| When Taekwondo Strikes | |
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| Directed by | Feng Huang Ng Sek Sammo Hung (action) |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow |
| Written by | Feng Huang |
| Starring | Jhoon Rhee Angela Mao Anne Winton Sammo Hung Wong In Sik Kenji Kazama Carter Wong |
| Cinematography | Danny Lee |
| Editing by | Peter Cheung |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
| Release date(s) | 1973 |
| Running time | South Korea:91 min USA:95 min |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese Mandarin |
When Taekwondo Strikes (also known as Sting of the Dragon Masters and Taekwondo Heroes) is a 1973 martial art film directed and written by Feng Huang, produced by Raymond Chow. The exception with this film is the collective martial arts experience of the cast and the high quality fight choreography. The film features experienced and well known martial arts actors such as Angela Mao, Jhoon Rhee the father of American Taekwondo, Wong In Sik aka Ing-Sik Whang, Carter Wong, Kenji Kazama, Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen and Golden Harvest producer Andre Morgan. This was Jhoon Rhee's only film.
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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 Ann 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.