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Ip Man

Ip Man

The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee.

20087.81h 46m

Overview

A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.

Directed by Wilson Yip
Written by Edmond Wong Chi-Mun, Chan Tai-Lee
Produced by Raymond Wong Pak-Ming, An Xiaofen, Checkley Sin Kwok-Lam
Box OfficeBudget: $11.7MRevenue: $22.1M

Top Cast

Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen

Yip Man

Simon Yam

Simon Yam

Zhou Qing Quan

Lynn Hung Doi-Lam

Lynn Hung Doi-Lam

Zhang Yong Cheng

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

General Miura

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Captain Li Zhao

Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Jin Shan Zhao

Xing Yu

Xing Yu

Master Zealot Lin / Crazy Lin

Wong Yau-Nam

Wong Yau-Nam

Shao Dan Yuan

Dennis To Yu-Hang

Dennis To Yu-Hang

Hu Wei

Calvin Cheng

Calvin Cheng

Zhou Guang Yao

Themes & Keywords

martial artskung fusportsforeignerbraveryricekatanamarkettragic herosecond sino-japanese war (1937-45)racismsadistmasterwing chunbayonetfactual

About Ip Man

Ip Man is a drama, action, history film released in 2008 exploring themes of martial arts, kung fu, sports, foreigner, bravery, rice. Directed by Wilson Yip, it stars Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung Doi-Lam. A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.

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