''The Dragon Tamers'', also known as ''Belles of Taekwondo'' (), is a 1975 Hong Kong
martial arts film directed by
John Woo and starring
James Tien,
Carter Wong and Kim Chang-suk. This is the second feature-length film to be directed by Woo, following ''The Young Dragons'' in 1974.
This action picture from
Golden Harvest was filmed in South Korea. The stunt choreographer, Chuan Chen, had been a recognized talent at Golden Harvest, having worked on many of their films. His assistant on this particular production was
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
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Cast
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James Tien as Nan Kung
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Carter Wong as Fang
*Kim Chang-suk as Sheng Ming-mei
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Ji Han-jae as Master Sheng
*Yeung Wai as Yuan (younger)
*Kim Ki-ju as Yuan (elder)
*Chan Chuen as Yuan's top fighter
*Hsu Hsia as Yuan's thug
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Yuen Wah
Yuen Wah (born Yung Kai-chi; 2 September 1952) is a Hong Kong action film actor, action choreographer, stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series.
Early life
Born Yung Kai-chi on 2 September 1950 ...
as a student beaten by Nan
*Chik Ngai-hung as Yuan's thug
*Lee Ye-min
*Martin Chui
*Jang Jeong-kuk
*Ina Ryoko
*Kobayashi Chie
*Saijo Nami
*Hara Keiko
*Park Seong-jae
*Lee Dae-yeob as Master Pai
*Woo Yeon-jeong as a woman in love with Nan Kung
*Tam Bo
*Kim Wang-kuk as a man defeated by Yuans
*Lee Joo-keun
*Ho Choi-yat
References
External links
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Hong Kong Movie Database entryCity On Fire Entry HKMDB Chuan Chen Entry
1975 films
1975 action films
1975 martial arts films
Films directed by John Woo
Hong Kong action films
Hong Kong martial arts films
Taekwondo films
1970s Mandarin-language films
Golden Harvest films
Films shot in South Korea
1970s Hong Kong films
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