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Ip Man (2008)

Ip Man (2008)

Action Drama History

The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee.

Release Date: 2008, December 12
Directors: Wilson Yip
Countries: China, Hong Kong
Production: Mandarin Films, Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co., China Film Co-Production, New Film Studio of Beijing Starlight International Media Co. Ltd., Prosperity Pictures, Shanghai Film Group, Time Antaeus Media Group, Golden Harvest Productions
Cast: Xing Yu, Donnie Yen, Zhang Bo, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung, Simon Yam, Louis Fan Siu-Wong, Chen Zhihui, Li Qilong, Li Chak, Lynn Hung Doi-Lam, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Wong Yau-Nam

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.

Keywords:

martial arts kung fu sports tragic hero racism bravery rice master sadist foreigner katana factual bayonet market second sino-japanese war (1937-45) wing chun