Rent Reap the Whirlwind: Four Films with Angela Mao (1976)
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8h 44min
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- Synopsis:
One of the greatest action stars ever produced by the Hong Kong film industry, Angela Mao 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' (1971) - 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' (1974) - (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' (1974), 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' (1976) 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. - Actors:
- Angela Mao, Yuen Kao, Ying Bai, Shao-Hung Chan, Yi-fei Chang, Shih Wei Chen, Hsieh Chi, Chia-Chung Chou, Chun Chin, Yi Feng, Ying-Chieh Han, Hsing Chun Hsu, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Ching-Ying Lam, Ka Ding Lee, Yun Wu Li, Lung Liang, Raymond Lui, Nan Chiang, Hao Ren
- Directors:
- Feng Huang
- Producers:
- Raymond Chow, Feng Liang
- Writers:
- Feng Huang
- Aka:
- Gwai nui chuen
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
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- Release Date:
- 24/08/2026
- Run Time:
- 524 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dubbed LPCM Mono, Mandarin LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- 'Stoner' presented in both its original Hong Kong theatrical version and alternate English dubbed export version
- 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
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