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Box office. US$49,721,954 [2] Ip Man 2 (Chinese: 葉問2:宗師傳奇, also known as Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster) is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun. A sequel to the 2008 film Ip Man, Ip Man 2 was directed by Wilson Yip and stars Donnie Yen ...
Ip Man 2: Directed by Wilson Yip. With Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Lynn Xiong. Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.
- (112K)
- Action, Biography, Drama
- Wilson Yip
- 2010-04-29
- 10 IP Man
- 9 IP Man 2
- 8 The Legend Is Born: IP Man
- 7 The Grandmaster
- 6 IP Man: The Final Fight
- 5 IP Man 3
- 4 Master Z: IP Man Legacy
- 3 IP Man 4: The Finale
- 2 IP Man and Four Kings
- 1 IP Man: Kung Fu Master
After a decade of research and dedication, the first Ip Man film came to life. Super producer Raymond Wong brought together an all-star team to make Ip Man one of the best martial arts films in recent memory. Led by Wilson Yip directing and Donnie Yen starring as the grandmaster, the film follows events in Ip Man’s life during the Second Sino-Japan...
Loosely based on the grandmaster’s first years living in Hong Kong after World War II, Ip Man 2 finds the titular character struggling to make a living. His opening of a Wing Chun school eventually finds him in conflict with another Kung Fu master, making the second half of the film a spectacular display of fighting that is also a look into the nec...
Two years after Donnie Yen’s first portrayal of Ip Man, interest in his life flourished throughout the Chinese film industry. Though there were a lot of films being developed, only a few ended up being filmed. One of those was The Legend Is Born: Ip Man by director Herman Yau. The film focuses on Ip Man’s years as a student of Wing Chun and his ris...
The most artistically accomplished film on this list is by a grandmaster of his own craft, Wong Kar-Wai. The Grandmasteris a Kung Fu biopic about Ip Man and some of his contemporaries becoming the first modern masters of different martial arts. Despite featuring elaborate and exciting fighting sequences, this film is a meditation on the end of an e...
The second film by Herman Yau is set many years after its predecessor. Ip Man: The Final Fight follows Ip Man in post-war Hong Kong dealing with a variety of issues ranging from gastric pain to troubles with the local mob. Despite attempting to capture various aspects of Ip Man’s life while sticking to the traditional Kung Fu film formula, the Yau-...
Five years after the second installment in the saga, Ip Man 3builds upon the first two and expands on more dramatic tones. It also took advantage of the film series' rising popularity to attract international talent. The plot follows Ip Man fighting a band of gangsters led by a property developer (Mike Tyson) trying to take over Hong Kong. Despite ...
At the end of Ip Man 3, Cheung Tin-chi is defeated in combat by Ip Man and starts to dedicate more time to his son. Their quiet life is interrupted when he defends a girl from a street gang, which leads him into conflict with the local crime syndicate, authorities, and ex-pats. Master Z: Ip Man Legacy is distinctive within the franchise for its ela...
The final entry in the Wilson-Yip-directed franchise is its most humanistic and tender approach to the master’s life. This is largely in part because it deals with Ip Man’s diagnosis of throat cancer, the search for better opportunities for his son in San Francisco, and a conflict between Bruce Lee and the local martial arts community in the city. ...
Ip Man and Four Kings has a similar plot to other films in this list but has a distinct twist as it features Ip Man being framed for a crime, fusing a detective story with the traditional martial arts film. Despite this, the film is the weakest Ip Manfilm to date as it is extremely short, doesn’t have any character development whatsoever, and is ov...
Dennis To, who had previously portrayed Ip Man, returns to the role in this film. Ip Man: Kung Fu Master finds the titular character during a stint as a police officer in Guangzhou before the Communist Revolution. Just like the prior film on this list, it brings elements of crime drama to disappointing results, as there is no proper development to ...
Box office. US$426.2 million. Ip Man is a series of Hong Kong martial arts films loosely based on the life events of the Wing Chun master of the same name. The progenitor of the series was Ip Man (2008), which was followed by three sequels: Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019), as well as the spin-off Master Z: Ip ...
Ip Man 2. R Released Jan 28, 2011 1h 48m Action Biography History Drama CTA List. 97% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 84% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings. In this film inspired by a true story, Wing Chun ...
- (31)
- Wilson Yip
- R
- Donnie Yen
2010. 1 hr 48 mins. Drama, Action & Adventure. R. Watchlist. In this incredible true story, legendary wushu practitioner Ip Man (Donnie Yen) travels to Hong Kong, where he begins teaching new ...
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Jan 28, 2011 · Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.
