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Ip Man (叶问) is a 2008 semi-biographical martial arts film. It is based on the life of Ip Man, the celebrated martial arts master of Bruce Lee, and the first to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. The first film to be based on the life of the martial artist, Ip Man focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, with fight choreography by Sammo Hung. The supporting cast includes Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Lam Ka-Tung, Xing Yu and Japanese actor Hiroyuki Ikeuchi.
The idea of creating an Ip Man biopic first originated in 1998 when Jeffrey Lau and Corey Yuen discussed the idea of making a film based on Bruce Lee's martial arts master. However, the studio producing the proposed film folded, which resulted in the project being abandoned. Producer Raymond Wong decided to develop his own film with full consent from Ip's sons, and had filmmakers head to Foshan, to research Master Ip's life. Ip Chun, Ip Man's eldest son, and several other Wing Chun practitioners served as technical consultants for the film. Principal photography for Ip Man began in March 2008 and ended in August; filming took place in Shanghai, which was used to architecturally recreate Foshan. During filming, conflicts arose between the producers of Ip Man and acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar-wai over the film's working title. Wong, who had been developing his own film based on Ip Man, clashed with the producers after learning that their film would be literally titled Grandmaster Ip Man (traditional Chinese: 一代宗师叶问). The producers of Ip Man agreed to change the title, despite Wong's future film being in development hell. Ip Man was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 18 December 2008, receiving widespread acclaim from both critics and audiences. Following its success, Ip Man was nominated for 12 Hong Kong Film Awards, winning awards for Best Film and Best Action Choreography. |












