Chang Cheh

Chang Cheh

January 17, 1924 · 102 years old

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

33 titles
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Five Deadly Venoms

Five Deadly Venoms

1978 · 1h 41m · Movie

The sixth and final disciple of a dying martial arts master is instructed to find the master's five former disciples, each specializing in their own unique kung fu style, and defeat any evil ones amongst them.

7.0
2
Five Elements Ninjas

Five Elements Ninjas

1982 · 1h 47m · Movie

A Chinese martial arts school is infiltrated and destroyed by ninjas. Tian Hao survives the massacre and seeks to uncover the trickery of ninjutsu in order to beat the Five Element Ninjas and avenge his family.

7.2
3
Crippled Avengers

Crippled Avengers

1978 · 1h 44m · Movie

Three men who have been physically disabled by a vindictive martial arts master and his physically-disabled son ally together and learn kung fu from an elderly martial-artist and his mentally-disabled pupil, so they can avenge the...

7.3
4
Five Shaolin Masters

Five Shaolin Masters

1974 · 1h 49m · Movie

Five Shaolin disciples barely escape from the destruction of the Shaolin Temple. Now, each have to train in their own fighting styles in order to stand-up against the Qing's top martial artists, and avenge their fallen comrades.

6.6
5
Invincible Shaolin

Invincible Shaolin

1978 · 1h 38m · Movie

Critically acclaimed director Chang Cheh has The Five Venoms turn Shaolin fighters as they challenge the authority of the evil Chings in Invincible Shaolin. Per usual, the fights will knock your socks off.

6.8
6
Golden Swallow

Golden Swallow

1968 · 1h 49m · Movie

The indomitable martial arts team of director Chang Cheh and stunt choreographer Liu Chia-liang continues the compelling saga of Golden Swallow from King Hu's Come Drink with Me in this sequel of heartbreaking romance, jianghu int...

6.7
7
The Heroic Ones

The Heroic Ones

1970 · 2h 6m · Movie

The "iron triangle" of director Chang Cheh and protégés David Chiang and Ti Lung make The Heroic Ones a quintessential action epic, set during the waning years of the Tang Dynasty and centering on a royal family rife with intrigue.

6.5
8
Dynasty of Blood

Dynasty of Blood

1973 · 1h 58m · Movie

Assassin Chang and his brother Hung meet up with a soldier, Mu. Together, they form a small mountain army, but when Hung's wife arrives, emotions swell, and Mu leaves for the army. After long, Mu summons his friends to join him, b...

6.8
9
Masked Avengers

Masked Avengers

1981 · 1h 32m · Movie

The masked gang have created a menace, killing many people, now it is up to Philp who once worked for the masked gang to destroy them.

7.0
10
Two Champions of Death

Two Champions of Death

1980 · 1h 45m · Movie

The Wu Tang chief sends out his men, each of whom is given a symbol so they can recognize each other. The largest is given to Lee, whom the others are to obey.

6.3
11
Have Sword, Will Travel

Have Sword, Will Travel

1969 · 1h 42m · Movie

Ying Ke-Feng, head of Peerless Manor, is an expert swordsman whose escort business transports 200,000 taels of silver to the capital each year. This year, however, he is afflicted with an infirmity that renders him unable to use h...

6.9
12
Vengeance!

Vengeance!

1970 · 1h 42m · Movie

China 1925, a man returns to track down a kill the men who murdered his brother.

7.0
13
The Deadly Duo

The Deadly Duo

1971 · 1h 34m · Movie

A prince of the Song Dynasty has been taken prisoner by Jin invaders, and is being held in a fortress, and the only way to get to him is through an abandoned, brittle bridge. A group of loyal martial artists set out to free him.

6.5
14
Heroes Two

Heroes Two

1974 · 1h 33m · Movie

Hung escapes Shaolin after the temple is attacked by the Ching, only to be jailed with the help of Fang (also of Shoalin) who mistakes him for a bandit. Fang must now help Hung escape so they can challenge the Ching together.

6.5
15
Chinatown Kid

Chinatown Kid

1977 · 1h 55m · Movie

After getting in trouble with local gangs, a young man (Fu Sheng) flees to San Francisco, where the same gangs are still causing problems. He becomes a part of a rival gang, and eventually decides to play them against each other i...

6.6
16
The Brave Archer

The Brave Archer

1977 · 2h 7m · Movie

A young man must complete a series of martial art tests and overcome assassins along the way.

6.2
17
House of Traps

House of Traps

1982 · 1h 35m · Movie

A team of skilled fighters navigate a house rigged with an array of ingenious and deadly traps.

