New on Blu-ray: THE ANGRY RIVER / GUI NU CHUAN (1971) - Hong Kong Fantasy Action

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Product Description: A milestone in Hong Kong film history - the very first film produced by the legendary Golden Harvest studios, for whom Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan made their best films. Kung Fu Queen Angela Mao (Invincible Eight) plays a woman searching for a way to cure her injured father - but the people who wounded him are still at large and she's a target too. Directed with flair by Huang Feng (The Himalayan) with action arranged by a young Sammo Hung, who also takes a small role, The Angry River shows the studio getting off to a flying start. 88 films are thrilled to present this seminal classic, finally available on Blu-Ray, and looking more impressive than ever.

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New on Blu-ray: THE HIMALAYAN / MI ZONG SHENG SHOU (1976) - Martial Arts Action

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Product Description: A martial arts epic from master director Huang Feng (The Angry River). After she's framed for adultery by her wicked brother-in-law Tseng Ching Lam (Angela Mao, Invincible Eight) takes to the hills to plot her revenge. That will come when she's learned the ancient Tibetan martial art of Mi - and her enemies won't know what's hit them. Partially filmed amongst the majestic scenery of Nepal, and boasting the kick-ass action you'd expect from a film where Sammo Hung handled the fights, The Himalayan is a monumental slice of seventies king fu, freshly restored and available on Blu-Ray for the very first time.

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New on Blu-ray: THE INVINCIBLE EIGHT / TIAN LONG BA JIANG (1971) - Martial Arts Action

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Product Description: Eight warriors - amongst them Nora Miao and Angela Mao - ride out for revenge against the cruel general who killed all their fathers. Before he helped Bruce Lee unleash his Fists of Fury, director Lo Wei established himself as a master of action with swordplay classics like this story of family and vengeance; eight warriors - amongst them Nora Miao (The Way of the Dragon) and Angela Mao (Ener the Dragon) - ride out for revenge against the cruel general who killed all their fathers. With action arranged by the young genius Sammo Hung - who also appears - Invincible Eight is an undisputed classic of early Hong Kong action, now beautifully restored and presented on blu-ray for the very first time.

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New on Blu-ray: BROKEN OATH / PO JIE (1977) - Limited Edition

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Product Description: Made at the height of her fame following roles in Hapkido, Lady Whirlwind, Enter the Dragon and When Taekwondo Strikes, Broken Oath is one of Angela Mao's very best films - and boasts action choreography orchestrated by Hsia Hsu (Drunken Master) and Yuen Woo-ping, one of the most respected stunt coordinators in both Hong Kong (The Magnificent Butcher) and Hollywood (The Matrix). Eureka Classics is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world from a brand new 2K restoration.

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New on Blu-ray: ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE (2023) - Documentary

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Product Description: Within hours of his funeral, Hong Kong movie studios began to produce hundreds of unauthorized biopics, spin-offs and rip-offs starring a competing roster of Bruce Lee lookalikes. Over the next decade, 'Bruceploitation' would become a staple of global cinema. Director David Gregory - whose award-winning documentaries include LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU and BLOOD & FLESH: THE REEL LIFE & GHASTLY DEATH OF AL ADAMSON - now examines this fascinating phenomenon via interviews with Bruce Li, Bruce Le, Bruce Liang and Dragon Lee; martial arts legends like Angela Mao, David Chiang, Phillip Ko and Sammo Hung; and the producers, directors, distributors and experts - along with copious clips from the films themselves - that for the first time reveal the history, controversy and legacy behind one of the most bizarre genres in movie history.

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New on Blu-ray: LADY WHIRLWIND & HAPKIDO Double Feature Starring Angela Mao

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Product Description: 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.

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