Ip Man

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Movie
German title Ip Man
Original title 葉 問  /  叶 问 , Yè Wèn
Country of production People's Republic of China
original language Standard Chinese , Japanese
Publishing year 2008
length 106 minutes
Age rating FSK 18
Rod
Director Wilson Yip
script Edmond Wong
production Bak-Ming Wong
music Kenji Kawai
camera Sing-Pui O
cut Ka-Fai Cheung
occupation
chronology

Successor  →
Ip Man 2

Ip Man (Original title: chin.葉 問 / 叶 问Pinyin Yè Wèn Jyutping Jip6 Man4 kant. Yip Man) is a Chinese martial arts film directed by Wilson Yip from 2008 . The film is based on the life of the martial artist and grandmaster Yip Man (1893-1972), who taught the martial art Wing Chun and whose most famous student was the martial artist and filmmaker Bruce Lee . The film focuses on events in Yip's life in Foshan city during the Second Sino-Japanese War .

action

The film is set in the 1930s. Ip Man, a wealthy martial artist, lives in Foshan with his wife Yong Cheng and son Ip Chun . The village is the center of several martial arts schools, which occasionally compete against each other to learn from one another. Although Ip Man is a respected and respected master of the martial art of Wing Chun, he avoids making a big fuss about himself. He only gives lessons behind closed doors on a few days. However, his wife would prefer him to spend the time with her and their child. One day, Jin Shan Zhao, an aggressive master of northern martial arts, comes to the village with his companions and challenges all the masters. After beating everyone, he wants to fight Ip Man as well. However, this initially refuses. Only when his wife agrees to fight does he start. Ip Man wins the fight and defends the reputation of the southern masters in the village.

During the Japanese invasion, which began in the course of the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, the lives of all residents in the village changed. Ip Man's house is occupied by the Japanese and henceforth serves as their headquarters. Ip and his family lose their wealth and are forced to move into an old house. To support his family, Ip Man takes a job as a laborer in a coal mine. From there, the adjutant Sato repeatedly recruits workers for strange competitions held in a sports hall by the Japanese general Miura, a master of Japanese karate . The general lets Chinese fighters compete against his military trainees there. The Chinese get a small sack of rice for every fight they fight, whether they win or not. Most take up the challenge in order to be able to provide for their families.

When Ip Man's friend Wu Chi Lin doesn't return from a fight, he gets to the bottom of the matter and lets himself be selected to take part in a fight. He is taken to the gym with other Chinese. There he sees his old companion Master Liao fighting. He first defeats a Japanese fighter and receives a sack of rice in return. He then challenges three more opponents, but wants to give up early. When he tries to pick up the previously won sack of rice, Sato shoots him. This infuriates Ip Man, and he challenges ten Japanese karate fighters at the same time. A great fight ensues, which Ip Man comfortably wins. Instead of the ten sacks of rice actually won, Ip Man only takes Master Liao's, which he later gives to the Liaos family. General Miura is impressed with Ip Man's martial arts and wants to learn more about him. He also asks him to fight against him. But Ip Man does not go into it.

Ip Man visits his old friend Zhou Qing Quan, who owns a cotton mill in Foshan. He asks Ip Man for help. A gang of robbers led by Jin Shan Zhao harassed him and his employees and wants to extort money for goods that he stole from Zhou Qing Quan in a truck robbery. Ip Man then instructs the workers in Wing Chun for their self-defense. Meanwhile, General Miura is getting more and more impatient with Ip Man not returning to the arena to fight. He sends men to look for Ip Man. The soldiers harass Ip Man's family but are disabled in a quick fight. Now that the house is no longer safe, Ip Man and his family go into hiding. The band of robbers appears again in the cotton mill to extort the money again. A fight begins in which the workers apply the techniques Ip Man learned. In time, Ip Man appears, who successfully ends the fight. He admonishes Jin Shan Zhao. He should never return to the factory and leave the workers alone.

When Ip Man was at home, the village policeman, Li Zhao, came and warned him not to go to the cotton mill as Japanese soldiers would be waiting there to arrest him. Ip Man goes there despite the warning and is captured. General Miura tells Ip Man that his life would be spared if he taught Wing Chun to Japanese soldiers. However, he refuses and challenges the general to a fight. Miura accepted because of his love for martial arts, but also because rejecting the challenge would be a loss of prestige for the Japanese. The fight takes place in the center of Foshan in public on an elevated fighting stage. After an extremely short and tough fight, Ip Man wins the match. Adjutant Sato suddenly shoots Ip Man in the shoulder. This falls from the stage to the floor. This sparked a brawl between the Chinese audience and the Japanese soldiers. Meanwhile, police officer Li kills Adjutant Sato with his own pistol. The movie ends. In the credits it is mentioned that Ip Man recovered from the injury and fled to Hong Kong with his family . There he opened a Wing Chun school and taught numerous students, including Bruce Lee .

background

World premiere and German-language premiere

The film premiered in China on December 12, 2008 and was published by Mandarin Films Distribution Co. Ltd. expelled. The film premiered in German during the Asia Film Festival on November 7, 2009 in Munich .

DVD release

The film was released in Germany on January 29, 2010 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc .

Sequels and series

In May 2010 the film was continued with Ip Man 2 . At the end of 2015, the third part Ip Man 3 was released . The films Ip Man Zero (2010), Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) and Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018) were also released, but they have nothing to do with the series by Wilson Yip. In 2019 Ip Man 4: The Finale was released.

Since 2012 there has been a 50-episode series produced in China, IP Man - The Series . Kevin Cheng took on the lead role here.

Awards

Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunya 2009

  • Orient Express Award in the Best Film category

Shanghai Film Critics Awards 2009

  • Film of Merit Award

Huabiao Awards 2009

  • Huabiao Film Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor for Donnie Yen
  • Huabiao Film Award in the Outstanding Co-Production (Film) category for China / Hong Kong

Hong Kong Film Awards 2009

  • Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film
  • Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography
  • Nominated for Best Actor for Donnie Yen
  • Nomination in the category Best Art Direction for Kenneth Mak
  • Nomination in the category Best Cinematography for Sing-Pui O
  • Nominated for Best Director for Wilson Yip
  • Nomination in the category Best Editing for Ka-Fai Cheung
  • Nomination in the category Best Original Film Music for Kenji Kawai
  • Nomination in the category Best Sound Design for Kinson Tsang
  • Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Siu-Wong Fan
  • Nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Ka Tung Lam
  • Nomination in the category Best Visual Effects for Henri Wong

Golden Horse Film Festival 2009

  • Golden Horse Award in the Best Action Camera category for Sammo Hung Kam-Bo and Tony Leung Siu Hung

Fant-Asia Film Festival 2009

  • Jury award in the technical implementation category

Beijing Student Film Festival

  • Jury Award in the Best Actor category for Donnie Yen
  • Students' Choice Award for Best Director for Wilson Yip

See also

Web links

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Ip Man . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2009 (PDF; test number: 120 220 V).