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Feature film — 1973

When Taekwondo Strikes (1973)

7.61h 36mAction — Drama

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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Director: Huang Feng

On screen

Cast & crew

Angela Mao Ying as Wan Ling Ching/Huang Li Chen

Angela Mao Ying

Wan Ling Ching/Huang Li Chen

Jhoon Rhee as Lee Chung Tung/Li Jun Dong

Jhoon Rhee

Lee Chung Tung/Li Jun Dong

Carter Huang Chia-Ta as Jin Zheng Zhi

Carter Huang Chia-Ta

Jin Zheng Zhi

Hwang In-shik as Japanese Leader

Hwang In-shik

Japanese Leader

Ken Kazama as Yokohama

Ken Kazama

Yokohama

Sammo Hung Kam-bo as Japanese

Sammo Hung Kam-bo

Japanese

A

Anne Winton

Mary

Andre Morgan as Father Lu Yi (Lewis)

Andre Morgan

Father Lu Yi (Lewis)

K

Kam Shan

Korean Traitor

Chin Yuet-Sang as Japanese

Chin Yuet-Sang

Japanese

Chan Chuen as Japanese

Chan Chuen

Japanese

K

Kim Ki-joo

Japanese

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