Ip Man

2008 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Yip

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7.8

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.

Released: 2008-12-12106 minDir: Wilson YipDrama, Action, HistoryBudget: $11.7MBox office: $22.1MPart of: Ip Man Collection

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Cast

Donnie Yen as Yip Man
Simon Yam as Zhou Qing Quan
Lynn Hung Doi-Lam as Zhang Yong Cheng
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as General Miura
Gordon Lam Ka-Tung as Captain Li Zhao
Louis Fan Siu-Wong as Jin Shan Zhao

Themes

martial arts
kung fu
sports
foreigner
bravery
rice
katana
market
tragic hero
second sino-japanese war (1937-45)

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Ratings

IMDb

8/10

242,486 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

59/100

Year: 2008
Runtime: 106 min
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama
Rated: R
Awards: 12 wins & 19 nominations total

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Key facts

Traditional chinese: 葉問
Jyutping: Jip6 Man6

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Wikidata facts

Duration: 106
FilmAffinity ID: 146134
Official website: www.ipman-movie.com

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publication date: 2011-02-19
title: 葉問
described at URL: ent.msn.com.tw/movie/story.aspx?id=784
review score: 59/100
capital cost: 11715578
box office: 13728640

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Directed byWilson Yip Screenplay byEdmond Wong Chan Tai-lee Produced byRaymond Wong StarringDonnie Yen Simon Yam Lynn Hung Gordon Lam Fan Siu-wong Xing Yu Chen Zhihui Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Tenma Shibuya CinematographyO Sing-Pui Edited byCheung Ka-fai Music byKenji Kawai Distributed byMandarin Films Release date

18 December 2008 (2008-12-18)