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.

The 2012–2014 China Window

93 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Wrath of Vajra sits at position #69.

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    #1

    A Bite of China

    ★ 8.9 · 2012

  2. First Time
    #2

    First Time

    ★ 7.7 · 2012

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    #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

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.

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Wrath of Vajra premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.

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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 Country China
Original Language Cantonese
Spoken Languages Mandarin, English
Production Companies Ningxia Film Studio, China Movie Channel (CMC), Media Asia Film Production Limited
Runtime 1h 55m
Release Date September 24, 2013
IMDb tt3259968

Themes & Motifs

  • martial arts
  • cult
  • shaolin
  • chinese man
  • 1930s
  • japanese occupation of china

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