06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan disliked this Hong Kong film director, but how good was he?
Lo Wei was one of Hong Kong's most renowned directors in the late 1960s and early 1970s, but disparagement from Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan tarnished his reputation.
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Below, film historian Frank Djeng discusses how it could be time for Lo's voluminous body of work to be re-evaluated.
Do you think Lo's work has been overlooked?
Yes, I think it's time to reassess his accomplishments. He was one of Shaw Brothers' most prominent directors between 1964 and 1970, directing close to 20 films there.
His The Golden Buddha (1966), which is a really fun James Bond-style film, was the first Shaw movie to take HK$1 million, and Lo was the first to be called a 'million-dollar director'.
