Ip Man: Kung Fu Master

Ip Man: Kung Fu Master (Chinese: 叶问宗师) is a 2019 Chinese martial arts film co-written and directed by Li Liming and starring Dennis To as Ip Man. It is To's third portrayal of the Hong Kong martial artist, after The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) and Kung Fu League (2018).[4] The film depicts Ip Man's stint as a police officer in Guangzhou before the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949. The film did not get a theatrical release in China, but instead it was released digitally via streaming on Youku.

Ip Man: Kung Fu Master
Film poster
Traditional Chinese葉問宗師
Simplified Chinese叶问宗师[1]
Hanyu PinyinYè Wèn Zōngshī
JyutpingJip6 Man6 Zung1-si1
Directed byLi Liming
Written by
  • Li Liming
  • Shi Chingshui
Produced by
  • Xu Huidan
  • Sui Xiaonan
  • Wang Nan
  • Zhou Lili
Starring
CinematographyGuo Lei
Edited byHuang Rongjun
Production
companies
  • Baile Media
  • Beijing Kai Pictures
  • Beijing Palm Entertainment
Release date
  • 23 December 2019 (2019-12-23)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryChina
Box office$116,781[2][3]

Cast
  • Dennis To as Ip Man
  • Yuan Li Ruoxin as Qing Chuan
  • Tong Xiaohu as Director Yuan
  • Yue Dongfeng as Qiao Wu
  • Chang Qinyuan as Cheung Wing-sing
  • Zhao Xiaoguang as Sasaki-Zuo
  • Ren Yu as Tokugawa
  • Li Rizhu as Ribby
  • Michael Wong as San Ye

Release

Ip Man was released in China digitally exclusively on Youku on 23 December 2019.[1][5] The film was given a limited release in the United States on 11 December 2020.[6]

The film will be available On Demand via Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, FandangoNOW, DirecTV, and more on March 9 throughout the United States.[7]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregated score of 36% based on 11 critic reviews.[8]

References
  1. "《叶问宗师》定档12.23 青年叶问热血护国". 北青网 (in Chinese). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. "Ip Man: King Fu Master (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. "Zong Shi Ye Wen (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. Frater, Patrick (24 June 2020). "All Rights Entertainment Returns to Cannes Market With 'Ip Man: Kung Fu Master'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. "《宗师叶问》将映 杜宇航再演青年叶问". 北青网 (in Chinese). 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. Vejvoda, Jim (12 November 2020). "Ip Man: Kung Fu Master Trailer and Poster Debut". IGN Southeast Asia. Media Prima Digital Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  7. Zirogiannis, Marc Zirogiannis (3 March 2021). "A Look at Ip Man: Kung Fu Master". Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. "Ip Man: Kung Fu Master". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 26, 2022.


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