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The Thundering Mantis (1980)
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size="-1">Language: Mandarin </font></b> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> <b><font size="-1">Genre: Martial Arts </font></b> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> <b><font size="-1"> Release Date (HK): 01/03/1980 </font></b> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <table CELLPADDING="5" BORDER="0" COLS="2"> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <table CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"> <B>Director</B> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=3770&display_set=eng">Teddy Yip Wing-Cho</A> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> </TD> </TR> </table> </TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <table CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"><B>Screenwriter</B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4269&display_set=eng">Chang Hsin-Yi</A> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> </TD> </TR> </table > </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <table CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"> <B>Martial Arts Director</B> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14113&display_set=eng">Robert Tai Chi-Hsien</A> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="4"> </TD> </TR> </table> </TD> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <table CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"> <B>Producer</B> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4523&display_set=eng">Stanley Chow Fook-Leung</A> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> </TD> </TR> </table> </TD> </TR> </table> </TD> <TD VALIGN="top"> <!-- <IMG SRC="/icons/blank.gif" BORDER="0"> --> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="3"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="3"> <table CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="4"><b>Cast</b></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4343&display_set=eng">Leung Kar-Yan</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Ah Chi, the fishmonger</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4528&display_set=eng">Chang Hai-Fen</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Shu Len</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4905&display_set=eng">Eddy Ko Hung</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Shiao Tse Tung</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4526&display_set=eng">Huang I-Lung</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>The Kid</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4366&display_set=eng">Chin Yuet-Sang</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Grandfather</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2932&display_set=eng">Lee Kwan</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Fish shop owner</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=3540&display_set=eng">Fang Mian</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Shu Len's father</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13896&display_set=eng">Ma Chin-Ku</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>White-suited underboss</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13637&display_set=eng">Sun Lan</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Pharmacy boss</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14588&display_set=eng">Shih Ting-Ken</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Underboss' lead thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14690&display_set=eng">Ou Li-Bao</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Waiter</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=15176&display_set=eng">Chang Fu-Chien</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Student</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=6257&display_set=eng">Pang San</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=15568&display_set=eng">Pei De-Yun</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Street vendor</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=29649&display_set=eng">Li Chu-Yong</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=15151&display_set=eng">Li Long-Yin</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=48246&display_set=eng">Hung Ji-Yue</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Boatman</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=64830&display_set=eng">Unknown Taiwanese Actor (2)</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Restaurant owner</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=16062&display_set=eng">Ko Chang-Sheng</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14113&display_set=eng">Robert Tai Chi-Hsien</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Jade Horse Gang thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13135&display_set=eng">Chu Ko</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Student</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=41034&display_set=eng">Lui Wan-Biu</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=107338&display_set=eng">Unknown Taiwanese Actor (15)</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14881&display_set=eng">Hu Han-Chang</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Villager</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14798&display_set=eng">Li Chin-Kuang</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=15124&display_set=eng">Li Hsiao-Ming</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=30771&display_set=eng">Hui Man-Yui</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=5196&display_set=eng">Chiu Chung-Hing</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=15513&display_set=eng">Hsiao Min-Hsiung</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=20968&display_set=eng">Lee Kwan-Chung</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD> <A HREF="/db/people/view.mhtml?id=29249&display_set=eng">Ma Ji-Ren</A> </TD> <TD NOWRAP>...</TD> <TD>Thug</TD> </TR> </table> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> <table CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="1" BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"><B>Production Company</B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <A HREF="/db/companies/view.mhtml?id=2989&display_set=eng">East Asia (H.K.) Film Co.</A> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="LEFT"><B>Distributor</B></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD> </TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"> <A HREF="/db/companies/view.mhtml?id=1017&display_set=eng">Goldig Films (H.K.) Ltd. 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