Chang Cheh was the leading Martial Arts director in Hong Kong in the
1970s, now with close to 100 films to his name. His has influenced
other directors such as
John Woo and Liu Chiau Liang, and made famous
such Hong Kong stars as
Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok, Fu Sheng and
Lung Ti. Chang has
declared that he will stop working after he has made his 101st film.
During the 1970s, Chang was the most prolific of the directors for the
now legendary Shaw Brothers Studios, and most revered works include
Dynasty of Blood (1973) (aka Blood Brothers) and the awesome film which is
Five Deadly Venoms (1978) (aka
Five Venoms).