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2	[[caption-width-right:300:You must be at least ''this'' handsome to become friends with Jimmy Wang-yu.]]
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4	Chang-yi (张翼, born Chang Po-shen on 24 February 1945 in Huizhou, China) is a Chinese actor, director, producer and former alumni of Hong Kong's prestigious Creator/ShawBrothers studios.
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6	Born in a family of circus acrobats, ever since a child Chang was trained in martial arts and performing death-defying stunts. As one of the studio's earliest stars, Chang was spotted by Shaw Brothers' talent scouts while performing in a MediaNotes/PekingOpera at his early 20s.
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8	Making his film debut with ''Film/TheThunderingSword'', Chang was later typecast as swordsmen in various historical period pieces, showing up alongside Creator/JimmyWangYu, a leading megastar of the studios at that time known for the ''Film/OneArmedSwordsman'' movies. Incidentally, Chang and Jimmy's first onscreen collaboration is actually the crossover film, ''[[Franchise/{{Zatoichi}} Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman]]''.
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10	Later on in his career in the 1980s, following Jimmy who had already jumped ship from Shaw Brothers, Chang Yi would instead drop his image as a heroic swordsman and show up as villains instead. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSA3UvACYVg Here's a compilation of Chang's memorable villainous roles]].
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12	Chang is also a director and fight choreographer, mostly from some of his own films from the 80s and 90s.
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14	As of 2020, Chang is retired and currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.
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17	!! Selected Filmography:
18	* ''Film/TheThunderingSword''
19	* ''Film/KingCat''
20	* ''Film/BrothersFive''
21	* ''Film/TheCrimsonCharm''
22	* ''Film/TheSilverFox''
23	* ''Film/TheBellsOfDeath''
24	* ''Film/TheSilentSwordsman''
25	* ''Film/TheFastSword''
26	* ''Film/StormySun''
27	* ''Film/SwordswomenThree''
28	* ''Film/TheSecretOfTheDirk''
29	* ''Film/TheThrillingSword''
30	* ''[[Franchise/{{Zatoichi}} Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman]]''
31	* ''Film/TheInvincibleSword''
32	* ''Film/FingerOfDoom''
33	* ''Film/DragonFromWuTang''
34	* ''Film/TheGallantDuo''
35	* ''Film/NinjaWolves''
36	* ''Film/TwoAssassinsOfDarkness''
37	* ''Film/ShaolinKungFuMystagogue''
38	* ''Film/TheTormentor''
39	* ''Film/TigerFromHongKong''
40	* ''Film/TheDeadlySilverSpear''
41	* ''Film/LadyWhirlwind''
42	* ''Film/ScorchingSunFierceWindsWildFire''
43	* ''Film/BanditsFromShantung''
44	* ''Film/ATasteOfColdSteel''
45	* ''Film/MagnificentWarriors''
46	* ''Film/ReturnEngagement''

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