Five Shaolin Masters
1979
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Chang Cheh (pinyin: Zhāng Chè; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them with the Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong.
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.
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 intrigue and stunning action.
May 14, 1970 · Vengeance!: Directed by Cheh Chang. With David Chiang, Lung Ti, Ping Wang, Yen-Ching Ou. China 1925, a man returns to track down a kill the men who murdered his brother.
Jun 22, 2002 · Chang Cheh (Chinese: 張徹, February 10, 1923 – 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 The One-Armed Swordsman, and other classics of wuxia and kung fu film.
Dec 2, 2003 · Chang was an unparalleled master of the martial arts film in all its forms. In addition, he was one of the most prolific directors of all time: at the peak of his considerable powers, Chang was making five (1971), six (1969), even eight (1972) films a year.
Sep 6, 2020 · Chang Cheh modernised the martial arts film genre in the 1960s, giving male characters machismo and making them angry and rebellious to suit the times. John Woo’s films were...
Jun 27, 2002 · The veteran martial arts filmmaker Chang Cheh, mentor to the kung fu film star Bruce Lee and the action director John Woo, died here on Saturday. He was 79. The cause was pulmonary disease,...
Jul 11, 2021 · Chang Cheh’s films starring the Venom Mob didn’t get much attention from Hong Kong critics, but they were big hits with martial arts fans abroad.
Nov 16, 2015 · Biography: Chang Cheh is known as the Godfather of Hong Kong action cinema. He was one of martial arts cinema’s most prolific directors with over 90 films to his name (70 of which were filmed in only 15 years).
