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The Legend Is Born: Ip Man -- It is about around Yip Man's resistance against invading foreigners, along with his romantic relations while under the tutelage of three Wing Chun masters.

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Director:
Herman Yau
Writers:
Erica Lee (screenplay)
Sean Whitley (dubbed version)
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Release Date:
24 June 2010 (Hong Kong) See more »
Genre:
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Plot:
Yip Man's resistance against invading foreigners, along with his romantic relations while under the tutelage of three Wing Chun masters. | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
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Cast

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Yu-Hang To ... Ip man
Huang Yi ... Cheung Wing Shing
Yuen Biao ... Ng Chung So

Siu-Wong Fan ... Ip Tin Chi
Rose Chan ... Li Mei Wai
Ip Chun ... Leung Bik

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo ... Chan Wah Shun

Bernice Liu ... Kitano Yumi
Suet Lam ... Cheung Ho Tin
Jiao Xu ... Young Li Mei Wai
Heman Leung ... Li Man Ho
Wen Jun Hui ... Young Ip Man
Shen Al Ji ... Young Ip Tin Chi
Sire Ma ... Cheung Wing Wah
Kwok-Lun Lee ... Sheriff

Kenya Sawada ... Kitano Yukio (as Kenya)
Chen Zhi Hui ... Ip's Father
Chi Zhang ... Sui San
Xue Liang Zhu ... Yao Choi
Xiao Lung Ding ... Rogue
Lena Yang ... Acrobatics Girl
Fang Ting Ting ... Flirtatious Lady
Shan Peng Dang ... Japanese Killer
Gus Lim ... Japanese Killer

Andy Taylor ... Foreign Student
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hins Cheung ... Cho (uncredited)
Wai Geung ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Herman Yau 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Erica Lee  screenplay
Sean Whitley  dubbed version

Produced by
Kuo Hsing Li .... executive producer
Kwok Lam Sin .... executive producer
Kwok Lam Sin .... producer
 
Original Music by
Chun Hung Mak 
 
Cinematography by
Kwong-hung Chan (director of photography)
 
Stunts
Leo Au-Yeung .... assistant action coordinator
Chi Ming Liu .... stunt coordinator
Christopher Kien Dao .... stunt performer (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Edwin Van Huizen .... digital intermediate colorist
 
Other crew
Ip Chun .... advisor and consultant (as Yip Chun)
Siu-Hung Leung .... action director
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Yip Man chinchyun" - Hong Kong (original title)
"Ip Man Zero" - USA
"Yip Man III: Legend of the Grandmaster" - USA (bowdlerized title)
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Runtime:
100 min
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (2011) | South Korea:15 | Japan:G | Germany:12

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11 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
Cute but not close to Ip Man I and II, 21 September 2010
Author: dusan-22 from Serbia

I was not disappointed by this movie and certainly was entertained, but this is not a close match to the sequels with Donnie Yen. This actor is good as Ip Man but not a close match to Donnie Yen who was simply amazing. I understand that this was an early period of Ip Man's life so it had to be played by another actor, but I guess I am not the only one who would like to see one more sequel with Donnie. Everything else in this movie is somehow inferior to the previous two: composition, plot development and camera. While first two parts are slowly developing the core of the main conflict this one presents them by parts step by step making the movie somehow last tense and more slow. Pretty good acting must say. All in all, pretty good entertainment.

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