Dec 12, 2008
106 min
Full-HD

Ip Man (2008)

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.

Category

Drama Action History

Country

China Hong Kong

Companies

Mandarin Films Golden Harvest Company Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co. China Film Co-Production Corp. New Film Studio of Beijing Starlight International Media Co. Ltd. Prosperity Pictures Shanghai Film Group Time Antaeus Media Group

Donnie Yen

Yip Man

Simon Yam

Zhou Qing Quan

Lynn Hung Doi-Lam

Zhang Yong Cheng

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

General Miura

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

Captain Li Zhao

Louis Fan Siu-Wong

Jin Shan Zhao

Xing Yu

Master Zealot Lin / Crazy Lin

Wong Yau-Nam

Shao Dan Yuan

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