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- The actual fight against the boxer, for example, was pure fiction. Most of Ip Man 4, where the master comes to San Francisco, is completely fictional. Ip Man never set foot on US soil.
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Aug 25, 2020 · In many other scenes, the cinematic version strays from the actual, or is exaggerated for maximum effect. The actual fight against the boxer, for example, was pure fiction. Most of Ip Man 4, where the master comes to San Francisco, is completely fictional. Ip Man never set foot on US soil.
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Ip Man: The Final Fight is a 2013 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film directed by Herman Yau, starring Anthony Wong, Anita Yuen, Jordan Chan, Eric Tsang and Gillian Chung. [2] It is based on the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man.
In real life, it was actually Yip Man’s student, Wong Shun Leung ("Wong Leung" in the movie) who fought a 240 lbs Russian not British Boxer in Hong Kong and Wong Shun Leung won that fight by KO with just three punches!!!
- Ip Man (2008) While it’s made with both respect and the full participation of Ip’s descendants (Ip Chun was the primary Wing Chun consultant on it), this is hardly a straight biopic but it’s still probably the Ip Man film that’s closest to the truth.
- Ip Man 2 (2010) This fast-into-production sequel intended to focus on the relationship between Ip Man and Bruce Lee but the modern age is a far cry from the devil-may-care Bruceploitation era of the 1970s.
- Ip Man: The Legend Is Born (2010) Produced concurrently with Ip Man 2, this lower budget little brother is an attempt to cash in on the craze with a bizarre mix of straight-faced authenticity and audacious levels of fiction.
- The Grandmaster (2013) Originally planned as far back as 2008 but stuck in Development Hell for five years, this Wong Kar Wai take on the story may not have beat Wilson Yip’s version to a release, but is tonally on the other end of the cinematic spectrum.
Mar 7, 2018 · Wing Chun master Ip Man is probably most known for being the guy who taught Bruce Lee. This is true but there’s much more to his story than that.
The 2013 Hong Kong film, Ip Man: The Final Fight, directed by Herman Yau and starring Anthony Wong as Ip Man, focuses on Ip's later life in Hong Kong. Kevin Cheng from the 2013 television series Ip Man made a guest appearance as young Ip Man. Ip Chun made a cameo appearance in the film.
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.
