Ip Man (2008)
2008 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Yip
- Released
- 12 December 2008
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Cantonese
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Wilson Yip
- Screenplay
- Edmond Wong, Chan Tai Lee
- Producer
- Wong Pak Ming
- Music
- Kenji Kawai
- Cinematography
- O Sing-Pui
- Editing
- Cheung Ka-fai
- Starring
- Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Gordon Lam, Louis Fan, Xing Yu, Chen Zhihui, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
- Running time
- 106 minutes
- Production company
- Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Mandarin Films Distribution
- Distributor
- Mandarin Films Distribution, Netflix, Disney+
- Box office
- $22.1 million
- Budget
- $11.7 million
- Set in
- Hong Kong
Ip Man (Chinese: 叶问 / 葉問) is a 2008 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and teacher of martial artist legend Bruce Lee. The film focuses on events in Ip's life that supposedly took place in the city of Foshan during the Sino-Japanese War. The film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen as the main character, with martial arts choreography by Sammo Hung. The film co-stars Simon Yam, Lynn Hung, Lam Ka-tung, Xing Yu, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, and Tenma Shibuya. The film was a co-production between China and Hong Kong, and was the last film to be distributed by Mandarin Films.
Cast
- Donnie Yen
- Simon Yam
- Lynn Hung
- Gordon Lam
- Louis Fan
- Xing Yu
- Chen Zhihui
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
- Tenma Shibuya
More films directed by Wilson Yip
- SPL: Sha Po Lang 2005
- Dragon Tiger Gate 2006
- Flash Point 2007
- Ip Man 2 2010
- Ip Man 3 2015
- Paradox 2017
- Ip Man 4: The Finale 2019
Series
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q573743 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.