''Lady Whirlwind'' a.k.a. ''Deep Thrust'' () is a

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Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

martial arts film Martial arts films are a subgenre of action films that feature numerous martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expres ...

written and directed by

Huang Feng Huang Feng (黃楓) (born 7 January 1919) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong-based film director, screenwriter and actor. Huang was a native of Hefei, Anhui, China. He started his career as an actor, then became a screenwriter and assistant director ...

, starring

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Plot

A young man Ling Shih-hua (Chang Yi) is severely beaten by

Japanese mob , also known as , are members of transnational organized crime syndicates originating in Japan. The Japanese police and media, by request of the police, call them , while the ''yakuza'' call themselves . The English equivalent for the ter ...

sters and left for dead on the beach. He is nursed back to health by a pretty young girl, and he vows to take revenge on the criminals. Meanwhile, Miss Tien Li-Chun (Angela Mao) comes to town with a score to settle with Ling. Apparently, her sister was jilted by Ling and she killed herself, so Tien must avenge her by taking his life. Ling begs her to spare him until after he gets his revenge, to which she reluctantly agrees. When he gets mercilessly beaten by his enemies, Tien saves him as she cannot allow him to die by someone else's hand. As Tien waits for Ling Shih-hua to recover so she can beat him, he runs into an old man who teaches him the art of

t'ai chi Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called " shadowboxing", is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation. ...

. This gives him the edge he needs, and he finally kills the leader of the gang. Angela jumps in to take her revenge, but Ling's girlfriend throws herself between them and begs for mercy. Tien spares his life.

Cast

* Chang Yu - Ling Shi-hua *

– Miss Tien Li-Chun * Pai Ying - Tung Ku * Oh Kyung-Ah - Hsuang Hsuang * Liu Ah-Na - Tiao Ta Niang * Chin Yuet-Sang - Wen Tien *

Sammo Hung Sammo Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and Film director, director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreog ...

- Tiao Ta Niang's brother * Kim Nam-il - Tang Sek Ping * Yeung Wai - Thug * Wong Fung - Casino dealer * Law Kei - Thug * Martin Chui Man-Kwai - Thug * Cham Siu-Hung - Thug * Bruce Leung Siu-Lung - Thug * Wong Chi-Ming - Thug * Ang Saan - Thug * Jang Jeong-Kuk - Thug * Wilson Tong - Thug * Chui Hing-Chun - Thug * Yeung Wah - Thug * Tong Kam-Tong Thug

Box office

The film grossed HK$401,794 () in Hong Kong. Overseas in the United States and Europe, the film grossed millions of

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. This adds up to at least more than grossed in Hong Kong and Western territories.

References

External links

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Lady Whirlwind at hkmdb.com

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