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The Dragon Tamers
HONG KONG · 1975

The Dragon Tamers

John Woo
martial arts training gang violence coming of age cultural exchange self-mastery
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Synopsis

Carter Wong plays a young chinese martial arts student who travels to Korea to learn Taekwondo. Soon he comes up against a vicious gang who want all the local martial arts schools to join their evil association. But before he can defeat the bad guys, he has to learn to master his own strong desire to fight.

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