Shaolin Mantis (1978)
R
96 min | Action, Drama

Shaolin Mantis (1978)

96 min | Action, Drama

Shaolin Mantis (Orig. Tang lang) is a 1978 Shaw Brothers film directed by Lau Kar-leung. Starring David Chiang and Liu Chia Hui. Shaolin Mantis tells the story of a man who learns martial arts by observing a praying mantis.

Director

Writer

Producer

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Cinematographer

Arthur Wong (as Yueh-Tai Huang)

Editors

Hsing-Lung Chiang | Yen-Hai Li

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Updated Jun 28, 1978

Release date

Jan 1984 (United States)

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39 cast members

Name	Known for
David Da-Wei Chiang Wei Fung (as David Chiang) Wei Fung (as David Chiang) See fewer	Dynasty of Blood (1973)
Cecilia Wong Tien Chi-Chi (as Hsing-Hsiu Huang) Tien Chi-Chi (as Hsing-Hsiu Huang) See fewer	The Blood of Heroes (1989)
Lily Li Chi-Chi's Mother Chi-Chi's Mother See fewer	Crazy Sex (1976)
Chia-Yung Liu Chi-Chi's Grandfather Chi-Chi's Grandfather See fewer	Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
Norman Chu 4th Uncle (as Shao-Chiang Hsu) 4th Uncle (as Shao-Chiang Hsu) See fewer	Duel to the Death (1983)
Hung Wei The Emperor (Guest star) The Emperor (Guest star) See fewer	That Romantic Scholar (1977)
Wilson Tong 3rd Uncle (as Wei-Cheng Tang) 3rd Uncle (as Wei-Cheng Tang) See fewer	Wei xian ren wu (1996)
Hoi-Sang Lee Mongol Fighter (as Hai-Sheng Li) Mongol Fighter (as Hai-Sheng Li) See fewer	The Invincible Armour (1977)
Chia-Hui Liu The Monk (Guest star) The Monk (Guest star) See fewer	Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Lung Chan Actor Actor See fewer	The Big Boss (1971)
Ming-Wei Chen Actor Actor See fewer	The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Chok-Chow Cheung Actor Actor See fewer	Corpse Mania (1981)
John Cheung Uncle Tien Chung (as Wu-Lang Chang) Uncle Tien Chung (as Wu-Lang Chang) See fewer	Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
Wah Cheung Guard Guard See fewer	Kickboxer (1989)
Chun Chin Actor Actor See fewer	Infra-Man (1975)
Lu Chin Bridal attendant Bridal attendant See fewer	The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss (1974)
Miao Ching Wei Chen-Yuan Wei Chen-Yuan See fewer	Too Late for Love (1967)
Chia Chu Actor Actor See fewer	The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Ping Ha Chi-Chi's Great Aunt Chi-Chi's Great Aunt See fewer	Full Throttle (1995)
Bao-Hsing Ho Actor Actor See fewer	The Delinquent (1973)
Chi-Chang Ho Actor Actor See fewer	Raiders of Yunkang Caves (1984)
Hou Hsiao Actor Actor See fewer	Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985)
Ho-Chiu Kei Actor (as Hao-Chao Chi) Actor (as Hao-Chao Chi) See fewer	A Touch of Zen (1971)
Ping Ko Actress Actress See fewer	Black Lizard (1981)
Wei Lan Actor Actor See fewer	Strange Report (2016)
King-Chu Lee Actor Actor See fewer	Police Story (1985)
Ke-Ming Lin Actor Actor See fewer	Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
Tsun Liu Actor Actor See fewer	The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Hung Lu Madam Wei Madam Wei See fewer	Corpse Mania (1981)
Chia-Chun Lun Hsiao Peng Hsiao Peng See fewer	Dirty Ho (1979)
Gwa-Pau Sai Actor Actor See fewer	The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Hsin Shen Actor Actor See fewer	First Strike (1996)
Ying Tan Bridal attendant Bridal attendant See fewer	Corpse Mania (1981)
Yung-Shao Teng Guard Guard See fewer	Men from the Gutter (1983)
Tung Ting Actor Actor See fewer	The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Yung-Liang Tu Actor Actor See fewer	The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978)
Ching-Ho Wang Actor Actor See fewer	Corpse Mania (1981)
Chi-Keung Wong Actor (as Chih-Chiang Huang) Actor (as Chih-Chiang Huang) See fewer	Girl on Fire (1994)
Hua Yang Actor Actor See fewer	Nan quan wang (1984)

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