Ip Man Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Nov. 2, 2010

Ip Man

Release Date: Friday, October 1, 2010 New York

Wilson Yip, Simon Yam

The story of Yip Man, the first master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun.

R Action 1 hr, 46 m

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The story of Yip Man, the first master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun.

Plot

What's the story about?

Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man (Donnie Yen) has the perfect family, plenty of money, a beautiful house, and a blossoming martial arts academy. But when the Japanese occupy his hometown of Foshan during the Sino-Japanese war of 1937, Ip, like the rest of the locals, is forced into hard labor and brutal sparring matches for the enemy's amusement. His incredible skills soon catch the eye of a Japanese Colonel who wants Ip to teach Wing Chun to his soldiers.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Ip Man.

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Simon Yam
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Crew Behind the Film

The Ip Man behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Wilson Yip last directed IP Man 4: The Finale and Ip Man 3.

Director: Wilson Yip
Screenwriters: —

Studios: Variance Films; Well Go USA
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for violence
Runtime: 1 hr, 46 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official Ip Man movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Ip Man movie production.

Production Updates

Sep 2010

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Ip Man was released in New York on Friday, October 1, 2010. in around 1 theater There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including The Social Network, Case 39 and Let Me In.

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