Shaolin Mantis

In the 1978 Shaw Brothers film "Shaolin Mantis," David Chiang stars as Wei Fung, a young scholar recruited by the Emperor to infiltrate a group of rebels in the Tien Clan. As he navigates his mission, Wei Fung finds himself torn between his duty and his growing feelings for the clan's leader's granddaughter, Chi-Chi. The film's second half erupts into a thrilling sequence of martial arts action, showcasing Chiang's skills as a kung fu fighter, but it's a complicated web of loyalty, deception, and forbidden love that sets the stage for this electrifying showdown between loyalty to family and loyalty to duty.