Action Tae Kwon Do

Action Tae Kwon Do is a 1972 Hong Kong–Korean film.[2][3] The film is also known by its Chinese title Zhan Bei Guo (traditional Chinese: 戰北國; simplified Chinese: 战北国) and by the Korean title Hyopgi (Korean: 협기, traditional Chinese: 俠妓; simplified Chinese: 侠妓) during its 1973 South Korean release.[1] It was directed and produced by Yang Man Yi (楊曼怡).[lower-alpha 1][4][5] The film stars Jason Pai Piao.[2][6] In his first film appearance, Young-Moon Kwon stars in the film.[2] Kwon is also an action director.[2]

Action Tae Kwon Do
Action Tae Kwon Do film poster for its 1973 South Korean release
Traditional Chinese戰北國
Simplified Chinese战北国
Hanyu PinyinZhàn Běi Guó
JyutpingZin3 Bak1 Gwok3
Directed byYang Man Yi[lower-alpha 1]
Produced byYang Man Yi
Release date
1972 (1972)
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

Plot

The film is set in Korea in 1972. Living in the country, Japanese people behave lawlessly and bully the Koreans. Indignant at their behaviour, a group of people collaborate on fighting back. Through koto and sake, a duo of females beguile the Japanese men at the beginning of their scheme. A woman's fiancé, Hon San, begrudgingly participates in the rebellion. A group of male youths who are good at kicking join in on the scheme through Hon San's inadvertent efforts. A fierce fight starts after being triggered by the person who plays the koto.

Reception

Shin Min Daily News said that Jason Pai Piao's battle performances were "very outstanding".[7]

Notes
  1. Yang Man Yi was the pseudonym for South Korean film director Jang Jin Won (Korean: 장진원; Hanja: 場鎭源; born in 1922) when he was working for the Hong Kong film industry, who entered the industry in 1972.[1]

References
  1. "장진원". kmdb.
  2. Braaten, Rachel; Stokes, Lisa Odham (2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema (2 ed.). Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-5381-2061-3. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via Google Books.
  3. "長江外景隊飛漢城 韓國未降雪拍片且戰且走 薛家燕媽媽隨隊權作褓姆". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 24 February 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via NewspaperSG. Ministry of Communications and Information.
  4. "戰北國 (Action Tae Kwon Do) film poster". Hong Kong Movie Database. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  5. "戰北國". Sin Chew Daily (in Chinese). 4 January 1974. p. 11. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via NewspaperSG. Ministry of Communications and Information.
  6. "戰北國". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). 26 December 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via NewspaperSG. Ministry of Communications and Information.
  7. "戰北國". Shin Min Daily News (in Chinese). 31 December 1973. p. 5. Retrieved 5 February 2022 – via NewspaperSG. Ministry of Communications and Information.
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