Chang Cheh

Directing•Born January 17, 1924•Died June 22, 2002 (age 78)•Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Biography

Chang Cheh (Chinese: 張徹, January 17, 1924 – 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.