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Ip Man

Name: Ip Man
Director: Wilson Yip
Genre: Drama, Action, History
Released: 2008-12-12
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung Doi-Lam, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

2008 · 1h 46m · Drama, Action, History

IMDb 8.0 Metacritic 59 RT 86%

Watch it tonight. Donnie Yen delivers a powerhouse performance in this stylish martial arts drama, and with an 86% RT and 8.0 IMDb score, the fight choreography from Sammo Hung alone is worth your time. It's the kind of film that respects both the history and the spectacle.

Plot

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.

Director: Wilson Yip

Cast: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung Doi-Lam, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Gordon Lam Ka-Tung

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