
Hapkido(1972)
Yu Ying, Kao and Fan return to China to start a martial arts school but are bullied by the Japanese competitor who runs the Black Bear school. The harassment leads to intense conflicts between them.


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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Angela Mao Ying
Wan Ling Ching/Huang Li Chen

Jhoon Rhee
Lee Chung Tung/Li Jun Dong

Carter Huang Chia-Ta
Jin Zheng Zhi

Hwang In-shik
Japanese Leader

Ken Kazama
Yokohama

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Japanese
Anne Winton
Mary

Andre Morgan
Father Lu Yi (Lewis)
Kam Shan
Korean Traitor

Chin Yuet-Sang
Japanese
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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