

Ip Man
2008 · Movie · 1h 46m · R
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"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.
Ratings
IMDb
8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
59/100
Key crew
- Edmond Wong Chi-MunScreenplay
- Wilson YipDirector
- Kenji KawaiOriginal Music Composer
- Chan Tai-LeeWriter
Cast
- Donnie YenYip Man
- Simon YamZhou Qing Quan
- Lynn Hung Doi-LamZhang Yong Cheng
- Hiroyuki IkeuchiGeneral Miura
- Gordon Lam Ka-TungCaptain Li Zhao
- Louis Fan Siu-WongJin Shan Zhao
- Xing YuMaster Zealot Lin / Crazy Lin
- Wong Yau-NamShao Dan Yuan
- Dennis To Yu-HangHu Wei
- Calvin ChengZhou Guang Yao
- Chen ZhihuiMaster Liao
- Shibuya TenmaColonel Sato
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Themes
martial artskung fusportsforeignerbraveryricekatanamarkettragic herosecond sino-japanese war (1937-45)racismsadist























