The Wrath of Vajra
2013 1h 55m movie Film China

The Wrath of Vajra

金刚王

Synopsis

金刚王

In the 1930s , a Japanese cult called The Temple of Hades was ordered to cooperate with the Japanese military to destroy China. They buy so many young children from poor family , who will be trained as a lethal killing machine and serve the Empire of Japan. One of them is Vajra , who was forced by his captors to fight for the food , and accidentally causing the death of his brother. Several years later , Vajra grown up and become one of the biggest killer in the Hades sect. Vajra escapes to China and joins Shaolin , where he receives spiritual enlightenment and determined to support China against Japan.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Wrath of Vajra. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Fantasy + Action in China

90 China titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Wrath of Vajra itself).

The 2012–2014 China Window

In the crowded 2012-2014 China release window, The Wrath of Vajra sits at #69 of 93. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. A Bite of China
    #1

    A Bite of China

    ★ 8.9 · 2012
  2. First Time
    #2

    First Time

    ★ 7.7 · 2012
  3. Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn
    #3

    Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  4. Pump
    #4

    Pump

    ★ 7.6 · 2014
  5. Fury
    #5

    Fury

    ★ 7.5 · 2014
  6. Where the Trail Ends
    #6

    Where the Trail Ends

    ★ 7.5 · 2012
  7. Coming Home
    #7

    Coming Home

    ★ 7.3 · 2014
  8. Feng Shui
    #8

    Feng Shui

    ★ 7.3 · 2012

The 2010s China Landscape

The Wrath of Vajra premiered in 2013 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 26 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 515 films and series across 10 years of activity.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 25 other China films in 2013.

The 334th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).

Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).

Audience Engagement

46
Reviews
63rd
Review-volume percentile
53rd
Popularity percentile

46 audience reviews — more than 63% of China films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 53th percentile among China films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The Wrath of Vajra, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • chinese man · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • 1930s · 23
  • shaolin · 16
  • japanese occupation of china · 14
  • cult · 12
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • martial arts · 369

Reception Benchmarks

5.6
TMDB Rating
46
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #805 of 946 China films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.1 points below the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Fantasy productions specifically: #139 of 168 (top 83%).

Production Details

Primary CountryChina
Original LanguageCantonese
Spoken LanguagesMandarin, English
Production CompaniesNingxia Film Studio, China Movie Channel (CMC), Media Asia Film Production Limited
Runtime1h 55m
Release DateSeptember 24, 2013
IMDbtt3259968