Robert Lu

"Not to be confused with Roberto Liu."

Robert Jackson Lu (born Lu Cheng-en; November 18, 1931) is a Tsengian actor, producer, and film director. Considered to be one of the greatest and best-selling directors of Tseng, he directed many critically acclaimed films and box office hits like The Sad Archer (1970), Brazen (1978), the Bronze Princess (1983), and the Seoul Society (1987).

Biography
Lu Chang-en was born on November 18, 1931, to well-off Taiwanese immigrants in St. Joseph, British Tseng. Because of British Tseng's "no foreign names in school" rule, Lu was forced to change his name. He chose Robert, after

Lu started acting when he was 10, in minor films, until he bought a 8mm film camera and started making films, of which he entered into competitions. He was discovered by Jingcheng Pictures when Lu was 31 and started directed short films. From there his career took off.

Lu produced and directed his first film under Jingcheng Pictures in 1962, a comedy called "In New York...". The movie is about a Chinese man who has never been out of, his province, getting surprised at the culture and customs of Americans while on a vacation,

In 1970, Lu directed The Sad Archer. It got T¥20 million at the box office, becoming the highest-grossing film in Tsengian history. Lu broke his own record in 1978 with Brazen, with T¥27 million.

Lu continued to make successful films, including the Bronze Princess in 1983, breaking his 1978 record of highest-grossing films in Tseng. He broke it again in 1987 with the release of ''Seoul Society. Seoul Society would not be overtaken until 1997, with ''.

In 1991, Lu directed and produced The Red Parachute, a story about a Soviet KGB spy who falls in love with a British girl. When he professes his love for her, the spy's superiors are notified and mercenaries are sent to send the spy back to Russia for execution for treason. The Red Parachute grossed T¥68.8 million, falling short to Sam Hsiang's Escape, who grossed T¥69.3 million. Lu was promoted to chairman of Jingcheng Pictures in 1992.

After The Red Parachute, Lu began to work less and less. In 1996, he announced he would be retiring from directing.

Personal life
Robert Lu is married with former actress Marliynn Zhu. They met while filming for a movie in 1944 called Bamboo, however, they were only friends and didn't date until they were 17. They have 3 children, John, Charlotte, and Maria. John is an actor, while Charlotte follows her father's footsteps at being a director. Robert Lu announced his diagnosis of testicular cancer in 1999. He received treatment but the cancer returned in 2015.

Lu and his wife live in Longtan, Tseng City-Capital.

Acting

 * Sakhalin (1941)


 * Lanyu Dao (1943)


 * Bamboo (1944)

Directed features

 * The Eagle (1959)


 * In New York... (1962)


 * Sun Wukong (1964)


 * Kunming (1968)


 * Him (1969)


 * The Sad Archer (1970)


 * 9 Dragons (1974)


 * Fall of the Qing (1977)


 * Brazen (1978)


 * One in a Million (1980)


 * The Bronze Princess (1983)


 * The Unfortunate (1985)


 * Seoul Society (1987)


 * Tokyo Kings (1990)


 * The Red Parachute (1991)


 * Deep End (1995)