IP Man DVD Trilogy (1, 2, 3) Collection (Live Action Movie)
IP Man DVD (Live Action Movie) - Approx. 107 mins
Audio: Mandarin/English
Subtitle: English
Based on the celebrated Kung Fu Master of Bruce Lee. A film based on the life of Yip Man was released in 2008 and stars Donnie Yen as the martial artist. Yip Man's son appears in the film and served as a consultant for the film. The film focuses on Yip's life during the 1930s to the 1940s during Second Sino-Japanese War. The film is the first to be based on the life of Yip Man.
Ip Man 2 DVD - (approx. 109 mins)
Audio: Mandarin/English
Subtitle: English
Ip Man 2 (traditional Chinese: ??2:????; simplified Chinese: ??2:????; ) is a 2010 semi-biograpical martial arts film based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of Wing Chun martial arts. A sequel to the 2008 film Ip Man, the film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen, who reprises the leading role. Continuing after the events of the earlier film, the sequel centers on Ip's movements in Hong Kong, which is under British colonial rule. He attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun, but faces rivalry from other practitioners, including the local master of Hung Ga martial arts.
Producer Raymond Wong first announced a sequel before Ip Man's theatrical release in December 2008. Ip Man 2 was intended to focus on the relationship between Ip and his most famed disciple, Bruce Lee. The filmmakers, however, were unable to finalize film rights with Lee's descendants and decided to briefly portray Lee as a child. Principal photography for Ip Man 2 began in August 2009 and concluded in November; filming took place inside a studio located in Shanghai. For the sequel, Yip aimed to create a more dramatic martial arts film in terms of story and characterization; Wong's son, screenwriter Edmond Wong, wanted the film to portray how Chinese people were treated by the British, as well as the Western perceptions towards Chinese martial arts.
IP Man 3 DVD The Legend is Born: Grandmaster of Wing Chun (Approx. 100)
Audio: Cantonese/ English
Subtitle: English
This movie serves as a prequel to Ip Man's life before becoming the Master of Wing Chun. It depicts Ip Man's (Dennis To Yu-Hang) younger days in Hong Kong as a student, and returning to Foshan, China, where he spends his formative years training to become the ultimate martial arts legend. The movie stars IP Chun, the eldest son of Master IP Man, as Leung Pik, IP Man's second Wing Chun master, Dennis To Yu Hang, the youngest World Kung Fu Champion of Hong Kong who plays the young IP Man and Fan Siu-wong, who also performed in the "IP Man" series.
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