Ip Man 2 (2010)
"Yip Man 2" (original title)

Centering on Ip Man's migration to Hong Kong in 1949 as he attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun martial arts.

Director:

Wilson Yip

Writers:

Choi Hiu-Yan, Chan Tai-Li,

Stars:

Donnie Yen, Xiaoming Huang, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

3 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Donnie Yen	...	Ip Man
Xiaoming Huang	...	Wong Shun-Leung
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Master Hung Chun-Nam
Lynn Hung	...	Cheung Wing-Sing
Kent Cheng	...	Fatso
Darren Shahlavi	...	Mr. Miller / Twister
Yu-Hang To	...	Cheng Wai-Kei
Charles Mayer	...	Superintendent Wallace
Kanin Ngo	...	Leung Kan
Calvin Cheng Ka-Sing	...	Chow Kong-Yiu
Siu-Wong Fan	...	Jin Shan Zhao / Kam Shan-Chau
Simon Yam	...	Chow Ching-Chuen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christian Bachini	...	Twister Supporter
Brian Thomas Burrell	...	Emcee
Li Chak	...	Yip Chun (as Li Ze)

Storyline

Ip Man 2 is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun. 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.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | master | hong kong | wing chun | school | 

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Genres:

Action | Biography | Drama | History | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook (Chinese)

Country:

Hong Kong China

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin English

Release Date:

29 April 2010 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Ip Man 2

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$61,057 (USA) (28 January 2011)

Gross:

$204,380 (USA) (29 April 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Henan Film & TV Production Group Henan Film Studio, Mandarin Films Distribution Co., Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the fight with Twister, as Yip Man begins to dominate and eventually wins shortly thereafter, Yip Man is shown striking points on Twister's arms which makes his arm lock-up. This is probably meant to represent some form of Dim-Mak - a secret body of knowledge in Chinese martial arts with techniques that attack pressure points and meridians, said to incapacitate or sometimes even cause delayed death.

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Quotes

Wong Shun Leung: Master, you really can fight ten men at once.

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Connections

Follows Yip Man (2008)

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Soundtracks

Unbeatable
Written by Serena Tong
Performed by Calvin Cheng

User Reviews

I am impressed

After I wrote my comment on Ip Man part I, I said I have not seen such action movie since Bruce Lee. Well, here is another movie of the same kind. No mistake. Afer we saw all the Stallones, Van Dammes and Schwarzeneggers we finally got one more film milestone. I really cannot find anything bad about this film. Except maybe ... the first part develops the characters more carefully, so if you have not seen the first sequel you might not recognize some fun in numb 2 ... But, everything else is a work of a masterpiece!! Acting, costumes, development of the action plot and emotional plot as well ... Just keep on working, seriously - I have not seen such a good action movie serial made anywhere else in the world for a very long time, especially not in Hollywood. After Kurosawa and Bruce Lee, this is the name you suppose to remember!!!