Chang Cheh

Born

January 17, 1924

Died

June 22, 2002 · age 78

From

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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.