Portrait of Chang Cheh

Directing

Chang Cheh

Career

Active from 1950 to 1993, busiest in 1974 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Five Venoms
The Five Venoms
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 66 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chang Cheh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.5, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.4, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Psychological
    4.3, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Martial Arts 44
  • Revenge 30
  • Wuxia 24
  • Historical Setting 18
  • Brotherhood 17
  • Action 13
  • Action-Packed 11
  • Kung Fu 11
  • Historical Drama 9
  • Martial Arts Action 9
  • Chinese Cinema 8
  • Political Intrigue 8

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

117
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Iron Fist Pillage
Iron Fist Pillage (2001)

Archival Footage Coordinator

1990s

4 titles
Ninja in Ancient China
Ninja in Ancient China (1993)

Writer, Producer

Journey to the West
Journey to the West (1991)

Screenplay, Director

Hidden Hero
Hidden Hero (1990)

Writer, Director

Slaughter in Xian
Slaughter in Xian (1990)

Producer, Director

1980s

21 titles · average score 63
Shanghai 13
Shanghai 13 (1984)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

Five Element Ninjas
Five Element Ninjas (1982)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Screenplay

House of Traps
House of Traps (1982)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Ode to Gallantry
Ode to Gallantry (1982)

Director

Brave Archer and His Mate
Brave Archer and His Mate (1982)
GoodWatch score 51

Screenplay, Director

Masked Avengers
Masked Avengers (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Writer

The Sword Stained with Royal Blood
The Sword Stained with Royal Blood (1981)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Two Champions of Shaolin
Two Champions of Shaolin (1980)
GoodWatch score 59

Screenplay, Director

The Rebel Intruders
The Rebel Intruders (1980)
GoodWatch score 66

Screenplay, Director

The Flag of Iron
The Flag of Iron (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Writer

Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell (1980)

Writer, Director

Legend of the Fox
Legend of the Fox (1980)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Screenplay

1970s

62 titles · average score 65
Kid with the Golden Arm
Kid with the Golden Arm (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

The Five Venoms
The Five Venoms (1978)
GoodWatch score 76

Director, Writer

Crippled Avengers
Crippled Avengers (1978)
GoodWatch score 75

Director, Writer

Invincible Shaolin
Invincible Shaolin (1978)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

Chinatown Kid
Chinatown Kid (1977)
GoodWatch score 70

Writer, Director

Shaolin Temple
Shaolin Temple (1976)
GoodWatch score 60

Writer, Director

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)
GoodWatch score 52

Director

Five Shaolin Masters
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)
GoodWatch score 62

Director

The Boxer from Shantung
The Boxer from Shantung (1972)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Writer

The Water Margin
The Water Margin (1972)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

The New One-Armed Swordsman
The New One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

The Heroic Ones
The Heroic Ones (1970)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

1960s

27 titles · average score 65
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman
Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969)
GoodWatch score 71

Writer, Director

Have Sword, Will Travel
Have Sword, Will Travel (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

The Invincible Fist
The Invincible Fist (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

Director

The Flying Dagger
The Flying Dagger (1969)
GoodWatch score 62

Director, Screenplay

Dead End
Dead End (1969)

Director

Golden Swallow
Golden Swallow (1968)
GoodWatch score 65

Writer, Director

The One-Armed Swordsman
The One-Armed Swordsman (1967)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

The Assassin
The Assassin (1967)
GoodWatch score 65

Director, Lyricist

The Trail of the Broken Blade
The Trail of the Broken Blade (1967)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Writer

The Magnificent Trio
The Magnificent Trio (1966)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Writer

The Mermaid
The Mermaid (1965)

Writer

The Amorous Lotus Pan
The Amorous Lotus Pan (1964)

Screenplay

1950s

2 titles
Wild Fire
Wild Fire (1958)

Director

The Alishan Uprising
The Alishan Uprising (1950)

Director, Writer