Chang Cheh — Director (60)
The Alishan Uprising (1950) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
阿里山风云
director: Chang Ying / Chang Cheh actor: Lee Ying / Roy Chiao
other title: 阿里山风云
In May of 1949, director Zhang Ying and screenwriter Zhang Che took people to Taiwan to shoot a film that reflected Taiwan's Gaoshan tribe. Unexpectedly, when it was completed, it coincided with the war between the KMT and the Communist Party in Shanghai. Later, the Kuomintang government completely withdrew from Shanghai to Taiwan, and the film crew stayed in Taiwan. The film was also premiered in Taiwan, becoming the first feature film in Taiwanese film history. The episode "High Mountain Green" was widely sung that year and became a classic in film music.
Cross the River (1988) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
過江
director: Chang Cheh actor: Chui Siu-Kin / Ku Wing-Chuen
other title: 過江
In the mid-30s, Kuomintang Sichuan rhubarb Division Commander Liu Shaoji colludes with Japanese invaders. He sends the cloud boat's beauty to the Si-chuan Opera. The Si-chuan opera entertainer steps forward in sharp opposition with warlord's wicked running dogs. Mu Xiaolou sacrifices himself up to take the righteous path and confronts the Japanese invaders.
The Dancing Warrior (1985) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
霹靂情
other title: 霹靂情 / Dancing Warrior
This flick is about this gung fu dancing, alcoholic beverage guzzler named Andy Ho (Cheng Tien Chi). The title of this flick sounds like this bad warrior who kills with ease, but its not. Actually, Andy is a nice guy who has a hard time keeping a job. He runs into some rich guy who convinces him to come to the United States to work for him. Andy agrees to come to the U.S. of A. but is in for a surprise, as Mr. Big Bucks wants Andy to participate in his slugfest tournaments that he uses to make money via gambling. Andy declines and the next you know, Mr. Big Bucks is devising a plan to get rid of him! (mpongpun, HKMDB)
The Brave Archer 3 (1981) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
射鵰英雄傳第三集
director: Chang Cheh actor: Alexander Fu Sheng / Nau Nau
other title: Le Chasseur d'Aigle et le Secret du Moine / 射鵰英雄傳第三集
Guo Jing and Huang Rong pursue Yang Kang to Iron Palm Peak, where Qiu Qianren and the Iron Palm Sect is based. Huang is injured by Qiu in a fight and she escapes with Guo Jing's help. Guo brings her in search of a cure to heal her wounds and they stumble upon a house in a swamp, inhabited by a woman called Yinggu. Yinggu tells them that the only person who can save Huang Rong's life is Duan Zhixing, the former ruler of the Kingdom of Dali, who has become a monk now.
Na Cha the Great (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
哪吒
director: Chang Cheh actor: Alexander Fu Sheng / Chiang Tao
other title: Na-Jan il piccolo titano / Na Cha The Great
Na Cha stars Fu Sheng as the prodigal son of a wealthy local official. When obnoxious sea dragons take on human form and cause trouble on the land, he realizes that the common people need help and takes up his mantle as their protector, fighting the dragons and their flunkies with the aid of supernatural powers.
Tiger Boy (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
虎俠殲仇
director: Chang Cheh actor: Jimmy Wang Yu / Margaret Tu Chuan
other title: 虎俠殲仇
Tiger Boy, an itinerant young knight-errant bent on revenge for his father's death 15 years earlier rescues a young maiden after her brother is killed protecting her from the advances of a band of bandits. While the heroes escape the band's clutches and seek refuge in the forest, Tiger Boy discovers that her perpetrators are led by the son of his father's killer who also has a yen for the maiden. As fate would have it, she instead falls in love with our hero who pledges to return to her after vanquishing all his enemies. To accomplish this, he sets out to singlehandedly crash a large birthday party held in his father's killer's honor. Meanwhile, Tiger Boy's chivalric quest is complicated when the maiden also sets out after him straight into peril in the enemy's own stronghold.
The Butterfly Chalice (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
蝴蝶杯
director: Chang Cheh / Yuan Qiu-Feng actor: Chin Feng / Pat Ting Hung
other title: 蝴蝶杯
The story revolves around Tian Yu Quan (Chin Feng) who rushes to the aid of an elderly fisherman who is bullied by an arrogant relative of the Qiu Shan ministry. In the heat of the ensuing battle he kills the said man and is hence chased by the district's officials. Trying to use the waterway to shake off his enemies, Yu Quan finds a true friend in the old fisherman's bark-stearing daughter, Hu Feng Lian (Ting Hung) who becomes his loyal accomplice. As symbol for his gratitude, Yu Quan bestows Feng Lian with a Butterfly Chalice to reflect their eternal friendship bond...
