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Ip Man (2008)

Directed by Wilson Yip

Action | Eastern

Most recently watched by sleestakk, AllAboutSteve, sensoria, noahphex, jakeneff, themarc

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 106 minutes

Actors

Donnie Yen | Simon Yam | Lynn Hung | Hiroyuki Ikeuchi | Gordon Lam | Fan Siu-Wong | Xing Yu | Wong Yau-Nam | Dennis To Yue-Hong | Calvin Cheng | Chen Zhi-Hui | Tenma Shibuya | Li Ze | Li Qi-Long | Zhou Zhong | Zhang Bo | Jin Gang | Lu Kai | Siu-Hung Leung | Liu Ming-Zhe | Zhong Han-Hao | Xu-Feng Yang | Gu Yin | Mei-Fang Lu | Wang Zheng | Wang Zheng | Shi Ruijun | Ding Yilan | Xu Chuanjian | Wang Huiliang | Cai Rongjun | Han Mengxin | Sheng Qirong | Wang Xiaofang | Chen Ka-Da

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
12/12/2010TVBlu-rayOwned4.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

IP Man blew me away.  First because it’s based on a true story of Bruce Lee’s mentor, and secondly the action/fight scenes are off the charts! Such a good movie.

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