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Master of Thunder Directed by Kenji Tanigaki Produced by Shigeyuki Yasumura, Masato Onishi, Nana Kurata Written by Kenji Tanigaki, Mao Aoki Starring Sonny Chiba, Yasuaki Kurata, Ayumi Kinoshita Music by Koji Kikkawa, Tokusatsu Cinematography Ryo Serizawa Editing by Daisuke Yoshimoto Distributed by Amuse Soft Entertainment Release date(s) 2006 Running time 92 min. Country Japan Language Japanese Master of Thunder (JP) also known as Legend of Seven Monks (U.S) and Master of Thunder: Kessen!! Fuuma ryuuko-den is a 2006 Japanese martial-arts film starring Sonny Chiba.
Plot
For 1400 years the Spiritual Guardians have watched over and defeated the evil spirits located in the Japanese Mountains. The nearby Kikyo Temple is rumored to have been the home of these legendary Guardians known as the "Blue Seven Dragons." Only two survivors of the long battle between good and evil remain, the martial monks Santoku (Yasuaki Kurata) & Genryu (Sonny Chiba). Now the fate of the world must be decided once and for all in a final ferocious battle between the force of good and evil.
Product description
Two of the greatest names in the world of Japanese action cinema are reunited in the latest film from Japan's action maestro Kenji Tanigaki. One is "the streetfighter" himself Sonny Chiba most recently seen in Kill Bill, while the other is Yasuaki Kurata from Legend of a Fighter and many other Hong Kong classics. Legend of Seven Monks brings the two living legends together for one final time. Only their destiny awaits.
External links
Categories:- Japanese films
- 2006 films
- Japanese-language films
- 2000s action films
- Martial arts films
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