Quite unfortunately during the latest years, Anthony Wong seems to be continuously appearing in films where his performance is excellent, but the movies are not exactly great. This time, however, in “Valley of the Shadow of Death” he has a role where his performance by itself could actually elevate the whole thing to the highest levels of quality. Let us see if he achieved just that.

Valley of the Shadow of Death is screening at Tokyo International Film Festival

Pastor Leung, who always teaches about the value of forgiveness, finds himself in a rather dire situation, when one of the people working for his church gives shelter to a young man who was living on the street. It turns out, however, as we learn from various flashbacks, that the boy is the one responsible for the death of Leung’s daughter, who was his classmate, and the reason his relationship with his wife,...