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Lo Chen

Lo Chen

Director · Born 1923-01-01 · Shanghai, China

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Biography

Lo Chen was born in 1923, in Shanghai, as Li Meng Fei. He settled in Hong Kong in 1947 and began working as a scriptwriter and as an assistant director for the Great China Film Company. After the closure of the Great China Film Company, Lo worked together with Ma Xu Weibang and wrote several other movies, including Resurrected Rose and Merry-Go-Round. Lo gained recognition with The Long Lane, which won the Best Screenplay award at the Asian Film Festival in 1956. That year, he directed his first feature film, The Fresh Peony. Lo joined Shaw Brothers in 1961 as a director, and together with Li Han Hsiang, Doe Ching and Griffin Yueh Feng were known as the “Four Aces”. Although better known for his drama, Lo has also directed movies of other genres, including comedies, musicals and even martial arts movies. Lo left Shaw Brothers at the end of the 70s, to continue his director career in Taiwan before retiring in US in the mid 90s. He passed away in 2003.

Directed

  1. Vermilion Door (1965) — Director
  2. Revenge of a Shaolin Master (1979) — Director
  3. The Invincible (1972) — Director
  4. Raw Passions (1969) — Director
  5. Between Tears and Smiles (1964) — Director
  6. Torrent of Desire (1969) — Director
  7. The Night Is Young (1971) — Director
  8. The Shepherd Girl (1964) — Director
  9. My Son (1970) — Director
  10. The Snake Prince (1976) — Director
  11. Her Sister's Keeper (1963) — Director
  12. The Rainbow (1968) — Director
  13. The Second Spring (1963) — Director
  14. Kiss for Sale (1961) — Director
  15. The Tryst (1962) — Director
  16. Murder on the Wedding Night (1977) — Director
  17. The Mad Killer (1971) — Director
  18. Too Late for Love (1967) — Director
  19. Behind the Storm (1982) — Director
  20. In the Nick of Time (1971) — Director
  21. The Funny Couple (1979) — Director
  22. Flames of Passion (1960) — Director
  23. Bride For Rent (1961) — Director
  24. Ripples (1970) — Director
  25. Love Across the Seas (1971) — Director
  26. It's All in the Family (1975) — Director
  27. Erotic Nights (1976) — Director
  28. Comedy of Mismatches (1964) — Director
  29. The Joy of Spring (1966) — Director
  30. Swan Song (1967) — Director
  31. The Concrete Jungle (1974) — Director