

When Taekwondo Strikes
1973-09-09 · 96 min · ★ 7.6
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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Production details
- Directors
- Huang Feng
- Production companies
- Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Angela Mao YingWan Ling Ching/Huang Li Chen
Jhoon RheeLee Chung Tung/Li Jun Dong
Carter Huang Chia-TaJin Zheng Zhi
Hwang In-shikJapanese Leader
Ken KazamaYokohama
Sammo Hung Kam-boJapanese
Andre MorganFather Lu Yi (Lewis)
Chin Yuet-SangJapanese
Chan ChuenJapanese
Chai LamRestaurant Customer (uncredited)
Peter Chan LungJapanese (uncredited)
Chan Ming-WaiJapanese (uncredited)
Billy Chan Wui-NgaiJapanese (uncredited)
Cheung Sek-AauKorean Townsfolk (uncredited)
Cheung Wing-HonJapanese (uncredited)
Chin ChunRestaurant Manager Zhou (uncredited)
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