Chang Cheh

Known for: Directing
Born: January 17, 1924, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Died: June 22, 2002
Movies: 114

Chang Cheh (Chinese: 張徹, January 17, 1924 – June 22, 2002) was Shaw Brothers Studio's best known and most prolific film director, with such films as The Five Venoms, The Brave Archer (based on the works of Jin Yong), The One-Armed Swordsman, and other classics of wuxia and kung fu film.

Best-Known Movies

6.6

The Five Venoms

1978

5.9

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

1974

6.9

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967

6.8

Crippled Avengers

1978

6.6

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969

6.8

Five Element Ninjas

1982

6.9

The New One-Armed Swordsman

1971

6.9

The Boxer from Shantung

1972

6.4

Golden Swallow

1968

6.8

Kid with the Golden Arm

1979

Filmography

1998	Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema	Self
1972	The Angry Guest	Boss Yamaguchi (uncredited)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1993	Ninja in Ancient China	Director, Writer, Producer
1991	Journey to the West	Director, Screenplay
1990	Slaughter in Xian	Writer, Producer, Director
1990	Hidden Hero	Director, Writer
1988	Cross the River	Director, Writer
1986	Great Shanghai 1937	Director, Writer
1985	The Dancing Warrior	Director, Producer
1984	Shanghai 13	Writer, Director
1984	The Nine Demons	Director
1984	Death Ring	Director
1983	Attack of the Joyful Goddess	Director, Screenplay
1983	The Weird Man	Writer, Director
1982	Ode to Gallantry	Director
1982	Five Element Ninjas	Director, Screenplay
1982	Brave Archer and His Mate	Director, Screenplay
1982	House of Traps	Writer, Director
1981	The Brave Archer 3	Writer, Director
1981	Masked Avengers	Writer, Director
1981	The Sword Stained with Royal Blood	Director
1980	Legend of the Fox	Director, Screenplay
1980	The Rebel Intruders	Director, Screenplay
1980	Two Champions of Shaolin	Director, Screenplay
1980	The Flag of Iron	Director, Writer
1980	Heaven and Hell	Director, Writer
1979	Ten Tigers of Kwangtung	Director, Screenplay
1979	Kid with the Golden Arm	Director, Writer
1979	The Magnificent Ruffians	Director, Writer
1979	The Daredevils	Writer, Director
1979	Shaolin Rescuers	Director
1978	Crippled Avengers	Director, Writer
1978	Invincible Shaolin	Director, Writer
1978	The Five Venoms	Director, Writer
1978	Showdown at the Cotton Mill	Writer
1978	The Brave Archer 2	Director
1978	Life Gamble	Director, Screenplay
1977	Chinatown Kid	Writer, Director
1977	The Brave Archer	Director
1977	Magnificent Wanderers	Director, Writer
1977	The Naval Commandos	Director
1976	Shaolin Temple	Writer, Director
1976	The New Shaolin Boxers	Writer, Director
1976	The Shaolin Avengers	Director, Screenplay
1976	7-Man Army	Director, Writer
1976	Boxer Rebellion	Director, Writer
1975	The Four Assassins	Director, Screenplay
1975	The Bloody Escape	Director
1975	The Fantastic Magic Baby	Director, Writer
1975	The Iron Superman	Producer
1975	Disciples of Shaolin	Director, Writer
1975	All Men Are Brothers	Director, Writer
1974	Five Shaolin Masters	Director
1974	Na Cha the Great	Director, Writer
1974	A Mad World of Fools	Producer
1974	Shaolin Martial Arts	Director, Writer
1974	The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires	Director
1974	Friends	Director, Writer
1974	Men from the Monastery	Director, Writer
1974	The Savage Five	Director, Writer
1974	Heroes Two	Director, Screenplay
1974	Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu	Director
1973	Iron Bodyguard	Director
1973	The Pirate	Director
1973	Police Force	Director, Screenplay
1973	The Generation Gap	Director, Writer
1973	Blood Brothers	Director, Screenplay
1973	The Delinquent	Director
1972	Four Riders	Director, Writer
1972	Man of Iron	Director, Screenplay
1972	The Delightful Forest	Director, Screenplay
1972	Young People	Writer, Director
1972	Trilogy of Swordsmanship	Director
1972	The Water Margin	Director
1972	The Angry Guest	Director
1972	The Boxer from Shantung	Director, Writer
1971	The Deadly Duo	Director
1971	Duel of Fists	Director
1971	The Anonymous Heroes	Director
1971	The Duel	Director
1971	The New One-Armed Swordsman	Director
1971	King Eagle	Director
1970	The Singing Killer	Director
1970	The Heroic Ones	Director, Writer
1970	Vengeance!	Director, Writer
1970	The Wandering Swordsman	Director
1969	Have Sword, Will Travel	Director
1969	Dead End	Director
1969	The Invincible Fist	Director
1969	The Flying Dagger	Director, Screenplay
1969	Return of the One-Armed Swordsman	Director, Writer
1969	The Singing Thief	Director
1968	Golden Swallow	Director, Writer
1967	The Assassin	Writer, Director
1967	The One-Armed Swordsman	Director, Screenplay
1967	The Trail of the Broken Blade	Director, Writer
1966	The Perfumed Arrow	Writer
1966	The Magnificent Trio	Director, Writer
1966	The Knight of Knights	Writer
1966	Tiger Boy	Writer, Director
1965	Call of the Sea	Screenplay
1965	Inside the Forbidden City	Writer
1965	Crocodile River	Writer
1965	The Butterfly Chalice	Writer, Director
1965	The Mermaid	Writer
1964	The Warlord and the Actress	Writer
1964	The Female Prince	Writer
1964	The Amorous Lotus Pan	Screenplay
1962	It's Always Spring	Screenplay
1961	You Were Meant for Me	Writer
1960	Black Butterfly	Screenplay
1960	The Tender Trap of Espionage	Screenplay
1958	Wild Fire	Director
1950	The Alishan Uprising	Writer, Director

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