Jin gang wang: si wang jiu shu
Directed by:
Vincent LoScreenplay:
Zhenjian YangCinematography:
Edmond FungCast:
Yanneng Shi, Yasuaki Kurata, Steve Yoo, Matt Mullins, Anthony Lau, Robert Gilabert Cuenca, Yamei Zhang, Yanlin DongPlots(1)
In 1930s Japan, a death cult working with the Imperial Army buys children and trains them as deadly assassins. When 8-year-old Vajrasattva accidentally kills his own brother in a fight for food, he makes a secret oath to take revenge. As an adult, he emerges as the cult's best assassin, but first he must defeat their three greatest warriors in a battle to the death. (Madman Entertainment)
(more)Reviews (1)
When it comes to martial arts, this is really impressive, and not only the final story, which is simply breathtaking in its visual representation. Martial arts is what this film excels at. Unfortunately, the story in this case is something else, and it is unfortunately not a very pleasant cliché that will not impress the average viewer. It saddens me a little because the film deserves a better story due to those fight scenes. The fantasy elements, then, are almost unnecessary.
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