Lo Mar
(aka John Lo-Mar)
- Sister's Lover
- A Time For Reunion
- The Girlie Bar
- Orchid in the Rain
- Tiger
- Red Light, Green Light
- Salina
- Miss Not Home
- Money and I
- Bus Stop
- Impetuous Fire
- Black List
- Maria
- Black Street
- Crazy Bumpkins
- The Happy Trio
- Return of the Crazy Bumpkin
- Thief of Thieves
- The Chase
- Monkey Kung Fu
- 5 Superfighters
- Love Eterne
- Young Outcasts
- Boxer from the Temple
- Sweeping Call Girls
- To Love or Not To Love
- Forever and Ever
- Crazy Bumpkin in Singapore
- Big Time for the Crazy Bumpkins
- Bruce Lee: His Last Days & Nights
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Before he came to Shaw studios, he was an actor working at "Cathay" studios. He later directed the film Black List starring Chen Sing, who was fresh out of prison and looking for those who had framed him. Known to diehard fans for his films 5 Super Fighters, he, like many directors at Shaw Bros' tried his hand a directing various types of films. He's done everything from Comedies to Dramas and has found success in both. He excelled in directing Comedies with the "Crazy Bumpkin" series being some of his most popular work.
Sequels Return of the Crazy Bumkins, Big Time for the Crazy Bumpkins, and Crazy Bumpkins in Singapore turned out to be just as profitable for the studio as the first one, which raised his profile at Shaw Brothers. He shot Betty Ting-Pei's ode to Bruce Lee (which she claimed was autobiographical) - Bruce Lee: His Last Days and Nights. The film (the crude) only bought her some screetime and virtually ruined her career, director Lo on the other hand, received more offers to direct films.
The film Monkey Kung Fu was an excellent vehicle for his talents and showed what an underrated director he was (as far as martial-arts films were concerned). He also brought the talents of Hau Sau-Seng and Kuan Feng to the forefront, as well as Chin Siu-Tung, who would go on to become a director in his own right. His last major kung-fu film for Shaw Bros' was Boxer from the Temple.
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My Favorite Films:
- Monkey Kung Fu
- Tiger
- Black List
- 5 Superfighters
- Boxer From The Temple
- Bruce Lee: His Last Days & Nights