
Ip Man

The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee.
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
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Box office
Grossed $22.1M worldwide, about 1.9 times its $11.7M budget
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Setting
Set in Hong Kong
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Sequels
Followed by Ip Man 2
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Collection
Part of Ip Man Collection
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Music
Music by Kenji Kawai
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Cinematography
Cinematography by O Sing-Pui
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Edmond WongScreenplay
- Chan Tai-leeWriter
- Original title
- 葉問
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 12, 2008
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Budget
- $11.7M
- Revenue
- $22.1M
- Countries
- China, Hong Kong
- Collection
- Ip Man Collection
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