{"product_id":"angela-mao-hapkido-lady-whirlwind-eureka-classics-blu-ray","title":"ANGELA MAO: HAPKIDO \u0026 LADY WHIRLWIND (Eureka Classics) Blu-ray","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pr-md-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAngela Mao and director Huang Feng (\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eThe Shaolin Plot\u003c\/i\u003e) were a superstar pairing that produced an incredible series of top tier kung-fu classics including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eDeadly China Doll\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eWhen Taekwondo Strikes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand the two films presented here –\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eHapkido\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eLady Whirlwind\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eHapkido\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(aka.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eLady Kung Fu\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ein the West), a group of martial artists (Mao, Sammo Hung, and Carter Wong) start their own school to teach the Korean martial art, Hapkido, but a rival Japanese academy attempts to crush them – deeming Hapkido inferior to their Japanese fighting style. Similar to the plot of Bruce Lee’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eFist of Fury\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(a canny decision by the filmmakers, capitalising on Mao often being referred to as a “female Bruce Lee” ),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eHapkido\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ewas a huge hit in the West, even briefly beating Lee’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eEnter the Dragon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eat the North American box office.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePerhaps her most iconic film,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eLady Whirlwind\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e(bizarrely re-titled as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eDeep Thrust\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ein the US, to capitalise on the success of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eDeep Throat,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhich probably made its tag lines—“The Deadly Stroke of Bare Hand Combat”\u003ci class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand “Mistress of the Death Blow”—a tad misleading) stars Mao as a deadly fighter out for revenge on the man who wronged her sister (played by Shaw Brothers veteran Chang Yi). After tracking the man down, she finds he is on his own vengeful path against a gang of Japanese thugs and agrees to help keep him alive – as long as she gets to take her revenge when it’s all over!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTwo excellent martial arts films make their debuts on Blu-ray—and the first time\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"\"\u003eLady Whirlwind\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ehas ever been available in the UK—from brand new 2K restorations!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-md-6 pl-md-5 product-features-column\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul data-sku=\"EKA70468\" data-display=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1080p presentations of both films across two Blu-ray discs, from new 2K restorations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHapkido – Original mono Mandarin and English audio options, including two variations of the classic English dub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHapkido – DTS-HD MA 5.1 English dub (newer dub originally created for the film’s original DVD release)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLady Whirlwind – Original mono Mandarin and English audio options\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional English Subtitles, newly translated for this release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHapkido – New feature length audio commentary with Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) \u0026amp; Michael Worth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHapkido – New feature length audio commentary with Frank Djeng \u0026amp; martial artist \/ actor Robert “Bobby” Samuels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLady Whirlwind – New feature length audio commentary with Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) \u0026amp; Michael Worth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLady Whirlwind – New feature length audio commentary with Frank Djeng \u0026amp; martial artist \/ actor Robert “Bobby” Samuels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLady Whirlwind – New feature length audio commentary by film journalist and author Samm Deighan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new interview with Angela Mao, filmed in 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with Angela Mao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with Carter Wong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchival interview with Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHapkido – Alternate opening credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelection of trailers and TV spots\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStills Galleries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EUREKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46480014966958,"sku":"EKA70468","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/Angela-Mao-Double-dble-lime-light-bd.jpg?v=1750690129","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-eu\/products\/angela-mao-hapkido-lady-whirlwind-eureka-classics-blu-ray","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}