Chang Cheh

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Chang Cheh ( Chinese  張徹  /  张彻 , Pinyin Zhāng Chè , Jyutping Zoeng 1 Cit 3 ; born February 10, 1923 in Shanghai , China , † June 22, 2002 in Hong Kong ) was a film director and screenwriter from Hong Kong. Chang was one of the most influential, high-profile, and hard-working directors in martial arts cinema from the 1960s to 1980s.

Life

Chang graduated from National Central University in Chongqing with a degree in Politics and became a film critic in Hong Kong. First scripts followed; The first was filmed in 1947. In 1949 he made his (unlisted) debut as a director; A second film followed in 1957. He has directed permanently since 1965. His big breakthrough came in 1967 with the film The one-armed swordsman , which was the most successful Hong Kong film of all time to date.

Numerous action films, influenced as much by the style of Japanese samurai films as by spaghetti westerns , followed. He employed several teams of martial artists / actors to use in his films: David Chiang and Ti Lung made one, Chi Kuan Chung and Fu Sheng another. The third, called "The (Five) Venoms", consisted of Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Lu Feng, Lo Meng and Chiang Sheng. After all, Tung Chi Wah, Tu Yu Ming, Hsu Shao Jien and Chow Lung were "The Baby Venoms". Almost 100 films were made under Chang Cheh's direction.

In the German-speaking world, most of his films were only shown mutilated and in many different versions.

Many filmmakers, particularly John Woo (who also worked as an assistant on several of Chang's films) and Ringo Lam , cite Chang's way of working as one of their greatest influences. He earned the designation as "The Godfather of Martial Arts Films".

Filmography (selection)

  • 1950: Alishan feng-yun
  • 1957: Ye huo
  • 1965: Hu die bei
  • 1967: The golden sword of the King Tiger (Dubei dao)
  • 1969: Death Pagoda of the Yellow Tiger (Bao biao)
  • 1970: The 13 Sons of the Yellow Dragon (Shi san tai bao)
  • 1970: Kuan, the relentless avenger (Bao chou)
  • 1971: Fan Chu - Deadly Revenge (Quan ji)
  • 1971: The sword of the yellow tiger (Xin du bi dao)
  • 1971: Ti Lung - duel without mercy (Da jue dou)
  • 1971: The Deadly Two (Shuang xia)
  • 1972: Four Riders (Si qi shi)
  • 1972: King of the Shaolin (Kuai huo lin)
  • 1972: The man with the tiger paw (Chou lian huan)
  • 1972: The Pirate of Shantung (Ma yong zhen)
  • 1972: The seven strokes of the yellow dragon (Shui hu zhuan)
  • 1972: Ten Yellow Fists for Vengeance (E ke)
  • 1973: Shen Chang and the Karate Gang (Fen nu qing nian)
  • 1973: The Devil Pirates of Kau-Lun (Da hai dao)
  • 1973: Wang Yu - Hong Kong Killer as Hard as Steel (Jing cha)
  • 1974: The blood brothers of Kung Fu (Peng you)
  • 1974: The Merciless Five (Shao Lin wu zu)
  • 1974: The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires) (co-director)
  • 1974: The Deadly Fists of the Shaolin (Fang Shiyu yu Hong Xiguan)
  • 1974: The Wild Five (Wu hu jiang)
  • 1975: The Conquerors (Dong kai ji)
  • 1975: Karato - His hardest punch (Hong quan xiao zi)
  • 1976: Alexander Fu Sheng - The Shaolin Death Lightning (Cai li fa xiao zi)
  • 1976: Beijing uprising (Ba guo lian jun)
  • 1976: Marco Polo in the kingdom of Kubali Khan (Ma ko Po lo)
  • 1976: Shaolin - Revenge with the hand of death (Fang Shih Yu yu Hu Hui Chen)
  • 1976: The Shaolin Temple (Shao Lin si)
  • 1976: The unbeatable seven (Ba dao lou zi)
  • 1977: The Chinatown Kung Fu Fighter (Tang ren jie xiao zi)
  • 1977: The Karateka's Oath (She diao ying xiong chuan)
  • 1977: The Invincible Two (Jiang hu han zi)
  • 1978: The Shaolin Hell's Gate (Nan Shao Lin yu at Shao Lin)
  • 1978: The Invincible Five (Wu you)
  • 1978: Four Merciless Avengers (Can que)
  • 1979: The 5 fighting machines of the Shaolin (Jin bei tong)
  • 1979: The Shaolin Death Trap (Za ji wang ming dui)
  • 1979: The Death Cry of the Yellow Tiger (Jie shi ying xiong)
  • 1979: The Deadly Legacy of Shaolin (Mai ming xiao zi)
  • 1980: Five Steel Fighters (Tie qi men)
  • 1980: The Death Claw's Secret Society (Da sha si fang)
  • 1980: The tomb of Shaolin (Shao Lin yu Wu Dan)
  • 1980: The Tigers of Kwan Tung (Guangdong shi hu xing yi wu xi)
  • 1993: Shen tong

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://changcheh.0catch.com/chchfilm.htm
  2. ↑ in: Village Voice, 5/25/93; Voice Film Special, p. 18
  3. ^ Godfather of Martial Arts Films Passes Away . china.org.cn, June 24, 2002. Retrieved May 13, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Chang, Cheh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zhang, Che (pinyin); Zoeng Cit (Jyutping); 張徹 (Chinese - traditional character); 张彻 (Chinese - abbreviation)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese film director and screenwriter (Hong Kong)
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Shanghai , China
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 2002
Place of death Hong Kong