When Taekwondo Strikes (1973)

09/09/1973 (HK) • 1h 36m

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.

Top Billed Cast

Angela Mao Ying

Wan Ling Ching/Huang Li Chen

Jhoon Rhee

Lee Chung Tung/Li Jun Dong

Hwang In-shik

Japanese Leader

Ken Kazama

Yokohama

Andre Morgan

Father Lu Yi (Lewis)

Kam Shan

Korean Traitor


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Status

Released

Original Language

Mandarin

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

martial arts

resistance

japanese occupation of korea

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