Chang Cheh
(Chang Yi-Yang)
- Butterfly Chalice
- 4 Riders
- Crippled Avengers
- Weird Man
- King Eagle
- Na Cha the Great
- Heroes 2
- Death Ring
- Generation Gap
- Magnificent Trio
- Invincible Shaolin
- Chinatown Kid
- Magnificent Ruffians
- 5 Element Ninjas
- Heaven and Hell Gate
- Brave Archer 1 - 4
- The Daredevils
- Shaolin Rescuers
- Boxer from Shantung
- Ode to Gallantry
- Legend of the Fox
- Shanghai 13
- Men from the Monastery
- 9 Demons
- Masked Avengers
- Shaolin Martial Arts
- Rebel Intruders
- House of Traps
- All Men are Brothers
- Blood Brothers
- 7 Man Army
- New Shaolin Boxers
- Bloody Escape
- Across the River
- Have Sword, Will Travel
- Kid with the Golden Arm
- Flag of Iron
- Delightful Forest
- Man of Iron
- Dancing Warrior
- 5 Shaolin Masters
- Shaolin Avengers
- Life's Gamble
- Invincible Fist
- Trilogy of Swordsmanship
- Police Force
- Iron Bodyguard
- Marco Polo
- Bloody Avengers
- Great Shanghai 1937
- 10 Tigers of Kwantung
- Disciples of Shaolin
- Fantastic Magic Baby
- Tiger Boy
- Friends
- Magnificent Wanderers
- Savage 5
- Naval Commandos
- Golden Swallow
- Anonymous Heroes
- 5 Deadly Venoms
- Singing Killer
- Triple Irons
- The Heroic Ones
- Angry Guest
- Flying Dagger
- One-Armed Swordsman
- Deadly Duo
- Vengeance
- Wandering Swordsman
- Water Margin
- Invincible Kung Fu Brothers
- Shaolin Temple
- The Pirate
- Duel of the Iron Fists
- 2 Champions of Shaolin
- Duel of Fists
- Death Ring
- Slaughter In Xian
- Singing Killer
- Young People
- Streetgangs From Hong Kong
- Mad Boy
- Singing Thief
- Dead End
- The Assassin
- Trail of the Broken Blade
- Sword Stained with Royal Blood
- Return of the One Armed Swordsman
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Simply put, he changed the look of "Kung Fu" films forever. His approach transcended most filmmakers during that period because he had many talented people working for him - the (2) best Choreographers in kung-fu films (period) Liu Chia-Liang and Tang Chia, as well as a slew of martial-arts/actors at his disposal. He filmed what many consider one of the best Swordplay films of all-time with The One-Armed Swordsman. It made him the first director to break the $1 million dollar barrier for films in Asia.
His films consisted of "Blood & Guts" (literally), while they were held together by strong acting, choreography, and themes of "Brotherhood and Chivalry". The pace of his films could change at a moments notice, yet, they always seem to keep the viewers intrigued with suspenseful plots and sensational finales. The heroes of his films (no matter how heroic they were), were always subjected to fierce battles and brutal deaths. It wasn't uncommon to see the hero still fighting with a knife or a hatchet stuck in his back or stomach (usually tied with his jacket to stop his guts from spilling out while he continued to fight a number of weapon-wielding assilants.
He was instrumental is introducing us to numerous actors who would become favorites of fans around the world - David Chiang, Ti Lung, Wang Lung-Wei, Chi Kuan-Chun, Chen Kuan-Tai, The Venoms, as well as Alexander Fu-Sheng. Indeed, everyone that became associated with him owes "something" to this man. His films delighted, shocked, excited, and entertained us like no one before him. It's no doubt that he will always be remembered for his filmmaking style and as being one of the innovators (if not the innovator) of the "true" kung-fu classic.
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My Favorite Films:
- The "Shaolin" series
- Legend of a Fox
- King Eagle
- The Destroyers
- Crippled Avengers
- Duel of the Iron Fists
- Masked Avengers
- The Water Margin series
- Sword Stained with Royal Blood