Arrow Video Lady Whirlwind & Hapkido
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Zavvi - The Home of Pop CultureWhen director Huang Feng (The Shaolin Plot) jumped ship from Shaw Brothers to their upstart rivals Golden Harvest, he swiftly launched the career of a Taiwanese ingenue barely out of Beijing opera school named Angela Mao, who despite her freshfaced femininity became one of Hong Kong's toughest action icons of the 1970s.Lady Whirlwind, directed by Huang in 1972, sees Mao dead set on avenging the death of her sister, only to find herself fighting a common enemy alongside the man she wants revenge on. Hapkido, made the same year, sees her once more pitted against a gang of Japanese thugs, alongside fellow soontobe kung fu legends Sammo Hung (Knockabout) and Carter Wong (Big Trouble in Little China) as disciples of the titular Korean fighting style, studying under reallife hapkido grandmasters Ji Hanjae (Game of Death) and Hwang Inshik (The Way of the Dragon).Originally released in the US as Deep Thrust and Lady Kung Fu respectively, these two restored martial arts classics show Mao at her mightiest - every bit as formidable as the great Bruce Lee, whose sister she played in Enter the Dragon the following year.Special Edition ContentsBrand new 2K restorations by Fortune StarHigh Definition Bluray (1080p) presentations of both filmsOriginal lossless Mandarin mono audio for both films, plus lossless English dubbed mono audioOptional newly translated English subtitles for both filmsReversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan SheadyDisc One:Commentary by Frank Djeng & Robert Bobby SamuelsCommentary by Frank Djeng & Michael WorthCommentary by Samm DeighanLady Whirlwind Speaks, the first part of a newly filmed interview with Angela MaoKung Fu Cooking, a newly filmed conversation with Mao's son Thomas KingAlternate English creditsHong Kong theatrical trailer, plus US theatrical trailer and radio spotImage galleryDisc Two:Three options of English dub: vintage kung fu and hapkido dubs in lossless mono, plus 2006 DVD dub in 5.1 surroundCommentary by Frank Djeng & Robert Bobby SamuelsCommentary by Frank Djeng & Michael WorthLady Kung Fu Speaks, the second part of a newly filmed interview with Angela MaoArchive interviews with Angela Mao, Carter Wong and Sammo Hung & Yuen BiaoOriginal vintage featurette showing Ji Hanjae teaching the lead actors hapkido, newly restored in 2K by Fortune StarThree alternate opening credits sequences (textless, English and US)Hong Kong theatrical trailers plus US theatrical trailer and TV spotImage galleryFIRST PRESSING ONLY: Illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the films by critic James Oliver
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