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Ip Man
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Ip Man is a 2008 Hong Kong action, biographical, and martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip. The cast includes Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, and Gordon Lam. Produced by Wong Pak Ming, the movie features music by Kenji Kawai and editing by Cheung Ka-fai. It was released in December 2008 and February 2009, with a runtime of 106 minutes. The film is part of the Ip Man series and is followed by Ip Man 2.
The production was distributed by Netflix and Disney+ in video on demand format. It received the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film and accumulated 12 wins and 19 nominations. Review scores include an IMDb rating of 8.0, a Rotten Tomatoes score of 86%, and a Metacritic score of 59/100. The film has a budget of 11,700,000 and generated 22,100,000 in revenue.
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7.8A 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.
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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Encyclopedic overview
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)
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