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The Korean Connection

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The Korean Connection
Hangul
돌아온 외다리
Directed byLee Doo-yong
StarringCharles Han Yong Cheol
Kwan Young Moon
Distributed byColorful Film Corporation
Release date
  • July 20, 1974 (1974-07-20)
Running time
88 minutes
LanguageKorean

The Korean Connection is 1974 Korean martial art movie starring Han Yong Cheol (Credited as Billy Chan) and Kwan Young Moon.

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Media release

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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.

Sequel

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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.

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