Eureka Set To Release A 4 Film Angela Mao Box Set

Martial Arts fans Eureka Entertainment are set to release Reap The Whirlwind: Four Films With Angela Mao on Blu-ray. This a collection of rare Golden Harvest martial arts classics starring the original Lady Kung Fu Mao. This will be released on Blu-ray in the UK for the first time from new 2K restorations, part of the Eureka Classics range in August.

Angel Mao is one of the greatest action stars ever produced by the Hong Kong film industry, she enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in the 1970s following her leading roles in Hapkido, Lady Whirlwind and When Taekwondo Strikes, as well as her appearance alongside Bruce Lee in the breakout kung fu hit Enter the Dragon. Collected here are four standout films produced during the first decade of her career: The Angry River, Stoner, The Tournament and The Himalayan.

In The Angry River – the very first film produced by Golden Harvest – Mao plays the daughter of a nobleman who is mortally wounded by the evil Lunar Sect. Having obtained a rare herb capable of healing her father, she returns to her ancestral home prepared for battle. Stoner (also known as The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss), sees Mao’s secret agent team up with a tough Australian cop (George Lazenby) to bring down a drug trafficking ring. Then, in The Tournament, Mao sets out to avenge her father – the master of a martial arts school – after he is killed in cold blood by a gang of extortionists. Finally, The Himalayan casts Mao as the bride-to-be in a wedding orchestrated by a scheming murderer who intends to steal everything from her family.

All written and directed by an unsung talent in Huang Feng, the Angela Mao vehicles collected here illustrate the trajectory of her career from her earliest roles to superstardom.

Eureka Entertainment have sent us a trailer to promote the release, check it out…

LIMITED EDITION THREE-DISC BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:
Limited edition of 2,000 copies | Limited edition O-card slipcase featuring new artwork by Chris Malbon | All four films presented in 1080p from new 2K restorations | Stoner presented in both its original Hong Kong theatrical version and alternate English dubbed export version | Original Mandarin mono audio | Optional English dub tracks | Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release | New audio commentary on the theatrical cut of Stoner by film critic James Oliver | New audio commentary on the export cut of Stoner by action cinema expert Arne Venema and filmmaker Domting | New audio commentaries on The Angry River, The Tournament and The Himalayan by East Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) | Huang Tough – new interview with martial arts scholar Wayne Wong on writer, director, producer, actor and frequent Angela Mao collaborator Huang Feng | Alternate scenes from the Malaysian release of Stoner | Alternate English credits \ Original theatrical trailers | Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the life and career of Angela Mao by Hong Kong cinema expert Camille Zaurin | All extras subject to change