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Directed by Wilson Yip, Ip Man stars Donnie Yen as Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in a biographical martial-arts film set in Foshan during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Simon Yam, Lynn Hung and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi co-star in a story combining martial-arts combat, occupation-era drama and the early screen franchise around Bruce Lees future teacher. The film became the first entry in the Ip Man film series and helped define Donnie Yens modern martial-arts star image. Från IMDB: During the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to survive. Detta är en importfilm. De har oftast inte svensk text
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Ip Man (2008)
106 min
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.