Ip Man

Dec 12, 2008

1h 46m

★ 7.8

The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee.

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.

Genres

Drama

Action

History

Production Companies

Mandarin Films

Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co.

China Film Co-Production Corp.

New Film Studio of Beijing Starlight International Media Co. Ltd.

Prosperity Pictures

Shanghai Film Group

Time Antaeus Media Group

Golden Harvest Productions

Ip Man Trailers

Cast

Yip Man

Donnie Yen

Zhou Qing Quan

Simon Yam

Zhang Yong Cheng

Lynn Hung Doi-Lam

General Miura

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

Captain Li Zhao

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Jin Shan Zhao

Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Master Zealot Lin / Crazy Lin

Xing Yu

Shao Dan Yuan

Wong Yau-Nam

Hu Wei

Dennis To Yu-Hang

Zhou Guang Yao

Calvin Cheng

Master Liao

Chen Zhihui

Colonel Sato

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