The Wrath of Vajra

The Wrath of Vajra
Directed by Law Wing-Cheung
Produced by Law Wing-Cheung
Written by Lu Qinan
Screenplay by Yang Zhengjian
Starring Xing Yu as Vajra
Music by TBD
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Release date
  • 23 September 2013 (2013-09-23) (Hong Kong)
Running time
 111 minutes
Country China
Language Chinese
English
Budget CNY 100,000,000 (estimated)

The Wrath of Vajra (金剛王：死亡救贖) is a 2013 action film created and directed by Law Wing-cheung and produced by Media Asia Film, China Film Group, Kylin Film and Ningxia China Production. [1]

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."[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wrath of Vajra". IMDB.
  2. ↑ "Review about Wrath of Vajra". Sino-Cinema.
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