After finishing with The Silent Wife, Lee filmed Chastity Memorial, The Road, and The Jade Buddha. Each one did poorly at the box office, especially The Road, which portrayed the relationship between a father and his son.
《啞女情深》後，李行陸續拍了《貞節牌坊》、《路》和《玉觀音》，結果三部電影都不賣錢，特別是描繪父子之情的《路》，尤其慘烈。