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Legend of the Wolf

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5.4/10 • 31

1997-06-141h 34m

Action

Wolf is a war veteran who recounts the tale of his legendary youth to a young upstart killer. Flashback to a post-World War 2 time when the young Wolf is wandering the Chinese countryside in search of his missing memories. He only knows to meet someone at an abandoned temple. He ends up hooking up with a local villager, who intends to guide the Wolf to his destination. On the way, they find Wai-Yee, who’s been waiting for Wolf for quite some time. However, Wolf still can’t remember anything, until the bad guys come to find him, and they bear the terrible secret of the Wolf's past.

Directors
Donnie Yen
Editors
Chan Gan-Shing

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Donnie Yen

    Donnie Yen

    Fung Man-hin

  2. Carman Lee Yeuk-Tung

    Carman Lee Yeuk-Tung

    Wai-Yee

  3. Dayo Wong

    Dayo Wong

    Wai

  4. Ben Lam Kwok-Bun

    Ben Lam Kwok-Bun

    Bandit Leader

  5. Edmond Leung Hon-Man

    Edmond Leung Hon-Man

    Ben Chan

  6. Bonnie Lai Suk-Yin

    Bonnie Lai Suk-Yin

  7. Mak Wai-Cheung

    Mak Wai-Cheung

    Monkey style fighter

  8. Tony Tam Chun-To

    Tony Tam Chun-To

    Fighter with chains

  9. Kenji Tanigaki

    Kenji Tanigaki

    Forest fighter

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CrazyJekyll

Apr 30, 2025

9/10

I freaking love this movie. Everyone may not love Donnie's experimental take, but i'd argue that the fights in this movie, in particular the final fights with Mak Wai Cheung and Ben Lam, all show much more fun directorial/creative chops than the modern 87Eleven/John Wick style of action. I've already said this before but the 87Eleven style has always been too clean for me. Their style to me has always just looked like a glorified stunt reel rather than an actual film. And in John Wick in particular, the fun stuff almost always goes to the set design and never the choreography or camera work. But when it comes to Legend of the Wolf, We see Donnie go full action expressionistic madman. Utilizing insane frenetic camera work, fast chaotic movement that evokes insane bursts of kinetic energy, and his classic "uncooperative" style choreography which utilizes less holds, poses, and shapes to make the fight look more "real" or more dangerous. All of it is then topped with a consistent editing rhythm, that balances all the chaos that fuckin ensues in the film. If the John Wick movies are like watching a beautiful river run smooth, then Donnie's Legend of The Wolf is like a big forrest fire that just cannot be stopped. Words alone cannot really do this movie justice, you're just gonna have to watch it.

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Status
Released
Original Language
cn
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
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