Ip Man (2008)

Original title

葉問

Directed by

Wilson Yip

Genre

drama film, action film, biographical film, martial arts film, historical film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 4,155 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on the life of Ip Man, this film follows the Wing Chun grandmaster during the Sino-Japanese War in Foshan. It shows his struggles to protect his family and community while facing Japanese soldiers.

biographicaldramatichistoricalaction-packedmartial artspatrioticemotionalintense

What happens

Ip Man (Chinese: 叶问 / 葉問) is a 2008 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and teacher of martial artist legend Bruce Lee. The film focuses on events in Ip's life that supposedly took place in the city of Foshan during the Sino-Japanese War. The film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen as the main character, with martial arts choreography by Sammo Hung. The film co-stars Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Lam Ka-tung, Xing Yu, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, and Tenma Shibuya. The film was a co-production between China and Hong Kong, and was the last film to be distributed by Mandarin Films. Ip Man is the first film in the Ip Man film series. It premiered in Beijing on 10 December 2008, and was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 19 December 2008, receiving widespread acclaim from critics and audiences. Before the film's release, Raymond Wong announced that there would be a sequel; a second installment titled Ip Man 2, was released in April 2010, a third installment titled Ip Man 3 was released in 2015, and Ip Man 4: The Finale was released in 2019. Ip Man grossed more than US$22 million worldwide, despite not being released in North America and most of Europe. Following its success, the film was nominated for 12 Hong Kong Film Awards, winning awards for Best Film and Best Action Choreography. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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