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When Taekwondo Strikes (1973)
Directed by Wong Fung
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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.
Length 95 minutes
Actors
Angela Mao | Jhoon Rhee | Carter Wong | Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | Hwang In-Shik | Chin Yuet-Sang | Gam Kei-Chu | Ken Kazama | Chuan Chen | Kam Shan | Hung Mei | Wong Fung | Wilson Tong | Chin Chun | Anne Winton | Andre Morgan | Peter Chan Lung | Yuen Biao | Lam Ching-Ying
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/16/2015 | TV | DVD | Owned | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Angela Mao is a badass! Anne Winton is also pretty great. Too bad she didn’t continue making films. She’s a fun counterpart to Mao.
More anti-Japanese sentiment and Sammo Hung as an asshole bad guy.
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