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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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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
- Composer
- Kenji Kawai
- Producer
- Wong Pak Ming
- Narrative location
- Hong Kong
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 146134
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.ipman-movie.com
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- publication date
- 2011-02-19
- title
- 葉問
- distributed by
- Disney+
- film editor
- Cheung Ka-fai
- described at URL
- ent.msn.com.tw/movie/story.aspx?id=784
- review score
- 59/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- capital cost
- 11715578
- box office
- 13728640
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Article · 中文
《葉問》（英語：Ip Man），2008年的香港傳記動作片，由葉偉信執導，動作導演洪金寶，任動作指導，甄子丹、熊黛林主演。以一代詠春宗師葉問的生平作藍本，是《叶问系列电影》的第一部，2008年12月19日在香港、中國同步上映，是2009年第二十八屆香港電影金像獎「最佳電影」的獲獎電影。香港票房录得超过2千5百万，而在中國更加获得过亿票房。繼《殺破狼》、《龍虎門》及《導火綫》後，《葉問》是葉偉信与甄子丹第四次合作。 電影的劇情雖然源自葉問的經歷，但有改編的虛構成份，並非完全依照事實，偏重於戲劇效果。續集《葉問2》於2009年7月在中國搭景開拍，並於2010年4月29日在中國上映。
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