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Chang Cheh

Born February 10, 1923
China
Died June 22, 2002
Years active 1967-1983

Chang Cheh (traditional Chinese: 張徹; simplified Chinese: 张彻; pinyin: Zhāng Chè) (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 One-Armed Swordsman, and other classics of wuxia and Kung Fu film. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Shaw Brothers Studio ( Chinese 邵氏片場 owned by Shaw Brothers (HK Ltd Five Deadly Venoms ( Cantonese:五毒 Mm Dook) is a cult 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh, about Louis Cha, GBM, OBE ( born 6 February 1924) known with his pen name Jin Yong ( is one of the most influential modern Chinese-language One-Armed Swordsman ( is a 1967 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong Wuxia film Wuxia or Wǔxiá ( Mandarin ùɕiɑ̌ Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔxiá, Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 hap6 Taiwanese/Hokkien bu hiap Kung fu and wushu are popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese Martial arts.

Career

Referred to as "The Godfather of Hong Kong cinema", Chang Cheh directed over 100 films in his illustrious career at Shaw Brothers, which ran the gamut from swordplay films (One-Armed Swordsman, The Assassin, Golden Swallow) to kung fu films (Five Shaolin Masters, Five Venoms, Kid with the Golden Arms) to more modern period dramas (Chinatown Kid, Boxer From Shantung, The Generation Gap) to lavish costume epics (The Water Margin, The Heroic Ones, Boxer Rebellion). One-Armed Swordsman ( is a 1967 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong Wuxia film 5 Shaolin Masters aka 5 Masters Of Death is a 1974 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with Five Deadly Venoms ( Cantonese:五毒 Mm Dook) is a cult 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh, about Chinatown Kid is a 1977 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with Action choreography by Robert The Boxer From Shantung is a 1972 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, and starring David Chiang and The Generation Gap was an American Game show that aired from February 2, 1969 to May 23, 1969 on the primetime schedule of Water Margin ( (also Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers or The Marshes of Mount Liang) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels

After graduating from National Central University (renamed Nanjing University in 1949) in Chongqing (Chungking), where he studied politics, Chang moved to Hong Kong, where he became a film critic. National Central University was the former name of Nanjing University. Nanjing University ( colloquially 南大 Nándà is a national comprehensive university located in Nanjing, an ancient capital of China. Chongqing ( Postal map spelling: Chungking; Wade-Giles: Ch'ung-ch'ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Chang got his start in the film industry as a screenwriter; his first script was The False Faced Woman, a movie from Shanghai which was released in 1947. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million He wrote several more scripts before making his directorial debut in 1949 with Mount Turbulence. His first big hit came with 1967's One-Armed Swordsman, the first film in Hong Kong history to gross HK$1 million. One-Armed Swordsman ( is a 1967 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong Wuxia film The film catapulted actor Jimmy Wang Yu to stardom and cemented Chang's status as one of Hong Kong's top directors. Jimmy Wang Yu (王羽 born March 28, 1943, also known as Wong Yu-lung and Wang Yue In the same year, he released The Assassin, another early Chang classic, and in 1968 he followed up with Golden Swallow, a sequel to King Hu's classic wuxia picture Come Drink With Me. King Hu ( April 29, 1931 - January 14, 1997) was a Hong Kong and Taiwan -based Chinese Film director Come Drink with Me ( literally Big Drunken Hero) is a 1966 martial arts - action film directed by King Hu.

He often co-wrote scripts with fellow screenwriter Ni Kuang, and occasionally co-directed films with directors such as Baau Hok-li, Wu Ma and Gwai Chi-hung. Ni Kuang (also known as Ngai Hong I Kuang or Yi Kuang) ( (born May 30, 1935 in Ningbo, Zhejiang, Wu Ma ( real name 馮宏源 冯宏源 Féng Hóngyuán born, in Tianjin China) is a Chinese Actor, director, Assistant director, He even occasionally wrote and co-wrote music for his films. In addition to his film related work, he also wrote novels, poetry and non-film related articles under numerous pseudonyms.

Heavily influenced by Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns and Japanese samurai films, Cheh brought elements from these movies into his own work, revolutionizing Hong Kong filmmaking. Sergio Leone ( January 3, 1929 &ndash April 30, 1989) was an Italian Film director. Spaghetti Western, also known in some countries in mainland Europe as the Italo-Western, is a nickname for a broad sub-genre of Western The cinema of Japan (日本映画 His swordplay films of the 1960s (including One Armed Swordsman), filled with bloody scenes of the hero cutting his way through a roomful of opponents, were considered at the time by Westerners to be violent trash but are now looked back on as masterpieces.

