After Hou Yao moved to Singapore in 1940, he continued to work for the Shaw Brothers under Malay Film Productions and made a handful of films, including such films as Bermadu and Ibu Tiri, before being murdered in 1942.
Three Lovers
1943
Ghost Eye
1942

Broken-hearted
1941
Full Moon Over Malaya
1941
Polygamy
1940
Pearl
1940
The Devil's Mask
1940

Fortress of Flesh and Blood
1938
Shaking Heaven And Earth
1938
Incident in the Turtle Mountain
1936
Grief
1932

Mulan Joins the Army
1928