Praying Mantis (2025)
A mysterious woman prowls the city at night, drawing men into her web as she explores the dark depths of maternal instincts.
Directors:
Joe Hsieh, Yonfan.
Writers:
Joe Hsieh, Chan Chun-chieh, Jie Zhan.
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Grace Chen Shu-Fang as Head Nurse (voice) |
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Vera Chen Hsueh-chen as Mother Ali (voice) |
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Bamboo Chen as Drunkard Ah-Hui (voice) |
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Lan Yun-li as Monster Child / Ah-Hui's Son (voice) |
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Chang Ching-chia as Ah-Hui's Wife / Hostess (voice) |
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Tsai Ming-shiou as The Man in the Car (voice) |
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Jhih-Yuan Tseng as Ah-Hui's Colleague / Drunkard (voice) |
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Carol Chang as Hostess (voice) |
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Evolin Tseng as Hostess (voice) |
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Jie Zhan as Drunkard (voice) |
| Directing | Joe Hsieh | Director |
| Production | Yonfan | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Joe Hsieh | Editor |
| Sound | Tu Duu-chih | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Wu Chen-yu | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Writing | Joe Hsieh | Screenplay |
| Writing | Chan Chun-chieh | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yonfan | Director |
| Sound | Olivier Cong | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Shao-Chun Chung | Animation |
| Visual Effects | An-Wen Zheung | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Joe Hsieh | Animation |
| Production | Willow Wu | Production Manager |
| Writing | Jie Zhan | Screenplay |
| Art | Willow Wu | Art Direction |
| Art | Joe Hsieh | Art Direction |
| Art | Willow Wu | Background Designer |
| Visual Effects | Joe Hsieh | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Nicole Lee | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Yen-Chen Liu | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Willow Wu | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Yi Weng | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ya-Chien Wang | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shin-Han Huang | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Eden Chan (Kai-Shun Chan) | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Kan-Kei Tang | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jhan Bo-Jyun | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jheng Wun | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Huang Shi-rou | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hung-Ya Chen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Uj Chen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yu-Xuan Lin | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hao-Wei Xu | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Ya-Ting Yang | Animation |
| Art | Shao-Hsuan Yang | Painter |
| Art | Yi-Ru Lin | Painter |
| Art | Shang-Hua Peng | Painter |
| Art | Chih-Hsien Chen | Painter |
| Art | Wan-Ting Hsu | Painter |
| Art | Ying-Jie Tu | Painter |
| Art | I-Ju Peng | Painter |
| Art | Ting-Yu Guo | Painter |
| Art | Ying-Po Hsueh | Painter |
| Art | Shao Lin | Painter |
| Art | Pin-Chun Liao | Painter |
| Art | Chen Wei-an | Painter |
| Art | Nicole Lee | Painter |
| Art | Willow Wu | Painter |
| Art | Yu-Ting Chen | Painter |
| Art | Chi-Jen Yen | Painter |
| Art | Tzu-Chia Peng | Painter |
| Art | Yi-Jhen Ruan | Painter |
| Art | Yi-Ting Lee | Painter |
| Art | Ke-Rou Chang | Painter |
| Art | Shu-Chen Kao | Painter |
| Art | Zi-Yu Chen | Painter |
| Art | Zhi-Yun Huang | Painter |
| Sound | Lee Mu-rong | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Chia-Chi Chang | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Lee Mu-rong | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Chia-Chi Chang | Foley Recordist |
| Sound | Yi-Xuan Chen | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Wen-Hui Chen | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Wu Chen-yu | ADR Recordist |
| Crew | Tu Duu-chih | Mixing Engineer |
| Crew | Wu Chen-yu | Mixing Engineer |
| Sound | Olivier Cong | Music |
| Writing | Li Shih | Lyricist |
| Sound | Olivia Tsao | Vocals |
| Sound | Frio Cheng | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Zion Chang | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Zion Chang | Music Producer |
| Art | Chiu Ling Chen | Title Designer |
| Crew | Joe Chan | Translator |