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CHINA · 1979

Avenging Warriors

Chang Cheh
martial arts kung fu wuxia rescue mission shaolin
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Synopsis

Chang Cheh (Chinese: 張徹; pinyin: Zhāng Chè; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them with the Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong. Most of his films are action films, especially wuxia and kung fu films filled with violence. In the ea

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