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When Taekwondo Strikes

When Taekwondo Strikes

19737.21h 36mR

Overview

The story is about the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II. A Korean patriot played by Carter Wong gets into a fight with some Japanese people and is chased into a church. The priest there is captured and tortured. Trying to secure his release, the leader of the resistance, Jhoon Rhee is himself captured and tortured by the Japanese. Carter Wong, Angela Mao and Anne Winton have to now try and rescue him. This leads to an explosive climax with the heroes having to fight the likes of Wong In Sik (Hwang In-Shik), Sammo Hung and Kenji Kazama.

Directed by Huang Feng
Written by Chu Yu
Produced by Raymond Chow
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Top Cast

Angela Mao Ying

Angela Mao Ying

Wan Ling Ching/Huang Li Chen

Jhoon Rhee

Jhoon Rhee

Lee Chung Tung/Li Jun Dong

Carter Huang Chia-Ta

Carter Huang Chia-Ta

Jin Zheng Zhi

Hwang In-shik

Hwang In-shik

Japanese Leader

Ken Kazama

Ken Kazama

Yokohama

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Japanese

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Anne Winton

Mary

Andre Morgan

Andre Morgan

Father Lu Yi (Lewis)

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Kam Shan

Korean Traitor

Chin Yuet-Sang

Chin Yuet-Sang

Japanese

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Themes & Keywords

martial artsresistancejapanese occupation of korea

About When Taekwondo Strikes

When Taekwondo Strikes is a action, drama film released in 1973 exploring themes of martial arts, resistance, japanese occupation of korea. Directed by Huang Feng, it stars Angela Mao Ying, Jhoon Rhee, Carter Huang Chia-Ta. The story is about the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II. A Korean patriot played by Carter Wong gets into a fight with some Japanese people and is chased into a church. The priest there is captured and tortured. Trying to secure his release, the leader of the resistance, Jhoon Rhee is himself captured and tortured by the Japanese. Carter Wong, Angela Mao and Anne Winton have to now try and rescue him. This leads to an explosive climax with the heroes having to fight the likes of Wong In Sik (Hwang In-Shik), Sammo Hung and Kenji Kazama.

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