In the early 1970s Cheh began making kung fu films (including Five Shaolin Masters and Five Venoms) sometimes filming four or five movies in a single year. 5 Shaolin Masters aka 5 Masters Of Death is a 1974 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with Five Deadly Venoms ( Cantonese:五毒 Mm Dook) is a cult 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh, about His earlier kung fu movies were often done in collaboration with choreographer (and future director) Lau Kar Leung, who Chang had worked with, along with choreographer Tong Gaai, on earlier films. Lau Kar-Leung ( is a famous Hong Kong Chinese Martial arts film director choreographer and actor After falling out with Lau on the set of Disciples of Shaolin, Chang started featuring a troupe of actors made up of Sun Chien, Chiang Sheng, Phillip Kwok, Lo Meng, Lu Feng, Wei Pai (and Yu Tai Ping), who would come to be known as "The Venoms", as actors and choreographers in his films. His films from this period, including Five Deadly Venoms, Kid with the Golden Arm, and Crippled Avengers, feature a heavy influence from the wuxia movie genre, and are considered his most popular films in the west -- not counting 1982's Superninjas, aka Five Element Ninja, aka Chinese Superninjas. Five Deadly Venoms ( Cantonese:五毒 Mm Dook) is a cult 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh, about Kid With The Golden Arm (original title Jin bei tong) is a 1979 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and Crippled Avengers is a 1978 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and starring four members of the Venom Mob. Wuxia or Wǔxiá ( Mandarin ùɕiɑ̌ Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔxiá, Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 hap6 Taiwanese/Hokkien bu hiap

Chang was a pioneer of what is known by some as "heroic bloodshed"; films that emphasize brotherhood, loyalty and honor, and several of his films, including Vengeance, Boxer From Shantung and Chinatown Kid, can be seen as clear influences on the later work of directors such as John Woo and Ringo Lam. The Boxer From Shantung is a 1972 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, and starring David Chiang and Chinatown Kid is a 1977 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with Action choreography by Robert John Woo Yu-Sen (born May 1, 1946) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Chinese Film director and producer. Ringo Lam Ling-Tung ( Cantonese: Lam Ling-tung born in 1955 is a Hong Kong Film director, producer and Scriptwriter. His influence on future filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino (who listed Chang as a dedicatee in the end credits of Kill Bill Volume 2), Robert Rodriguez and Zhang Yimou is unquestionable. Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an Academy Award - BAFTA Award - and Palme d'Or -winning Emmy - and Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino. Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20 1968 is an American director, writer, producer, Cinematographer, editor and Musician Zhang Yimou (born November 14 1951 is an internationally acclaimed Chinese Filmmaker and former Cinematographer. John Woo, who lists Cheh as his chief filmmaking inspiration, worked as assistant director on many of the master's films, including Boxer From Shantung, The Water Margin and The Blood Brothers. John Woo Yu-Sen (born May 1, 1946) is an internationally and critically acclaimed Chinese Film director and producer. The Boxer From Shantung is a 1972 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, and starring David Chiang and Water Margin ( (also Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers or The Marshes of Mount Liang) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels Blood Brothers ( Traditional: 刺馬 Simplified: 刺马 Pinyin: Cì Mǎ is a 1973 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed

Selected filmography

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One-Armed Swordsman ( is a 1967 Shaw Brothers Studio Hong Kong Wuxia film Golden Swallow aka Girl With the Thunderbolt Kick (金燕子 is a 1968 Shaw Brothers Wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Vengeance (original Hong Kong title Bao chou) is a 1970 Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, and starring David Duel of Fists ( Quan Ji or Kuen gik) is a 1971 Hong Kong Martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh and starring New One-Armed Swordsman is a 1971 Shaw Brothers Wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh and starring David Chiang. Ying wang ( King Eagle) is a 1971 Hong Kong film, directed by Chang Cheh and written by Ni Kuang. Seven Blows of The Dragon Known also as "Sui woo juen" is a 1972 Wuxia Film directed by Chang Cheh, based on the Chinese The Boxer From Shantung is a 1972 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, and starring David Chiang and Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Blood Brothers ( Traditional: 刺馬 Simplified: 刺马 Pinyin: Cì Mǎ is a 1973 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed The Generation Gap was an American Game show that aired from February 2, 1969 to May 23, 1969 on the primetime schedule of 5 Shaolin Masters aka 5 Masters Of Death is a 1974 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with Heroes Two is a 1974 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, and starring Alexander Fu Sheng and Chen 7 Man Army is a 1976 Hong Kong film by director Chang Cheh. The film stars Ti Lung David Chiang Alexander Fu and Chen Kuan-Tai Plot Chinatown Kid is a 1977 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with Action choreography by Robert Crippled Avengers is a 1978 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and starring four members of the Venom Mob. Invincible Shaolin (Nan Shao Lin yu bei Shao Lin aka Unbeatable Dragon is a Hong Kong films of 1978 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film Five Deadly Venoms ( Cantonese:五毒 Mm Dook) is a cult 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh, about Shaolin Rescuers aka “Avenging Warriors of Shaolin” is a Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh. Shaolin Daredevils aka Magnificent Acrobats aka The Kings of Kung Fu is a 1979 Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh, starring Flag Of Iron is a 1980 Shaw Brothers Kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh and starring the Venom Mob.
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