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The Thundering Mantis (1980)

Mad, Bad and Insane

Genre : Action

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Teddy Yip Wing-Cho

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Leung Kar-yan
Leung Kar-yan
Ah Chi
Eddy Ko
Eddy Ko
Shiao Tse Tung
Feng Cheng
Feng Cheng
Shu Len
Wong Yat-Lung
Wong Yat-Lung
The Kid
Chin Yuet-Sang
Chin Yuet-Sang
Grand Dad
Lee Kwan
Lee Kwan
Fish shop owner
Fang Mian
Fang Mian
Shu Len's Dad
Ma Chin-Ku
Ma Chin-Ku
White suit underboss
Suen Lam
Suen Lam
Pharmacy boss

Crews

Shih
Shih
Lighting Technician
Chiang Je Chien
Chiang Je Chien
Camera Technician
Chou Mei Yun
Chou Mei Yun
Makeup Artist
Kuo-chuan Chiang
Kuo-chuan Chiang
Editor
Wang Chiu Kuai
Wang Chiu Kuai
Editor
Kuang Wu
Kuang Wu
Sound Recordist
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung
Music
Teddy Yip Wing-Cho
Teddy Yip Wing-Cho
Director
Chang Hsin-Yi
Chang Hsin-Yi
Writer
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung
Producer
Wang Hung
Wang Hung
Assistant Art Director

Posters and backgrounds

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