Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-01-17

Deathday

2002-06-22 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Also Known As

張徹
张彻

Chang Cheh

Biography

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.

Known For

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The Angry Guest

Feb 29, 1972

5.4%

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Jun 4, 1998

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The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

Jun 4, 2003

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Acting

2003

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary as Self (archive footage)

1998

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema as Self

1972

The Angry Guest as Boss Yamaguchi (uncredited)

Crew

1974

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels as Presenter

1962

Her Pearly Tears as Script

Directing

1993

Ninja in Ancient China as Director

1991

Journey to the West as Director

1990		Slaughter in Xian as Director
1990		Hidden Hero as Director

1988

Cross the River as Director

1986

Great Shanghai 1937 as Director

1985

The Dancing Warrior as Director

1984		Shanghai 13 as Director
1984		The Nine Demons as Director
1984		Death Ring as Director

1983		Attack of the Joyful Goddess as Director
1983		The Weird Man as Director

1982		Ode to Gallantry as Director
1982		Five Element Ninjas as Director
1982		Brave Archer and His Mate as Director
1982		House of Traps as Director

1981		The Brave Archer 3 as Director
1981		Masked Avengers as Director
1981		The Sword Stained with Royal Blood as Director

1980		Legend of the Fox as Director
1980		The Rebel Intruders as Director
1980		Two Champions of Shaolin as Director
1980		The Flag of Iron as Director
1980		Heaven and Hell as Director

1979		Ten Tigers of Kwangtung as Director
1979		Kid with the Golden Arm as Director
1979		The Magnificent Ruffians as Director
1979		The Daredevils as Director
1979		Shaolin Rescuers as Director

1978		Crippled Avengers as Director
1978		Invincible Shaolin as Director
1978		The Five Venoms as Director
1978		The Brave Archer 2 as Director
1978		Life Gamble as Director

1977		Chinatown Kid as Director
1977		The Brave Archer as Director
1977		Magnificent Wanderers as Director
1977		The Naval Commandos as Director

1976		Shaolin Temple as Director
1976		The New Shaolin Boxers as Director
1976		The Shaolin Avengers as Director
1976		7-Man Army as Director
1976		Boxer Rebellion as Director

1975		The Four Assassins as Director
1975		The Bloody Escape as Director
1975		The Fantastic Magic Baby as Director
1975		Disciples of Shaolin as Director
1975		All Men Are Brothers as Director

1974		Five Shaolin Masters as Director
1974		Na Cha the Great as Director
1974		Shaolin Martial Arts as Director
1974		The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires as Director
1974		Friends as Director
1974		Men from the Monastery as Director
1974		The Savage Five as Director
1974		Heroes Two as Director
1974		Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu as Director

1973		Iron Bodyguard as Director
1973		The Pirate as Director
1973		Police Force as Director
1973		The Generation Gap as Director
1973		Blood Brothers as Director
1973		The Delinquent as Director

1972		Four Riders as Director
1972		Trilogy of Swordsmanship as Director
1972		Man of Iron as Director
1972		The Delightful Forest as Director
1972		Young People as Director
1972		The Water Margin as Director
1972		The Angry Guest as Director
1972		The Boxer from Shantung as Director

1971		The Deadly Duo as Director
1971		Duel of Fists as Director
1971		The Anonymous Heroes as Director
1971		The Duel as Director
1971		The New One-Armed Swordsman as Director
1971		King Eagle as Director

1970		The Singing Killer as Director
1970		The Heroic Ones as Director
1970		Vengeance! as Director
1970		The Wandering Swordsman as Director

1969		Have Sword, Will Travel as Director
1969		Dead End as Director
1969		The Invincible Fist as Director
1969		The Flying Dagger as Director
1969		Return of the One-Armed Swordsman as Director
1969		The Singing Thief as Director

