Chang Cheh

Directing

January 17, 1924 – June 22, 2002 (died at 78)

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Male

193 Movies

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.

The Angry Guest

1972 6.0

as Boss Yamaguchi (uncredited)

Age 48 (now 78)

The Five Venoms

1978 6.6

Director

Age 54 (now 78)

The Five Venoms

1978 6.6

Writer

Age 54 (now 78)

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967 6.9

Screenplay

Age 43 (now 78)

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967 6.9

Director

Age 43 (now 78)

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

1974 5.8

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Crippled Avengers

1978 6.9

Director

Age 54 (now 78)

Crippled Avengers

1978 6.9

Writer

Age 54 (now 78)

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969 6.6

Director

Age 45 (now 78)

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969 6.6

Writer

Age 45 (now 78)

Five Element Ninjas

1982 6.9

Director

Age 58 (now 78)

Five Element Ninjas

1982 6.9

Screenplay

Age 58 (now 78)

The New One-Armed Swordsman

1971 6.9

Director

Age 47 (now 78)

The Boxer from Shantung

1972 6.9

Director

Age 48 (now 78)

The Boxer from Shantung

1972 6.9

Writer

Age 48 (now 78)

Kid with the Golden Arm

1979 6.8

Director

Age 55 (now 78)

Iron Fist Pillage

2001 10.0

Archival Footage Coordinator

Age 77 (now 78)

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998 5.2

as Self

Age 74 (now 78)

Ninja in Ancient China

1993 5.5

Director

Age 68 (now 78)

Ninja in Ancient China

1993 5.5

Writer

Age 68 (now 78)

Ninja in Ancient China

1993 5.5

Producer

Age 68 (now 78)

Journey to the West

1991 7.0

Screenplay

Age 66 (now 78)

Journey to the West

1991 7.0

Director

Age 66 (now 78)

Slaughter in Xian

1990 6.5

Producer

Age 66 (now 78)

Slaughter in Xian

1990 6.5

Director

Age 66 (now 78)

Slaughter in Xian

1990 6.5

Writer

Age 66 (now 78)

Hidden Hero

1990 6.5

Writer

Age 66 (now 78)

Hidden Hero

1990 6.5

Director

Age 66 (now 78)

Just Heroes

1989 6.7

Executive Producer

Age 65 (now 78)

Cross the River

1988 10.0

Writer

Age 64 (now 78)

Cross the River

1988 10.0

Director

Age 64 (now 78)

Great Shanghai 1937

1986 7.5

Director

Age 62 (now 78)

Great Shanghai 1937

1986 7.5

Writer

Age 62 (now 78)

The Dancing Warrior

1985 6.7

Producer

Age 60 (now 78)

The Dancing Warrior

1985 6.7

Director

Age 60 (now 78)

Shanghai 13

1984 6.1

Writer

Age 60 (now 78)

Shanghai 13

1984 6.1

Director

Age 60 (now 78)

The Nine Demons

1984 5.0

Director

Age 59 (now 78)

Death Ring

1984 5.5

Director

Age 59 (now 78)

Attack of the Joyful Goddess

1983 6.5

Screenplay

Age 59 (now 78)

Attack of the Joyful Goddess

1983 6.5

Director

Age 59 (now 78)

The Weird Man

1983 5.0

Writer

Age 58 (now 78)

The Weird Man

1983 5.0

Director

Age 58 (now 78)

Ode to Gallantry

1982 6.0

Director

Age 58 (now 78)

Five Element Ninjas

1982 6.9

Director

Age 58 (now 78)

Five Element Ninjas

1982 6.9

Screenplay

Age 58 (now 78)

Brave Archer and His Mate

1982 5.7

Director

Age 58 (now 78)

Brave Archer and His Mate

1982 5.7

Screenplay

Age 58 (now 78)

House of Traps

1982 6.3

Writer

Age 57 (now 78)

House of Traps

1982 6.3

Director

Age 57 (now 78)

