Shaolin martial arts chang cheh biography

Chinese film director

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Cheh (pinyin: Zhāng Chè; 10 February – 22 June ) was a Chinese filmmaker,^[1] screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the s, s and s.

Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them with the Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong.

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Most of his films are action films, especially wuxia and kung fu films filled with violence.

In the early s he frequently cast actors David Chiang and Ti Lung in his films. In the late s he mainly worked with a group of actors known as the Venom Mob.

Chang Cheh is also known for his long-time collaboration with writer Ni Kuang.

Career

Referred to as "The Godfather of Hong Kong cinema", Chang directed nearly 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 V