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Cheh Chang(1923-2002)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Music Department
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Cheh Chang and Run Run Shaw
Chang Cheh was the leading Martial Arts director in Hong Kong in the 1970s, now with close to 100 films to his name. His has influenced other directors such as John Woo and Liu Chiau Liang, and made famous such Hong Kong stars as Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Fu Sheng and Lung Ti. Chang has declared that he will stop working after he has made his 101st film. During the 1970s, Chang was the most prolific of the directors for the now legendary Shaw Brothers Studios, and most revered works include Dynasty of Blood (1973) (aka Blood Brothers) and the awesome film which is Five Deadly Venoms (1978) (aka Five Venoms).
BornFebruary 10, 1923
DiedJune 22, 2002(79)
BornFebruary 10, 1923
DiedJune 22, 2002(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

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Known for

David Chiang, Ping Wang, and Lung Ti in Vengeance! (1970)
Vengeance!
7.0
  • Director
  • 1970
Ninja in Ancient China (1993)
Ninja in Ancient China
5.2
  • Director
  • 1993
The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967)
The Trail of the Broken Blade
6.1
  • Director
  • 1967
Hidden Hero (1990)
Hidden Hero
5.8
  • Director
  • 1990

Credits

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  • Ninja in Ancient China (1993)
    Ninja in Ancient China
    5.2
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Go West to Subdue Demons (1991)
    Go West to Subdue Demons
    3.9
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Hidden Hero (1990)
    Hidden Hero
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Slaughter in Xian (1990)
    Slaughter in Xian
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Cross the River (1988)
    Cross the River
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Great Shanghai 1937 (1986)
    Great Shanghai 1937
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1986
  • The Dancing Warrior
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1985
  • The Nine Demons (1984)
    The Nine Demons
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1984
  • The Shanghai Thirteen (1984)
    The Shanghai Thirteen
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Lei tai (1983)
    Lei tai
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Xi shen bao chou (1983)
    Xi shen bao chou
    5.3
    • Director
    • 1983
  • The Weird Man (1983)
    The Weird Man
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Ode to Gallantry (1982)
    Ode to Gallantry
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Five Elements Ninjas (1982)
    Five Elements Ninjas
    7.2
    • Director (as Chang Cheh)
    • 1982
  • Brave Archer and His Mate (1982)
    Brave Archer and His Mate
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1982

Writer



  • Ninja in Ancient China (1993)
    Ninja in Ancient China
    5.2
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Go West to Subdue Demons (1991)
    Go West to Subdue Demons
    3.9
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Hidden Hero (1990)
    Hidden Hero
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1990
  • Slaughter in Xian (1990)
    Slaughter in Xian
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • Cross the River (1988)
    Cross the River
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Great Shanghai 1937 (1986)
    Great Shanghai 1937
    6.2
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • The Shanghai Thirteen (1984)
    The Shanghai Thirteen
    6.1
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • The Weird Man (1983)
    The Weird Man
    5.4
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Ode to Gallantry (1982)
    Ode to Gallantry
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • Five Elements Ninjas (1982)
    Five Elements Ninjas
    7.2
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Brave Archer and His Mate (1982)
    Brave Archer and His Mate
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1982
  • House of Traps (1982)
    House of Traps
    6.2
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • The Brave Archer III (1981)
    The Brave Archer III
    6.3
    • screenplay
    • 1981
  • Masked Avengers (1981)
    Masked Avengers
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1981
  • The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981)
    The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
    6.5
    • Writer
    • 1981

Music Department



  • I Have a Date with Spring (1994)
    I Have a Date with Spring
    7.1
    • lyricist
    • 1994
  • Michael Wai-Man Chan, Szu Shih, and Lung Ti in The Heroes (1980)
    The Heroes
    6.3
    • lyricist
    • 1980
  • Shaolin Hellgate (1980)
    Shaolin Hellgate
    5.9
    • lyricist
    • 1980
  • Tie chao ren (1975)
    Tie chao ren
    4.4
    • lyricist
    • 1975
  • David Chiang, Sheng Fu, and Lily Li in Peng you (1974)
    Peng you
    7.0
    • lyricist
    • 1974
  • Lung Ti in Si jiao (1969)
    Si jiao
    6.2
    • lyricist
    • 1969
  • The Flying Dagger (1969)
    The Flying Dagger
    6.4
    • lyricist (as Cheuh Chang)
    • 1969
  • Jimmy Wang Yu in Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
    Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
    7.1
    • lyricist
    • 1969
  • Da dao ge wang (1969)
    Da dao ge wang
    6.0
    • lyricist (as Cheuh Chang)
    • 1969
  • The Sword and the Lute (1967)
    The Sword and the Lute
    6.4
    • lyricist
    • 1967
  • Jing jing (1967)
    Jing jing
    6.9
    • lyricist
    • 1967
  • The Perfumed Arrow (1966)
    The Perfumed Arrow
    6.3
    • lyricist
    • 1966
  • The Twin Swords (1965)
    The Twin Swords
    6.4
    • lyricist
    • 1965
  • Nu hai qing chou (1965)
    Nu hai qing chou
    6.0
    • lyricist
    • 1965
  • Temple of the Red Lotus (1965)
    Temple of the Red Lotus
    5.8
    • lyricist
    • 1965

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Cheuh Chang
  • Born
    • February 10, 1923
    • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
  • Died
    • June 22, 2002
    • Hong Kong, China(pulmonary disease)

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