The Grandmaster (film)
| The Grandmaster | |
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Poster with Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen and Zhao Benshan
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| Traditional | 一代宗師 |
| Simplified | 一代宗师 |
| Mandarin | Yīdài Zōngshī |
| Cantonese | Jat1 Doi6 Zung1 Si1 |
| Literally | Ancestral teacher of a generation |
| Directed by | Wong Kar-wai |
| Produced by |
Ng See-yuen Megan Ellison Wong Kar-wai |
| Screenplay by | Wong Kar-wai Zou Jingzhi Xu Haofeng |
| Story by | Wong Kar-wai |
| Starring |
Tony Leung Zhang Ziyi Chang Chen Zhao Benshan Song Hye-kyo Wang Qingxiang |
| Music by |
Shigeru Umebayashi Stefano Lentini Nathaniel Méchaly |
| Cinematography | Philippe Le Sourd |
| Edited by | William Chang |
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Production
company |
Block 2 Pictures
Jet Tone Films Sil-Metropole Organisation Bona International Film Group |
| Distributed by |
Sil-Metropole Organisation Bona Film Group |
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Release date
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Running time
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130 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong China |
| Language | Mandarin Cantonese Japanese |
| Budget | ¥240 million (US$38.6 million) |
| Box office | US$64,076,736 |
The Grandmaster is a 2013 Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts drama film based on the life story of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man. The film was directed and written by Wong Kar-wai and stars Tony Leung as Yip Man. It was released on 8 January 2013 in China. It was the opening film at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2013. The film was selected as part of the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival.The Weinstein Company acquired the international distribution rights for the film. The film was selected as the Hong Kong entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, making the January shortlist, but did not get the nomination. The film was nominated for Best Cinematography (Philippe Le Sourd) and Best Costume Design (William Chang Suk Ping) at the 86th Academy Awards.
The film narrates the life of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man, beginning in the 1930s in Foshan and moving on to cover his flight to Hong Kong after the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the events leading up to his death.
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