Ip Man (film)

Ip Man
Hong Kong theatrical release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	葉問
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Jip6 Man6
Directed by	Wilson Yip
Written by	Edmond Wong Chan Tai-lee
Produced by	Raymond Wong
Starring	Donnie Yen Simon Yam Lynn Hung Gordon Lam Fan Siu-wong Xing Yu Chen Zhihui Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Tenma Shibuya
Cinematography	O Sing-Pui
Edited by	Cheung Ka-fai
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Distributed by	Mandarin Films
Release date	18 December 2008 (2008-12-18)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	China Hong Kong[1]
Languages	Chinese (dialect: Cantonese Mandarin) Japanese
Budget	US$11,715,578[2]
Box office	US$22,108,789

Ip Man (Chinese: 叶问 / 葉問) is a 2008 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and teacher 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, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, and Tenma Shibuya. The film was a co-production between China and Hong Kong, and was the last film to be distributed by Mandarin Films.

Ip Man is the first film in the Ip Man film series. It premiered in Beijing on 10 December 2008, and was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 19 December 2008, receiving widespread acclaim from critics and audiences. Before the film's release, Raymond Wong announced that there would be a sequel; a second installment titled Ip Man 2, was released in April 2010, a third installment titled Ip Man 3 was released in 2015, and Ip Man 4: The Finale was released in 2019.^[3] Ip Man grossed more than US$22 million worldwide, despite not being released in North America and most of Europe. Following its success, the film was nominated for 12 Hong Kong Film Awards, winning awards for Best Film and Best Action Choreography.