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(aka "Po jie" or "Broken Oath")
Directed by Jeong Chang-hwa
Hong Kong 1977
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. *** Lotus never had a chance. Her mother seethed with anger at being unjustly imprisoned for turning her attempted rapist into a Cyclops. Mother repeatedly asked her good friend and fellow prisoner, Pickpocket, to urge Lotus to take revenge for her as an adult. Lotus is given to a monastery and grows up there, but twenty years of peace and love make no impression on Lotus, who skips classes to practice pole and sword skills. Joining forces with Pickpocket and Big Rat, Lotus gets her chance at revenge. |
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Theatrical Release: December 3rd, 1977
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Runtime |
Theatrical: 1:37:57.246 Extended Cut 1:42:09.665 |
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2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,075,602,691 bytesTheatrical : 21,912,856,128 bytesExtended Cut: 21,441,611,328 bytes Video Bitrate: 23.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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LPCM Audio Chinese 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit Optional DUB on Theatrical: LPCM Audio English
1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit Commentaries: Dolby Digital Audio English 320 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 320 kbps / DN -31dB |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Eureka
2.35 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 47,075,602,691 bytesTheatrical : 21,912,856,128 bytesExtended Cut: 21,441,611,328 bytes Video Bitrate: 23.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Brand new audio commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) • Brand new audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema • Broken Oath - an appreciation by Andrew Heskins (11:50) • Female Revenge: Scorpion vs. Katana – new appreciation by film writer Patrick Macias (7:58) • Trailer (4:12) A Limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Kung Fu Cult Masters author Leon Hunt
Transparent Blu-ray Case inside slipcase Chapters 10 / 11 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
Eureka use linear PCM mono tracks (24-bit) in the
original Mandarin language. Only the theatrical cut offers an English
DUB (linear PCM dual-mono 16-bit) option. Broken Oath
has multiple fight sequences with snappy, whiplash-like, cracks with
karate chops, poles and swords etc. The audio is authentically hollow
without much bass. The enthusiastic score was stated in the English
translated credits,
SEE
HERE, as Joseph Koo (The
Skyhawk,
Lady
Whirlwind,
Fist
of Fury,
The Way of the Dragon,
Slaughter in San Francisco) but he was fired and the Chinese
character-credits state: Frankie
Chan (The
Prodigal Son,
Fallen
Angels,
The
Fearless Hyena, Chungking
Express,
Odd Couple)
and it supports the film in verbose, and occasionally subtle, ways. Eureka offer optional English subtitles on
their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
Jeong Chang-hwa's Broken Oath
is an unofficial remake of Toshiya Fujita's 1973 Japanese film
Lady Snowblood (adapted from manga series) about an abused
'lady' (Naomi Oka aka Mae Ho -
Girl Boss Guerilla) who gets thrown in jail when pregnant and
vows that her child (delightful
Angela Mao) will seek revenge. It's an appealing
action-revenge-martial-arts saga with our gal utilizing deadly scorpions
snuck, or hurled, onto her enemies. This is a god one.
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