Ip Man
2008 | 106 min | Drama, Action, History
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Audiences rate it highly (7.8/10), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.8/10 from 4K viewers
- AwardsWeak
1 win, 0 other nominations — won Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$22 million worldwide on a $12 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
168K Wikipedia readers in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wilson Yip
- 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