Director
  14. 1974Chinatown CapersDirector
  15. 1973The Tattooed DragonDirector
  16. 1973None But the BraveDirector
  17. 1973Seaman No. 7Director
  18. 1973Back Alley PrincessDirector
  19. 1973A Man Called TigerDirector
  20. 1972The HurricaneDirector
  21. 1972Fist of FuryDirector
  22. 1971Vengeance of a SnowgirlDirector
  23. 1971The Big BossDirector
  24. 1971The Comet StrikesDirector
  25. 1971The Shadow WhipDirector
  26. 1971The Invincible EightDirector
  27. 1970Brothers FiveDirector
  28. 1969The Golden SwordDirector
  29. 1969Raw CourageDirector
  30. 1969Dragon SwampDirector
  31. 1968Death ValleyDirector
  32. 1968The Angel Strikes AgainDirector
  33. 1968Black ButterflyDirector
  34. 1968Forever and EverDirector
  35. 1968Jurang BahayaDirector
  36. 1967Summons to DeathDirector
  37. 1967Madam Slender PlumDirector
  38. 1967Angel with the Iron FistsDirector
  39. 1967Nora Zain Ajen Wanita 001Director
  40. 1966The Golden BuddhaDirector
  41. 1965Call of the SeaDirector
  42. 1965Crocodile RiverDirector
  43. 1964The Magic LampDirector
  44. 1960Black ButterflyDirector
  45. 1960The Tender Trap of EspionageDirector
  46. 1959Song from a Haunted HouseDirector
  47. 1954The 72 Martyrs of CantonDirector