Chang Cheh
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Chang Cheh (Chinese: 張徹, February 10, 1923 – 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 The One-Armed Swordsman, and other classics of wuxia and kung fu film.

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Roles

Crew

Iron Fist Pillage (2001)
Archival Footage Coordinator
Ninja in Ancient China (1993)
Director | Writer | Producer
Journey to the West (1991)
Director | Screenplay
Slaughter in Xian (1990)
Director | Writer | Producer
Hidden Hero (1990)
Director | Writer
Cross the River (1988)
Director | Writer
Great Shanghai 1937 (1986)
Director | Writer
The Dancing Warrior (1985)
Director | Producer
Shanghai 13 (1984)
Director | Writer
The Nine Demons (1984)
Director
Death Ring (1984)
Director
Attack of the Joyful Goddess (1983)
Director | Screenplay
The Weird Man (1983)
Director | Writer
Ode to Gallantry (1982)
Director
Five Element Ninjas (1982)
Director | Screenplay
Brave Archer and His Mate (1982)
Director | Writer
House of Traps (1982)
Director | Writer
The Brave Archer 3 (1981)
Director | Writer
Masked Avengers (1981)
Director | Writer
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981)
Director
Two Champions of Shaolin (1980)
Director | Writer
Legend of the Fox (1980)
Director | Writer
The Rebel Intruders (1980)
Director | Writer
The Flag of Iron (1980)
Director | Writer
Heaven and Hell (1980)
Director | Writer
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung (1979)
Director | Screenplay
Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)
Director | Writer
The Magnificent Ruffians (1979)
Director | Writer
The Daredevils (1979)
Director | Writer
Shaolin Rescuers (1979)
Director
Crippled Avengers (1978)
Director | Writer
Invincible Shaolin (1978)
Director | Writer
The Five Venoms (1978)
Director | Writer
Showdown at the Cotton Mill (1978)
Writer
The Brave Archer 2 (1978)
Director
Life Gamble (1978)
Director | Writer
Chinatown Kid (1977)
Director | Writer
The Brave Archer (1977)
Director
Magnificent Wanderers (1977)
Director | Writer
The Naval Commandos (1977)
Director
Shaolin Temple (1976)
Director | Writer
The New Shaolin Boxers (1976)
Director | Writer
The Shaolin Avengers (1976)
Director | Screenplay
7-Man Army (1976)
Director | Writer
Boxer Rebellion (1976)
Director | Writer
The Four Assassins (1975)
Director | Writer
The Bloody Escape (1975)
Director
The Fantastic Magic Baby (1975)
Director | Writer
Disciples of Shaolin (1975)
Director | Writer
All Men Are Brothers (1975)
Director | Writer
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
Director
Na Cha the Great (1974)
Director | Writer
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels (1974)
Presenter
A Mad World of Fools (1974)
Producer
Shaolin Martial Arts (1974)
Director | Writer
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
Director
Friends (1974)
Director | Writer | Original Music Composer
Men from the Monastery (1974)
Director | Writer
The Savage Five (1974)
Director | Writer
Heroes Two (1974)
Director | Writer
Iron Bodyguard (1973)
Director
The Pirate (1973)
Director
Police Force (1973)
Director | Screenplay
The Generation Gap (1973)
Director | Writer
Blood Brothers (1973)
Director | Writer
The Delinquent (1973)
Director
Four Riders (1972)
Director | Writer
Trilogy of Swordsmanship (1972)
Director
Man of Iron (1972)
Director | Writer
The Delightful Forest (1972)
Director | Writer
Young People (1972)
Director | Writer
The Water Margin (1972)
Director
The Angry Guest (1972)
Director
The Boxer from Shantung (1972)
Director | Writer
The Deadly Duo (1971)
Director
Duel of Fists (1971)
Director
The Anonymous Heroes (1971)
Director
The Duel (1971)
Director
The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
Director
King Eagle (1971)
Director
The Singing Killer (1970)
Director
The Heroic Ones (1970)
Director | Writer
Vengeance! (1970)
Director | Writer
The Wandering Swordsman (1970)
Director
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)
Director
Dead End (1969)
Director
The Invincible Fist (1969)
Director
The Flying Dagger (1969)
Director | Screenplay
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
Director | Writer
The Singing Thief (1969)
Director
Golden Swallow (1968)
Director | Writer | Lyricist
The Assassin (1967)
Director | Writer | Lyricist
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
Director | Screenplay
The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967)
Director | Screenplay
The Perfumed Arrow (1966)
Writer
The Magnificent Trio (1966)
Director | Writer
The Knight of Knights (1966)
Writer
Tiger Boy (1966)
Director | Writer
Call of the Sea (1965)
Screenplay
Inside the Forbidden City (1965)
Writer
Crocodile River (1965)
Writer
The Butterfly Chalice (1965)
Director | Writer
The Mermaid (1965)
Writer
The Warlord and the Actress (1964)
Writer
The Female Prince (1964)
Writer
The Amorous Lotus Pan (1964)
Screenplay
Her Pearly Tears (1962)
Script
It's Always Spring (1962)
Screenplay
Black Butterfly (1960)
Screenplay
Death Traps (1960)
Screenplay
The Tender Trap of Espionage (1960)
Screenplay
Wild Fire (1958)
Director
The Alishan Uprising (1950)
Director | Writer