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When Taekwondo Strikes

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  • Action
  • Drama

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.

Keywords

  • martial arts
  • resistance
  • japanese occupation of korea

Details

Status
Released
Release date
September 9, 1973
Original language
Chinese
Spoken languages
Chinese
Countries
Hong Kong, South Korea
Director
Huang Feng
Writer
Chu Yu
Producer
Raymond Chow
Cinematography
Danny Lee Yau-Tong
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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