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27 February 2023

Arrow Video's LADY WHIRLWIND strikes with HAPKIDO (review)

Golden Harvest's first female action star Angela Mao is showcased in two of her first features.  In LADY WHIRLWIND, Mao is seeking revenge for her seduced and abandoned sister from the very man who needs her help to bring down a drug smuggling empire.  In HAPKIDO, Mao and her siblings Sammo Hung and Carter Wong start a kung fu school in China and get into a deadly war with a Japanese karate school. 

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (US) Region A Blu-ray (DVDCompare)

LADY WHIRLWIND AND HAPKIDO Blu-ray specs:

  • Disc One - Lady Whirlwind: 
    • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
    • Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 
    • English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 
    • Optional English Subtitles (for Mandarin) and English SDH (for English)
    • Audio Commentary by Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) & Michael Worth
    • Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng & martial artist/actor Robert “Bobby” Samuels
    • Audio Commentary by film journalist and author Samm Deighan 
    • "Lady Whirlwind Speaks" interview with actress Angela Mao 
    • "Kung Fu Cooking" interview with Angela Mao's son Thomas King 
    • Alternate English Opening Credits 
    • Trailer Gallery: 
      • Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
      • U.S. Theatrical Trailer U.S. 
      • Radio Spot 
    • Image Gallery
  • Disc Two - Hapkido: 
    • 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen 
    • Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 
    • English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (Fortune Star dub) 
    • English ("Hapkido" dub) DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 
    • English ("Lady Kung Fu" dub) DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 
    • Optional English Subtitles (for Mandarin) and English SDH (fro English) 
    • Audio Commentary by Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) & Michael Worth 
    • Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng & martial artist/actor Robert “Bobby” Samuels 
    • "Lady Kung Fu Speaks" interview with actress Angela Mao Archival 
    • Archival Interviews: 
      • actress Angela Mao actor Carter Wong 
      • actors Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao 
    • 1972 Vintage Hapkido Demonstration Promo 
    • Alternate Opening Credits: 
      • Textless English 
      • "Hapkido" Credits 
      • English "Lady Kung Fu" Credits 
    • Trailer Gallery: 
      • Mandarin Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
      • English Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer 
      • U.S. Theatrical Trailer 
      • U.S. TV Spot 
    • Image Gallery
  • Includes a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady.
  • First pressing also includes an illustrated collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the films by critic James Oliver.
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