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Ip Man is a 2008 Hong Kong semi biographical martial arts film very loosely based on the life of Yip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and master of Bruce Lee. The film focuses on events in Ip's life that supposedly took place in the city of Foshan during the Sino-Japanese War. The film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen as Ip Man, with martial arts choreography by Sammo Hung. The supporting cast includes Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Lam Ka-tung, Xing Yu and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi.
The idea of an Ip Man biopic originated in 1998 when Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen discussed the idea of making a film based on Bruce Lee's martial arts master. However, the studio producing that proposed film closed, and the project was abandoned. Producer Raymond Wong decided to develop his own Ip Man film with full consent from Ip's sons, and had filmmakers head to Foshan to research Ip's life. Ip Chun, Ip Man's eldest son, along with martial arts master Leo Au-yeung and several other Wing Chun practitioners served as technical consultants for the film. Principal photography for Ip Man began in March 2008 and ended in August; filming took place in Shanghai, which was used to architecturally recreate Foshan. During filming, conflicts arose between the producers of Ip Man and filmmaker Wong Kar-wai over the film's working title. Wong, who had been developing his own Ip Man biopic, clashed with the producers after learning that their film would be titled Grandmaster Ip Man (Chinese: 一代宗師葉問), which was too similar to the title of Wong's film. The producers of Ip Man agreed to change the film title, despite Wong's film being in development hell. Wong's film, titled The Grandmasters, was scheduled to be released in late 2011.
Actors: Shigeru Umebayashi (composer), See-Yuen Ng (producer), Kar Wai Wong (producer), Woo-ping Yuen (actor), Kar Wai Wong (writer), Kar Wai Wong (writer), Elvis Tsui (actor), Cheung-Yan Yuen (actor), Hoi-Pang Lo (actor), Shun Lau (actor), Ziyi Zhang (actress), Tony Leung Chiu Wai (actor), Meng Lo (actor), Kar Wai Wong (director), William Chang (costume designer),
Plot: Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.
Keywords: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, archive-footage, based-on-true-story, bone-breaking, brothel, challenge, china, chinese-cultureActors: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang (actor), Jordan Chan (actor), Bak-Ming Wong (producer), Anita Yuen (actress), Kai Chi Liu (actor), Wai Chiu Chung (editor), Herman Yau (director), Ken Lo (actor), Eric Tsang (actor), Xin Xin Xiong (actor), Koon-Lan Law (actress), Albert Yeung (producer), Timmy Hung (actor), Gillian Chung (actress), Catherine Hun (producer),
Plot: In postwar Hong Kong, legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple challenges from rival kung fu styles soon draw him into the dark and dangerous underworld of the Triads. Now, to defend life and honor, he has no choice but to fight one last time ...
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama,Actors: Siu-Hung Leung (miscellaneous crew), Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (actor), Siu-Wong Fan (actor), Herman Yau (director), Suet Lam (actor), Biao Yuen (actor), Kuo Hsing Li (producer), Kwok-Lun Lee (actor), Sean Whitley (writer), Chun Hung Mak (composer), Erica Lee (writer), Bernice Liu (actress), Kenya Sawada (actor), Yu-Hang To (actor), Jiao Xu (actress),
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Sport,Tell me why baby, why baby, why baby why
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