The Wrath of Vajra

The Wrath of Vajra (金剛王：死亡救贖) is a 2013 Chinese action film directed by Law Wing-cheung and starring Xing Yu and Yoo Sung-jun. It was produced by Media Asia Film, China Film Group, Kylin Film and Ningxia China Production.

The Wrath of Vajra
Film poster
Chinese金剛王：死亡救贖
Directed byLaw Wing-Cheung
Produced byLaw Wing-Cheung
Screenplay byZhenjian Yang
Story byLu Qinan
StarringXing Yu
Yoo Sung-jun
Production
company
  • Kylin Films
  • Ningxia China Production
  • China Film Group
  • Media Asia Group
  • Huaming Star
  • Soulpower
Distributed by
  • Media Asia Distribution
  • Well Go USA (USA)
  • Entertainment One (Canada)
  • Youku Tudou Films
Release date
  • 23 September 2013 (2013-09-23) (Hong Kong)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryChina
Language
  • Chinese
  • English
  • Japanese
BudgetCNY 100,000,000 (estimated)

Plot

Before the West enters World War II, a Japanese death cult called the Temple of Hades is ordered to aid in the spiritual destruction of China. The cult abducts their enemies' children and trains them as killers for the Emperor. One of these children, Vajra, grows up to be an especially gifted assassin. He swears a secret oath of revenge against the Temple of Hades when his brother dies. Now the greatest assassin in the temple, Vajra escapes to China and begins his quest to protect the innocent, and destroy the ones responsible for making him a living weapon.

Cast

A former Shaolin monk, martial arts action star Xing Yu (aka Shi Yanneng) stars as Vajra in his first leading role.

Reception

According to Sino-Cinema, "the film sports a strong lineup of martial talent that’s unstarry but gets the job done in a solid way."[1]

See also

References
  1. "Review about Wrath of Vajra". Sino-Cinema.
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