Chang Cheh

director • writer • music_department

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.

Born: January 17, 1924 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Died: June 22, 2002 (age 78)

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Known For

6.9

The One-Armed Swordsman

Movies & TV Credits

117 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary Movie	—	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2003
Iron Fist Pillage Movie	8.3	Editing	Archival Footage Coordinator	2001
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Movie	6.7	Actor	Self	1998
Ninja in Ancient China Movie	5.3	Directing	Director	1993
Journey to the West Movie	4.0	Directing	Director	1991
Slaughter in Xian Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1990
Hidden Hero Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1990
Cross the River Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1988
Great Shanghai 1937 Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1986
The Dancing Warrior Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1985
Shanghai 13 Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1984
The Nine Demons Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1984
Death Ring Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1984
The Weird Man Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1983
Attack of the Joyful Goddess Movie	5.4	Directing	Director	1983
Brave Archer and His Mate Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	1982
Five Element Ninjas Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1982
House of Traps Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1982
Ode to Gallantry Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1982
The Brave Archer 3 Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1981
Masked Avengers Movie	7.2	Directing	Director	1981
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1981
Legend of the Fox Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1980
Heaven and Hell Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1980
The Flag of Iron Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1980
The Rebel Intruders Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1980
Two Champions of Shaolin Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1980
Shaolin Rescuers Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1979
Ten Tigers of Kwangtung Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1979
Kid with the Golden Arm Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1979
The Magnificent Ruffians Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1979
The Daredevils Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1979
Crippled Avengers Movie	7.2	Directing	Director	1978
The Five Venoms Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1978
Invincible Shaolin Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1978
Life Gamble Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1978
The Brave Archer 2 Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1978
Showdown at the Cotton Mill Movie	—	Writing	Writer	1978
Chinatown Kid Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1977
Magnificent Wanderers Movie	5.2	Directing	Director	1977
The Brave Archer Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1977
The Naval Commandos Movie	—	Directing	Director	1977
7-Man Army Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1976
Boxer Rebellion Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1976
The New Shaolin Boxers Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1976
The Shaolin Avengers Movie	5.9	Writing	Screenplay	1976
Shaolin Temple Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1976
All Men Are Brothers Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1975
Disciples of Shaolin Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1975
The Four Assassins Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1975
The Fantastic Magic Baby Movie	—	Directing	Director	1975
The Bloody Escape Movie	—	Directing	Director	1975
Five Shaolin Masters Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1974
Heroes Two Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1974
Men from the Monastery Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1974
Shaolin Martial Arts Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1974
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1974
The Savage Five Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1974
A Mad World of Fools Movie	5.9	Production	Producer	1974
Na Cha the Great Movie	5.1	Directing	Director	1974
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels Movie	—	Crew	Presenter	1974
Friends Movie	—	Directing	Director	1974
Three Styles of Hung School's Kung Fu Movie	—	Directing	Director	1974
Blood Brothers Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1973
The Delinquent Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1973
Iron Bodyguard Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1973
The Pirate Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1973
The Generation Gap Movie	—	Directing	Director	1973
Police Force Movie	6.2	Writing	Screenplay	1973
The Angry Guest Movie	5.8	Actor	Boss Yamaguchi (uncredited)	1972
The Boxer from Shantung Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1972
The Angry Guest Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1972
Man of Iron Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1972
Four Riders Movie	5.9	Directing	Director	1972
The Delightful Forest Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1972
The Water Margin Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1972
Young People Movie	—	Directing	Director	1972
Trilogy of Swordsmanship Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1972
The Duel Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	1971
King Eagle Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1971
Duel of Fists Movie	5.8	Directing	Director	1971
The Anonymous Heroes Movie	5.7	Directing	Director	1971
The Deadly Duo Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1971
The New One-Armed Swordsman Movie	7.0	Directing	Director	1971
The Heroic Ones Movie	6.7	Directing	Director	1970
The Wandering Swordsman Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1970
Vengeance! Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1970
The Singing Killer Movie	—	Directing	Director	1970
Have Sword, Will Travel Movie	7.0	Directing	Director	1969
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1969
The Flying Dagger Movie	6.2	Writing	Screenplay	1969
The Invincible Fist Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1969
The Singing Thief Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1969
Dead End Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1969
Golden Swallow Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1968
The Assassin Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1967
The One-Armed Swordsman Movie	7.0	Directing	Director	1967
The Trail of the Broken Blade Movie	6.0	Writing	Screenplay	1967
The Magnificent Trio Movie	6.0	Directing	Director	1966
The Knight of Knights Movie	6.4	Writing	Writer	1966
The Perfumed Arrow Movie	6.4	Writing	Writer	1966
Tiger Boy Movie	6.8	Directing	Director	1966
Inside the Forbidden City Movie	6.9	Writing	Writer	1965
The Mermaid Movie	7.2	Writing	Writer	1965
Crocodile River Movie	6.2	Writing	Writer	1965
The Butterfly Chalice Movie	6.1	Directing	Director	1965
Call of the Sea Movie	6.3	Writing	Screenplay	1965
The Warlord and the Actress Movie	7.1	Writing	Writer	1964
The Amorous Lotus Pan Movie	5.6	Writing	Screenplay	1964
The Female Prince Movie	6.0	Writing	Writer	1964
Her Pearly Tears Movie	—	Crew	Script	1962
It's Always Spring Movie	—	Writing	Screenplay	1962
Death Traps Movie	6.0	Writing	Screenplay	1960
The Tender Trap of Espionage Movie	—	Writing	Screenplay	1960
Black Butterfly Movie	—	Writing	Screenplay	1960
Wild Fire Movie	—	Directing	Director	1958
The Alishan Uprising Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1950

Chang Cheh

Known For

The Five Venoms

Five Element Ninjas

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

The One-Armed Swordsman

Movies & TV Credits