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The 1977 head-lobbing martial arts classic, first time ever on Blu-ray featuring a new 35mm scan. Deep in the forbidding Valley of No Return, a reclusive master, driven to madness by his own obsessive training, perfects a nightmarish weapon - the "Lightning Strike," a savage evolution of the flying guillotine with twin, whirling blades designed for maximum carnage. Any intruder who dares cross into his domain faces instant decapitation with ruthless precision. But when a vengeance-driven fighter (Carter Wong) sets his sights on the valley, seeking justice for his mother's death, he must confront both the master's deadly invention and the head-chopping chaos it leaves in its wake. Arriving cheaply and quickly in the fury of the flying guillotine craze that swept 1970s international martial arts cinema, The Fatal Flying Guillotine taps into the era's appetite for outrageous kung fu spectacles sparked by the breakout 1976 smash hit Master of the Flying Guillotine. This off-brand Taiwanese entry escalates the formula with its delirious titular weapon variation and near-constant combat - while blending mystical elements, rival factions, double crosses and Buddhist brawls into one of the more kinetic and memorable examples of the short-lived but legendary trend. Bonus Materials New 2K transfer from original film elements supervised and composited by film archivist Toby Russell Commentary with Justin Decloux of the Important Cinema Club Podcast A Brief History of Flying Guillotine Movies: Video Essay Chan Siu-Pang Was There: Video Essay Actor Carter Wong Archival Interview Chan Siu-Pang: 10 Styles of Tamo demonstration Fatal Flying Guillotine: old school ‘Dirty VHS’ version Image gallery Includes both English dubbed and original Chinese language options Optional English Subtitles (English Dub version only) Visual Vengeance trailers Folded mini-poster featuring original theatrical art Reversible sleeve featuring alternate VHS art Optional English Subtitles (English Dub version only) ‘Stick Your Own’ VHS stickers (FIRST PRESSING ONLY) Imitation Decapitation - liner notes booklet by C.J. Lines ((FIRST PRESSING ONLY) Lobby card reproduction set (FIRST PRESSING ONLY) Limited Edition slipcase art by Uncle Frank (FIRST PRESSING ONLY) Cast & Crew Actors: Carter Wong Sing Chen Shao-Peng Chen Szu-Cheng Mu Alan Chung San Chui Ming-Wai Chan Director: Raymond Lui Fatal Flying Guillotine [Visual Vengeance Collector's Edition] Fatal Flying Guillotine [Visual Vengeance Collector's Edition] About this item Similar From the Brand Reviews

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When 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 fresh-faced 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 soon-to-be kung fu legends Sammo Hung (Knockabout) and Carter Wong (Big Trouble in Little China) as disciples of the titular Korean fighting style, studying under real-life hapkido grandmasters Ji Han-jae (Game of Death) and Hwang In-shik (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 CONTENTS Brand new 2K restorations by Fortune Star High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentations of both films Original lossless Mandarin mono audio for both films, plus lossless English dubbed mono audio Optional newly translated English subtitles for both films Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady DISC ONE – LADY WHIRLWIND Commentary by Frank Djeng & Robert “Bobby” Samuels Commentary by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth Commentary by Samm Deighan Lady Whirlwind Speaks, the first part of a newly filmed interview with Angela Mao Kung Fu Cooking, a newly filmed conversation with Mao’s son Thomas King Alternate English credits Hong Kong theatrical trailer, plus US theatrical trailer and radio spot Image gallery DISC TWO – HAPKIDO Three options of English dub: vintage “kung fu” and “hapkido” dubs in lossless mono, plus 2006 DVD dub in 5.1 surround Commentary by Frank Djeng & Robert “Bobby” Samuels Commentary by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth Lady Kung Fu Speaks, the second part of a newly filmed interview with Angela Mao Archive interviews with Angela Mao, Carter Wong and Sammo Hung & Yuen Biao Original vintage featurette showing Ji Han-jae teaching the lead actors hapkido, newly restored in 2K by Fortune Star Three alternate opening credits sequences (textless, English and US) Hong Kong theatrical trailers plus US theatrical trailer and TV spot Image gallery

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