6.2
18
The Magnificent Ruffians

The Magnificent Ruffians

1979 · 1h 46m · Movie

After the end of the Qing dynasty, a young martial arts master, who's inherited a fortune from his father, lures out of work martial artists in order to practice his superior kung fu against them, and kill them for his own enterta...

6.5
19
The Flag of Iron

The Flag of Iron

1980 · 1h 53m · Movie

When director Chang Chen found new talent and blood with "The Five Venoms" actors, most of which were trained in the highly acrobatic Chinese opera and well versed with exotic martial arts weapons, this crated a new spark for his ...

6.9
20
All Men Are Brothers

All Men Are Brothers

1975 · 1h 41m · Movie

Based on one of China's enduring epic novels, written in the 14th century, "All Men Are Brothers" continues the patriotic story of righteous warriors battling despotic leaders, featuring mythic characters familiar to every Chinese...

6.4
21
The Delightful Forest

The Delightful Forest

1972 · 1h 36m · Movie

Wu Sung, a military swordmaster, is acused of murdering his adulterous sister-in-law and a thug, and sent to exile in Meng Chou. At the prison camp, Shih En, son of the camp commander, intercedes in his favour, to spare him the hu...

6.6
22
The Savage Five

The Savage Five

1974 · 1h 35m · Movie

A remote, peaceful village is taken over by a brutal gang. While waiting for their leader to arrive, they demand from the town's silversmith to crack open a recently stolen bank safe. Five brave men decide to stand up and fight.

6.4
23
Man of Iron

Man of Iron

1972 · 1h 32m · Movie

In 1940s Shanghai, a tough, up-and-coming gangster goes against an old gangster and his treacherous second in command, and comes to find that when the chips are down, only his fist is by his side.

6.3
24
7 Man Army

7 Man Army

1976 · 1h 40m · Movie

Another iconoclastic work from the action auteur Chang Cheh, and winner of Honourable Mention for Dramatic Feature at the 13th Golden Horse Awards, 7-Man Army retells the legend of seven patriots defending against 20,000 Japanese ...

6.2
25
The Assassin

The Assassin

1967 · 2h 1m · Movie

Yu is a two-armed swordsman who is betrayed by a jealous rival, but initially seeks a life of simple pleasures until an accidental meeting with another patriot sets him back on the road to bloody, brutal vengeance.

6.6
26
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood

1981 · 1h 44m · Movie

Yuan completes training, receives assignment from master. Discovers cave with skeleton, treasure chest, and manual on Golden Snake style. Embarks on fulfilling cave occupant's final wish based on findings.

6.6
27
Duel of Fists

Duel of Fists

1971 · 1h 51m · Movie

Two men, one a businessman skilled in Kung Fu, the other a kickboxer discover they are brothers, and together, both in and out of the ring, they must face a crime syndicate. One of the first films to use the martial art of Muay Thai.

6.0
28
The Flying Dagger

The Flying Dagger

1969 · 1h 43m · Movie

After killing his evil son, a martial arts clan incurs the wrath of a rival clan's chief, who's determined to exterminate all of them, but a vagabond, who's a knife throwing expert, intervenes.

6.2
29
The Wandering Swordsman

The Wandering Swordsman

1970 · 1h 43m · Movie

In this thrilling martial arts twist on the tale of Robin Hood, a charismatic highwayman with formidable sword skills decides to help the poor by robbing from thieves and distributing the wealth.

6.5
30
Life Gamble

Life Gamble

1978 · 1h 36m · Movie

LIFE GAMBLE is the tale of a simple blacksmith (Kuo Chue) with extraordinary martial-arts skills who is entangled in a life-and-death struggle among swordsmen, thieves, con artists, a smooth dagger-slinger (Fu Sheng), a beautiful ...

6.7
31
The Invincible Fist

The Invincible Fist

1969 · 1h 39m · Movie

Here Lo Lieh (future international star of King Boxer) plays a dedicated chief constable for Tsang Chou village, who falls in love with the blind daughter of a bandit who is wreaking havoc.

6.7
32
The Anonymous Heroes

The Anonymous Heroes

1971 · 1h 49m · Movie

This 1971 top ten hit - a post-Chinese Revolution action adventure of rebels battling warlords -- is another great example of its famed director, stars, and kung-fu choreographer's talen and charisma.

5.9
33
Police Force

Police Force

1973 · 1h 47m · Movie

A man who joins the HK police force to track down a murderer and then struggles with his desire for vengeance and his new-found respect for the law.

6.2