| The Korean Connection | |||||||||
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| Director: | Lee Doo-yong | ||||||||
| Starring: | Charles Han Yong Cheol Kwan Young Moon | ||||||||
| Runtime: | 88 minutes | ||||||||
| Distributor: | Colorful Film Corporation | ||||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||||
The Korean Connection is 1974 Korean martial art movie starring Han Yong Cheol (Credited as Billy Chan) and Kwan Young Moon.
In 1930 in China the Korean professional kicker Tiger (Park Young Cheol) fell in love with Hyang Souk however at the same time he made an agreement with Yamamoto (As a suggestion from Wang Herim) to steal the carriage full of gold and Tiger steal it. After Tiger realized that the carriage belonged to Hyang Souk's brother he felt guilty, break his leg and spent his time with an alcoholic. Meanwhile, Yamamoto killed Herim, kidnapped Hyang Souk and took over the territory Tiger is now in rage and alongside Korean independent army Kim Sung, he defeated the Yamamoto save Hyang Souk, took the gold and went back to Korea.
The film was released by company Hong Kong Connection under the name Deadly fist in Korea and for VHS tape it was released as He Who Returned with One Leg.
The film later receive the sequel as Returned Single-Legged Man 2 which was only released in Korea and outside Europe released as Korean Connection 2 the sequel was not released in U.S.