When Taekwondo Strikes (1973)
Original title: 跆拳震九州
When Taekwondo Strikes is a 1973 Chinese-language action movie directed by Huang Feng, with a running time of 1h 36m. It stars Angela Mao Ying, Jhoon Rhee and Carter Huang Chia-Ta.
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.
Where to watch When Taekwondo Strikes
Stream: Hi-YAH, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
Watch free with ads: Plex, Plex Channel
Cast
- Angela Mao Ying as Wan Ling Ching/Huang Li Chen
- Jhoon Rhee as Lee Chung Tung/Li Jun Dong
- Carter Huang Chia-Ta as Jin Zheng Zhi
- Hwang In-shik as Japanese Leader
- Ken Kazama as Yokohama
- Sammo Hung Kam-Bo as Japanese
- Anne Winton as Mary
- Andre Morgan as Father Lu Yi (Lewis)
- Kam Shan as Korean Traitor
- Chin Yuet-Sang as Japanese
- Chan Chuen as Japanese
- Kim Ki-joo as Japanese
