The Thundering Mantis (1980)
癲螳螂
Mad, Bad and Insane
Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. Ending up facing Hsia (Eddie Ko) of the notorious Jade Brotherhood is inevitable. As a result, Hsia forces Chi's martial arts master to expel him. Masterless and working for a fish vendor, Chi meets a crafty kid (Yat Lung Wong), whose uncle Chow Tung (Chin Yuet Sang) is a master of the Insane Mantis style. The Jade Brotherhood aims for control of the small town but Chi is training with a new Master and will not accept bullies in the neighbourhood.
- Date of release
- 1980-01-03
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Action
- Director
- Teddy Yip Wing-Cho
Casting
- Bryan Leung Kar-yan — Ah Chi
- Chang Hai-Fen — Shu Len
- Eddy Ko Hung — Shiao Tse Tung
- Wong Yat-Lung — The Kid
- Chin Yuet-Sang — Grandfather
- Li Kun — Fish shop owner
- Fang Mian — Shu Len's Father
- Ma Chin-Ku — White Suit Underboss
- Sun Lan — Pharmacy Boss
- Shih Ting-Ken — Underboss' Lead Thug
- Ou Li-Bao — Waiter
- Chang Fu-Chien — Student
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