Ip Man
Sign in to save2008 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Yip
Film · TMDB
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.
Released: 2008-12-12106 minDir: Wilson YipDrama, Action, History
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
8/10
242,486 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
59/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 12 wins & 19 nominations total
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Key facts
- Traditional chinese
- 葉問
- Jyutping
- Jip6 Man6
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Published
- 19 February 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Series
- Ip Man
- Followed by
- Ip Man 2
- Main subject
- Ip Man
- Director
- Wilson Yip
- Cast member
- Tenma Shibuya
Article
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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Categories
2000s biographical films2008 Cantonese-language films2008 films2008 Hong Kong films2008 Mandarin-language films2008 martial arts filmsAction films based on actual eventsBest Film Hong Kong Film Award winnersBiographical action filmsDepictions of Ip Man on filmFilms directed by Wilson YipFilms scored by Kenji Kawai