Shaolin Mantis (1978)
Original title: 螳螂
Shaolin Mantis is a 1978 Chinese-language action movie directed by Lau Kar-leung, with a running time of 1h 40m. It stars David Chiang Da-Wei, Lily Li and Lau Kar-Wing.
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.
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Cast
- David Chiang Da-Wei as Wai Fung
- Lily Li as Gi Gi's Mother
- Lau Kar-Wing as Master Tien, Gi Gi's Grandfather
- Cecilia Wong as Tien Gi-Gi
- Norman Tsui Siu-Keung as Bao Tung, Gi Gi's 4th Uncle
- Wai Wang as Emperor Ping Xi
- Wilson Tong Wai-Shing as Bao Jiang, Gi Gi's 3rd Uncle
- John Cheung Ng-Long as Tien Chung, One of Gi Gi's Uncles
- Lee Hoi-Sang as Mongolian Fighter
- Gordon Liu Chia-Hui as Shaolin Fighting Monk
- Ching Miao as Wai Jing Yuan, Wai Fung's Father
- Teresa Ha Ping as Gi Gi's 1st Aunt