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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.
Rated R | Length 96 minutes
Actors
Angela Mao | Jhoon Rhee | Carter Wong | Hwang In-Shik | Ken Kazama | Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | Anne Winton | Andre Morgan | Kam Shan | Chin Yuet-Sang | Chuan Chen | Gam Kei-Chu | Chai Lam | Peter Chan Lung | Chan Ming-Wai | Billy Chan | Cheung Sek-Aau | Wing-Hon Cheung | Chin Chun | Min Kyu Choi | Alan Chui Chung-San | Hsu Hsia | Wong Fung | Hung Mei | Lam Ching-Ying | Lau Cheun | King Lee King-Chue | Pan Yung-Sheng | Tam Bo | Wilson Tong | Tsang Choh-Lam | Yeung Sai-Gwan | Yue Man-Wah | Yuen Biao
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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