The Brave Archer 3

1981 6.4

Director

Age 57 (now 78)

The Brave Archer 3

1981 6.4

Writer

Age 57 (now 78)

Masked Avengers

1981 6.9

Writer

Age 57 (now 78)

Masked Avengers

1981 6.9

Director

Age 57 (now 78)

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

1981 6.1

Director

Age 57 (now 78)

Legend of the Fox

1980 6.3

Screenplay

Age 56 (now 78)

Legend of the Fox

1980 6.3

Director

Age 56 (now 78)

The Rebel Intruders

1980 6.7

Screenplay

Age 56 (now 78)

The Rebel Intruders

1980 6.7

Director

Age 56 (now 78)

Two Champions of Shaolin

1980 6.3

Director

Age 56 (now 78)

Two Champions of Shaolin

1980 6.3

Screenplay

Age 56 (now 78)

The Flag of Iron

1980 7.2

Writer

Age 56 (now 78)

The Flag of Iron

1980 7.2

Director

Age 56 (now 78)

Heaven and Hell

1980 5.9

Director

Age 56 (now 78)

Heaven and Hell

1980 5.9

Writer

Age 56 (now 78)

Ten Tigers of Kwangtung

1979 6.3

Director

Age 55 (now 78)

Ten Tigers of Kwangtung

1979 6.3

Screenplay

Age 55 (now 78)

Kid with the Golden Arm

1979 6.8

Director

Age 55 (now 78)

Kid with the Golden Arm

1979 6.8

Writer

Age 55 (now 78)

The Magnificent Ruffians

1979 7.2

Writer

Age 55 (now 78)

The Magnificent Ruffians

1979 7.2

Director

Age 55 (now 78)

The Daredevils

1979 7.1

Director

Age 55 (now 78)

The Daredevils

1979 7.1

Writer

Age 55 (now 78)

Shaolin Rescuers

1979 7.2

Director

Age 55 (now 78)

Crippled Avengers

1978 6.9

Director

Age 54 (now 78)

Crippled Avengers

1978 6.9

Writer

Age 54 (now 78)

Invincible Shaolin

1978 6.5

Director

Age 54 (now 78)

Invincible Shaolin

1978 6.5

Writer

Age 54 (now 78)

The Five Venoms

1978 6.6

Director

Age 54 (now 78)

The Five Venoms

1978 6.6

Writer

Age 54 (now 78)

Showdown at the Cotton Mill

1978 5.5

Writer

Age 54 (now 78)

The Brave Archer 2

1978 6.6

Director

Age 54 (now 78)

Life Gamble

1978 7.3

Screenplay

Age 54 (now 78)

Life Gamble

1978 7.3

Director

Age 54 (now 78)

Chinatown Kid

1977 6.5

Writer

Age 53 (now 78)

Chinatown Kid

1977 6.5

Director

Age 53 (now 78)

The Brave Archer

1977 6.7

Director

Age 53 (now 78)

Magnificent Wanderers

1977 6.2

Writer

Age 53 (now 78)

Magnificent Wanderers

1977 6.2

Director

Age 53 (now 78)

The Naval Commandos

1977 7.6

Director

Age 53 (now 78)

Shaolin Temple

1976 6.2

Writer

Age 52 (now 78)

Shaolin Temple

1976 6.2

Director

Age 52 (now 78)

The New Shaolin Boxers

1976 7.0

Director

Age 52 (now 78)

The New Shaolin Boxers

1976 7.0

Writer

Age 52 (now 78)

The Shaolin Avengers

1976 6.8

Director

Age 52 (now 78)

The Shaolin Avengers

1976 6.8

Screenplay

Age 52 (now 78)

7-Man Army

1976 6.2

Director

Age 52 (now 78)

7-Man Army

1976 6.2

Writer

Age 52 (now 78)

Boxer Rebellion

1976 6.3

Writer

Age 52 (now 78)

Boxer Rebellion

1976 6.3

Director

Age 52 (now 78)

The Four Assassins

1975 5.6

Director

Age 51 (now 78)

