When Taekwondo Strikes (1974)
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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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.
Rating:R
Genre:Action, Drama
Written By:Chu Yu
In Theaters:5/15/1974
Box Office:
Runtime:96 minutes
Studio:Orange Sky Golden Harvest
Cast
Huang Feng
Director
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 Kam-Bo Hung
Japanese
Anne Winton
Mary
Andre Morgan
Father Lu Yi (Lewis)
Kam Shan
Korean Traitor
Chin Yuet-Sang
Japanese
Chan Chuen
Japanese
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