Lady Whirlwind
1972 1h 28m movie Film Hong Kong

Lady Whirlwind

鐵掌旋風腿

Synopsis

鐵掌旋風腿

A young woman determines to help a man who is being pursued by gangsters, so that she would have the pleasure of killing him herself as revenge for causing the death of her sister.

The 1971–1973 Hong Kong Window

28 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Lady Whirlwind sits at position #21.

  1. Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
    #1

    Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

    ★ 9.0 · 1973

  2. A Touch of Zen
    #2

    A Touch of Zen

    ★ 7.7 · 1971

  3. The Way of the Dragon
    #3

    The Way of the Dragon

    ★ 7.4 · 1972

  4. Fist of Fury
    #4

    Fist of Fury

    ★ 7.3 · 1972

  5. The Big Boss
    #5

    The Big Boss

    ★ 7.2 · 1971

  6. The Duel
    #6

    The Duel

    ★ 7.0 · 1971

  7. Duel for Gold
    #7

    Duel for Gold

    ★ 7.0 · 1971

  8. Five Fingers of Death
    #8

    Five Fingers of Death

    ★ 6.7 · 1972

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Lady Whirlwind. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Orange Sky Golden Harvest

The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lady Whirlwind premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #497 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #330 of 516 (top 64%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Chinese
Production Companies Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Runtime 1h 28m
Release Date August 22, 1972
IMDb tt0069380

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