The Four Assassins

1975 5.6

Screenplay

Age 51 (now 78)

The Bloody Escape

1975 6.0

Director

Age 51 (now 78)

The Fantastic Magic Baby

1975 6.0

Writer

Age 51 (now 78)

The Fantastic Magic Baby

1975 6.0

Director

Age 51 (now 78)

The Iron Superman

1975 5.8

Producer

Age 51 (now 78)

The Iron Superman

1975 5.8

Lyricist

Age 51 (now 78)

Disciples of Shaolin

1975 6.4

Director

Age 51 (now 78)

Disciples of Shaolin

1975 6.4

Writer

Age 51 (now 78)

All Men Are Brothers

1975 7.0

Writer

Age 51 (now 78)

All Men Are Brothers

1975 7.0

Director

Age 51 (now 78)

The Young Rebel

1975 6.5

Presenter

Age 51 (now 78)

Five Shaolin Masters

1974 7.3

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Na Cha the Great

1974 6.3

Writer

Age 50 (now 78)

Na Cha the Great

1974 6.3

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

1974 6.5

Presenter

Age 50 (now 78)

A Mad World of Fools

1974 6.0

Producer

Age 50 (now 78)

Shaolin Martial Arts

1974 6.5

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Shaolin Martial Arts

1974 6.5

Writer

Age 50 (now 78)

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

1974 5.8

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Friends

1974 6.6

Writer

Age 50 (now 78)

Friends

1974 6.6

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Friends

1974 6.6

Original Music Composer

Age 50 (now 78)

Men from the Monastery

1974 5.5

Writer

Age 50 (now 78)

Men from the Monastery

1974 5.5

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Men from the Monastery

1974

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Men from the Monastery

1974

Writer

Age 50 (now 78)

The Savage Five

1974 6.4

Writer

Age 50 (now 78)

The Savage Five

1974 6.4

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Heroes Two

1974 6.6

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Heroes Two

1974 6.6

Screenplay

Age 50 (now 78)

Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu

1974

Director

Age 50 (now 78)

Iron Bodyguard

1973 6.1

Director

Age 49 (now 78)

The Pirate

1973 6.4

Director

Age 49 (now 78)

Police Force

1973 6.3

Screenplay

Age 49 (now 78)

Police Force

1973 6.3

Director

Age 49 (now 78)

The Generation Gap

1973 4.8

Director

Age 49 (now 78)

The Generation Gap

1973 4.8

Writer

Age 49 (now 78)

Blood Brothers

1973 6.4

Director

Age 49 (now 78)

Blood Brothers

1973 6.4

Screenplay

Age 49 (now 78)

The Delinquent

1973 7.0

Director

Age 49 (now 78)

Four Riders

1972 6.1

Writer

Age 48 (now 78)

Four Riders

1972 6.1

Director

Age 48 (now 78)

Trilogy of Swordsmanship

1972 6.5

Director

Age 48 (now 78)

Man of Iron

1972 7.1

Screenplay

Age 48 (now 78)

Man of Iron

1972 7.1

Director

Age 48 (now 78)

The Delightful Forest

1972 6.5

Director

Age 48 (now 78)

The Delightful Forest

1972 6.5

Screenplay

Age 48 (now 78)

Young People

1972 6.5

Director

Age 48 (now 78)

Young People

1972 6.5

Writer

Age 48 (now 78)

The Water Margin

1972 6.9

Director

Age 48 (now 78)

The Angry Guest

1972 6.0

as Boss Yamaguchi (uncredited)

Age 48 (now 78)

The Angry Guest

1972 6.0

Director

Age 48 (now 78)

The Boxer from Shantung

1972 6.9

Director

Age 48 (now 78)

The Boxer from Shantung

1972 6.9

Writer

Age 48 (now 78)

The Deadly Duo

1971 6.3

Director

Age 47 (now 78)

Duel of Fists

1971 6.9

Director

Age 47 (now 78)

The Anonymous Heroes

1971 6.8

Director

Age 47 (now 78)

The Duel

1971 6.9

Director

Age 47 (now 78)

The New One-Armed Swordsman

1971 6.9

Director

Age 47 (now 78)

King Eagle

1971 6.3

Director

Age 46 (now 78)

The Singing Killer

1970 7.9

Director

Age 46 (now 78)

The Heroic Ones

1970 6.6

Director

Age 46 (now 78)

The Heroic Ones

1970 6.6

Writer

Age 46 (now 78)

Vengeance!

