When Taekwondo Strikes

Name: When Taekwondo Strikes
Genre: Action, War, Drama
Released: 1974-07-01
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Ing-Sik Whang, Jhoon Rhee, Carter Wong, Angela Mao

– The story is about the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II. A Korean patriot played by ..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.50 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 35 Minutes

Release Year:

1973

Original Name:

跆拳震九州

When Taekwondo Strikes (1973) - Also known as 跆拳震九州

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.

Producing Country:

South Korea, Hong Kong

Filming Locations:

Korea, Japan

Genre:

War, Action, Drama

Release Date:

01 Jul 1974

Language:

Mandarin

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Feng Huang

Writer:

Feng Huang

Main Actors:

Angela Mao, Jhoon Rhee, Carter Wong, Ing-Sik Whang

Plot:

During the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930's, the leader of a small resistance movement attempts to get information to sympathizers in China.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.5/10

#Imperial Japan

#Liberation

#Japanese Occupation

#Hapkido

#Kung Fu Classic

#Atrocity

#Taekwondo

#Korean

#Army