Venom Mob
The Venom Mob is the colloquial title of a group of actors from the Shaw Brothers Studio, popular creators of martial arts films in the 1970s and 1980s. Most were friends since childhood and attended the Fu Sheng Drama School in Taiwan before meeting director Chang Cheh and moving on to the Shaw Brothers studio in Hong Kong. They appeared in numerous Shaw films, but did not become a group in high demand until "Five Deadly Venoms". They were the main choreographers in all of their films, highly skilled Chinese weapon experts, talented actors, and excellent acrobats. Their  films usually dealt with Chang Cheh's common themes of brotherhood, valor, and betrayal. As with most groups, time saw their talents being pulled in different directions, not to mention in-fighting for starring roles and production credits. Roster. This is a list of the main five (though there are six, Chiang Sheng is actually the fifth member of the Venoms, not Wei Pai, who only appeared in four films with the others). Second tier Venoms. Those listed (males) usually were the supporting villains with Lu Feng, if Lu Feng had a rare hero role, the lead villain was usually  either Wang Lung-Wei or Wang Li. Lung Tung-Sheng was usually a questionable character in a film who ended up siding with the heroes in the end. Females listed were usually "eye-candy" and got little fighting time in Venom films. Venom Films. Films directed by Chang Cheh (or a Venom) that feature at least three Venoms in starring roles. Venom-Related Films. Films directed by Chang Cheh that feature Venoms in supporting roles or fewer than three Venoms in starring roles.