Ip Man (film series)
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| Directed by | Wilson Yip |
| Produced by | Raymond Wong |
| Screenplay by | Edmond Wong |
| Starring | Donnie Yen |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
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| Edited by | Cheung Ka-fai |
| Distributed by |
Mandarin Films Pegasus Motion Pictures (3) |
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2008 – 2015 |
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Running time
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322 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | $60.6 million |
| Box office | $228 million |
Ip Man is a series of Hong Kong biographical martial arts films starting with Ip Man in 2008 and followed by two sequels – Ip Man 2 (2010) and Ip Man 3 (2015). All three films are directed by Wilson Yip, written by Edmond Wong and produced by Raymond Wong. Mandarin Films released the first two films in Hong Kong, which earned more than $37 million with a budget of around $24.6 million. The films are based on the life events of the Wing Chun master of the same name, played by Donnie Yen.
Ip Man was directed by Wilson Yip and written by Edmond Wong. It was Raymond Wong's idea to develop a biographical film about Wing Chun master Yip Man. Principal photography began in Shanghai in March 2008 and ended in August. The film was released in Hong Kong on 18 December 2008 by Mandarin Films, and earned around US$21.8 million against the US$11.7 million budget.Donnie Yen portrayed the role of Ip Man in the film, set in the 1930s, focuses on events in Ip's life in the city of Foshan during the Sino-Japanese War.
The sequel is set in the 1950s, when Ip Man moved to Hong Kong and attempts to promote Wing Chun in the region. It was intended to focus on the relationship between Ip Man and his most famed disciple Bruce Lee. The film was directed by Yip and written by Edmond Wong, while Raymond Wong produced the film and was released in Hong Kong on 29 April 2010 by Mandarin Films. The film grossed more than $15 million against the budget of $12.9 million.
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