The Singing Thief (1969) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
大盜歌王
director: Chang Cheh actor: Jimmy Lin / Lily Ho
other title: 大盜歌王
A jewel thief decides to turn over a new leaf. He starts anew as a professional singer; but before long, the he becomes suspect again for a series of robberies. He sets up a trap to snare the copycat thief, but will it snare him instead?
The Weird Man (1983) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
神通術與小霸王
other title: 神通術與小霸王
Chang is known for his lone swordsman and hero movies and strangely The Weird Man still reflects this. Cheng plays a righteous, beheaded priest with supernatural powers that returns from the dead to wreak havoc against one of the corrupt kingdoms, making Cheng a heroic swords-ghost.
Ode to Gallantry (1982) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
俠客行
director: Chang Cheh actor: Phillip Kwok Chui / Candy Man
other title: 俠客行
A lone martial artist nicknamed “Mongrel” is continually drawn into an intense struggle between several warring martial arts clans after he stumbles across the Black Iron Token, which entitles the owner to have any wish granted by Xie Yanke, a brutal kung fu master.
The Magnificent Trio (1966) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
邊城三俠
director: Chang Cheh actor: Margaret Tu Chuan / Chin Ping
other title: Le Trio magnifique / El trio magnífico
A wandering swordsman named Lu Fang who is returning from battle discovers that several farmers have kidnapped the local magistrate’s daughter. He sides with them after learning that this is an act of desperation to improve their low standard of living.
The Shaolin Avengers (1976) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
方世玉與胡惠乾
other title: Gli scatenati campioni del karatè / Shaolin - Die Rache mit der Todeshand
Heroism and romance combine in an action-packed martial arts story. When the Shaolin are betrayed by White-Browed Hermit, hotheaded warrior-hero Fong Sai Yuk vows revenge.
The Bloody Escape (1975) [Movie] TMDB WikiData IMDb
逃亡
director: Sun Chung / Chang Cheh actor: Chen Kuan-Tai / Shih Szu
other title: 逃亡
Gu Hui, a member of the ‘Wolf Head Gang’ becomes unhappy after their new chief decides to abandon their old code of conduct. After the chief kills a travelling family and kidnaps the daughter, Gu frees her and escapes, hiding out in a nearby town and trying to start a new life as a humble shoemaker. Unfortunately, the gang refuses to let him go and put a bounty on his head, forcing him to face up to his responsibilities.
Legend of the Fox (1980) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
飛狐外傳
director: Chang Cheh actor: Chin Siu-Ho / Chiang Sheng
other title: 飛狐外傳
Chin Siu Ho plays a young man who believes himself to be an orphan. Until one rainy night when he and three different men find themselves taking shelter from the storm in the same place. Here the man who raised him tells him at last the story of who his parents were. His father (Lu Feng) was a great swordsman trying to dispel rumors of a wrongdoing and return a lost sword to its rightful owner. Kuo Choi and Chiang Sheng (also master swordsmen) are the parties that Lu Feng is trying to rectify things with. Through cowardly trickery on Chiang's part, a duel ensues and it all winds up with Lu's death. His son is taken to safety by a servant (the man who since raised him). Now with the truth told, Chin Siu Ho seeks out Kuo Choi's aid and seeks vengeance for the wrongful death of his father.
The Rebel Intruders (1980) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
大殺四方
director: Chang Cheh actor: Lu Feng / Sun Chien
other title: Der Geheimbund der Todeskralle / Trois Fantastiques Ceintures Noires
China is ripped apart by a civil war, and thousands of displaced refugees swarm into towns not yet ravaged by war. Three such refugees arrive in one town. They join forces with local rebel leaders to escape to the south before getting into trouble with Lu Feng who is out to exterminate all rebels.
Shanghai 13 (1984) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
上海灘十三太保
director: Chang Cheh actor: Jimmy Wang Yu / Ti Lung
other title: 13 Kämpfer von Shanghai / 上海灘十三太保
A patriot finds evidence that the government is collaborating with a foreign power. If the people knew about the deception, they would revolt and overthrow the corrupt government. One patriot in office steals the proof and must make it out of the country. He gets assistance from a local rebel leader who is in charge of a motley group of fighters called the Shanghai 13. Not all of them can be trusted, as some of them will turn in the government official. Our weak protagonist must run a gauntlet of the who's who already mentioned.