Shaolin Mantis (1978)
螳螂
Now that he learned the secret... he was ready to kill!
When scholar Wei Fung is forcibly hired by the Manchu Emperor to infiltrate a clan of rebellious Ming Loyalists, his mission goes adrift when he falls in love with the clan's leader's granddaughter. Wei Fung must choose between his new love and his family, who will be put to death if he doesn't return to the palace successfully.
- Date of release
- 1978-06-28
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (31)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Director
- Lau Kar-leung
Casting
- David Chiang Da-Wei — Wai Fung
- Lily Li — Gi Gi's Mother
- Lau Kar-Wing — Master Tien, Gi Gi's Grandfather
- Cecilia Wong — Tien Gi-Gi
- Norman Tsui Siu-keung — Bao Tung, Gi Gi's 4th Uncle
- Wai Wang — Emperor Ping Xi
- Wilson Tong Wai-Shing — Bao Jiang, Gi Gi's 3rd Uncle
- John Cheung Ng-Long — Tien Chung, One of Gi Gi's Uncles
- Lee Hoi-Sang — Mongolian Fighter
- Gordon Liu Chia-hui — Shaolin Fighting Monk
- Ching Miao — Wai Jing Yuan, Wai Fung's Father
- Teresa Ha Ping — Gi Gi's 1st Aunt
Interesting facts
Shaolin Mantis, also released as The Deadly Mantis, is a 1978 Shaw Brothers film directed by Lau Kar-leung, starring David Chiang and Liu Chia Hui.
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