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Ip Man (2008) 葉問
(Cantonese: Yip Man || Mandarin: Ye Wen)
SYNOPSIS:
In
the
1930s,
Wing
Chun
master
Ip
Man
is a
prosperous
man.
However
his
prosperity
does
not
last
long
when
the
Sino-Japanese
war
breaks
out.
The
Japanese
army
seizes
Ip
Man's
family
house,
forcing
him
together
with
his
wife
and
son
to
seek
refuge
in a
derelict
house.
To
make
ends
meet,
Ip
Man
chooses
to
work
as a
coolie.
A
wushu
enthusiast,
General
Miura
who
leads
the
Japanese
troop
cause
the
death
of
two
of
Ip
Man's
friends.
After
a
chanced
encounter
with
Ip
Msn,
General
Miura
is
impressed
with
Ip
Man's
wushu
skills
and
challenges
him
to a
fight.
To
win
back
the
dignity
of
the
Chinese,
Ip
Man
agrees
to
this
potentially
fatal
challenge....
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MOVIE TIDBITS:
Ip Man is adapted from the life story of Ip Man, the grand master of the Wing Chun style of kung fu and sifu (master) of legendary kung fu superstar Bruce Lee. This movie is the first important record of the master’s life. |
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The
film
focuses
on
events
surrounding
Yip
that
took
place
in
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.
Ip's
two
sons,
Ip
Chun
and
Ip
Ching,
along
with
several
Wing
Chun
practitioners
also
appear
in
the
film.
Ip
Man
is
the
first
film
to
be
based
on
the
life
of
the
martial
artist.
After
a
first
attempt
to
portray
Ip's
life
on
screen
resulted
in
the
project
being
abandoned,
producer
Raymond
Wong
developed
his
own
film
with
full
consent
from
Ip's
sons,
and
had
filmmakers
head
to
Foshan,
to
research
Master
Ip's
life.
Ip
Chun,
Ip
Man's
eldest
son
served
as a
consultant
for
the
film.
Donnie
Yen,
who
was
set
to
star
in
the
abandoned
film
project,
received
a
star
fee
and
was
invited
to
join
Wong's
production
after
a
successful
collaboration
with
director
Wilson
Yip
on
the
2007
film
Flash
Point.
Ip Man Cast
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Donnie Yen |
Simon Yam |
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi |
Lynn Hung |
Ip Man Trailer
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