1970 6.5

Director

Age 46 (now 78)

Vengeance!

1970 6.5

Writer

Age 46 (now 78)

The Wandering Swordsman

1970 6.6

Director

Age 46 (now 78)

Have Sword, Will Travel

1969 7.2

Director

Age 45 (now 78)

Dead End

1969 6.4

Director

Age 45 (now 78)

The Invincible Fist

1969 6.8

Director

Age 45 (now 78)

The Flying Dagger

1969 6.0

Screenplay

Age 45 (now 78)

The Flying Dagger

1969 6.0

Director

Age 45 (now 78)

The Flying Dagger

1969 6.0

Lyricist

Age 45 (now 78)

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969 6.6

Director

Age 45 (now 78)

Return of the One-Armed Swordsman

1969 6.6

Writer

Age 45 (now 78)

The Singing Thief

1969 5.6

Director

Age 45 (now 78)

Golden Swallow

1968 6.4

Lyricist

Age 44 (now 78)

Golden Swallow

1968 6.4

Director

Age 44 (now 78)

Golden Swallow

1968 6.4

Writer

Age 44 (now 78)

The Assassin

1967 6.5

Director

Age 43 (now 78)

The Assassin

1967 6.5

Writer

Age 43 (now 78)

The Assassin

1967 6.5

Lyricist

Age 43 (now 78)

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967 6.9

Screenplay

Age 43 (now 78)

The One-Armed Swordsman

1967 6.9

Director

Age 43 (now 78)

The Trail of the Broken Blade

1967 6.0

Writer

Age 43 (now 78)

The Trail of the Broken Blade

1967 6.0

Lyricist

Age 43 (now 78)

The Trail of the Broken Blade

1967 6.0

Director

Age 43 (now 78)

The Perfumed Arrow

1966 6.0

Writer

Age 42 (now 78)

The Magnificent Trio

1966 6.5

Writer

Age 42 (now 78)

The Magnificent Trio

1966 6.5

Director

Age 42 (now 78)

The Knight of Knights

1966 7.3

Writer

Age 42 (now 78)

Tiger Boy

1966 7.0

Writer

Age 42 (now 78)

Tiger Boy

1966 7.0

Director

Age 42 (now 78)

Call of the Sea

1965 7.0

Screenplay

Age 41 (now 78)

Inside the Forbidden City

1965 9.0

Writer

Age 41 (now 78)

Crocodile River

1965 4.5

Writer

Age 41 (now 78)

The Butterfly Chalice

1965 6.3

Director

Age 41 (now 78)

The Butterfly Chalice

1965 6.3

Writer

Age 41 (now 78)

The Mermaid

1965 6.7

Writer

Age 41 (now 78)

The Warlord and the Actress

1964 10.0

Writer

Age 40 (now 78)

The Female Prince

1964 6.5

Writer

Age 40 (now 78)

The Amorous Lotus Pan

1964 6.7

Screenplay

Age 40 (now 78)

Her Pearly Tears

1962 8.0

Script

Age 38 (now 78)

It's Always Spring

1962

Screenplay

Age 38 (now 78)

Black Butterfly

1960 9.0

Screenplay

Age 36 (now 78)

The Tender Trap of Espionage

1960

Screenplay

Age 36 (now 78)

Wild Fire

1958

Director

Age 34 (now 78)

The Alishan Uprising

1950 7.0

Director

Age 26 (now 78)

The Alishan Uprising

1950 7.0

Writer

Age 26 (now 78)