Action Tae Kwon Do
Film poster for 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[a]
Produced byYang Man Yi
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
CountryHong Kong
LanguageMandarin

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).[a][4][5] The film stars Jason Pai Piao [zh].[2][6] In his first film appearance, Young-Moon Kwon stars in the film.[2] Kwon is also an action director.[2]

Plot

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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

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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b 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

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  1. ^ a b "장진원". kmdb.
  2. ^ a b c d 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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