1968

Golden Swallow as Director

1967		The Assassin as Director
1967		The One-Armed Swordsman as Director
1967		The Trail of the Broken Blade as Director

1966		The Magnificent Trio as Director
1966		Tiger Boy as Director

1965

The Butterfly Chalice as Director

1958

Wild Fire as Director

1950

The Alishan Uprising as Director

Editing

2001

Iron Fist Pillage as Archival Footage Coordinator

Production

1993

Ninja in Ancient China as Producer

1990

Slaughter in Xian as Producer

1985

The Dancing Warrior as Producer

1974

A Mad World of Fools as Producer

Sound

1974

Friends as Original Music Composer

Writing

1993

Ninja in Ancient China as Writer

1991

Journey to the West as Screenplay

1990		Slaughter in Xian as Writer
1990		Hidden Hero as Writer

1988

Cross the River as Writer

1986

Great Shanghai 1937 as Writer

1984

Shanghai 13 as Writer

1983		Attack of the Joyful Goddess as Screenplay
1983		The Weird Man as Writer

1982		Five Element Ninjas as Screenplay
1982		Brave Archer and His Mate as Screenplay
1982		House of Traps as Writer

1981		The Brave Archer 3 as Writer
1981		Masked Avengers as Writer

1980		Legend of the Fox as Screenplay
1980		The Rebel Intruders as Screenplay
1980		Two Champions of Shaolin as Screenplay
1980		The Flag of Iron as Writer
1980		Heaven and Hell as Writer

1979		Ten Tigers of Kwangtung as Screenplay
1979		Kid with the Golden Arm as Writer
1979		The Magnificent Ruffians as Writer
1979		The Daredevils as Writer

1978		Crippled Avengers as Writer
1978		Invincible Shaolin as Writer
1978		The Five Venoms as Writer
1978		Showdown at the Cotton Mill as Writer
1978		Life Gamble as Screenplay

1977		Chinatown Kid as Writer
1977		Magnificent Wanderers as Writer

1976		Shaolin Temple as Writer
1976		The New Shaolin Boxers as Writer
1976		The Shaolin Avengers as Screenplay
1976		7-Man Army as Writer
1976		Boxer Rebellion as Writer

1975		The Four Assassins as Screenplay
1975		The Fantastic Magic Baby as Writer
1975		Disciples of Shaolin as Writer
1975		All Men Are Brothers as Writer

1974		Na Cha the Great as Writer
1974		Shaolin Martial Arts as Writer
1974		Friends as Writer
1974		Men from the Monastery as Writer
1974		The Savage Five as Writer
1974		Heroes Two as Screenplay

1973		Police Force as Screenplay
1973		The Generation Gap as Writer
1973		Blood Brothers as Screenplay

1972		Four Riders as Writer
1972		Man of Iron as Writer
1972		The Delightful Forest as Screenplay
1972		Young People as Writer
1972		The Boxer from Shantung as Writer

1970		The Heroic Ones as Writer
1970		Vengeance! as Writer

1969		The Flying Dagger as Screenplay
1969		The Flying Dagger as Lyricist
1969		Return of the One-Armed Swordsman as Writer

1968		Golden Swallow as Writer
1968		Golden Swallow as Lyricist

1967		The Assassin as Writer
1967		The Assassin as Lyricist
1967		The One-Armed Swordsman as Screenplay
1967		The Trail of the Broken Blade as Screenplay
1967		The Trail of the Broken Blade as Lyricist

1966		The Perfumed Arrow as Writer
1966		The Magnificent Trio as Writer
1966		The Knight of Knights as Writer
1966		Tiger Boy as Writer

1965		Call of the Sea as Screenplay
1965		Inside the Forbidden City as Writer
1965		Crocodile River as Writer
1965		The Butterfly Chalice as Writer
1965		The Mermaid as Writer

1964		The Warlord and the Actress as Writer
1964		The Female Prince as Writer
1964		The Amorous Lotus Pan as Screenplay

1962

It's Always Spring as Screenplay

1960		Black Butterfly as Screenplay
1960		Death Traps as Screenplay
1960		The Tender Trap of Espionage as Screenplay

1950

The Alishan Uprising as Writer