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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Title: The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010)
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| Yu-Hang To | ... | Yip man | |
| Yi Huang | ... | Cheung Wing Shing | |
| Biao Yuen | ... | Ng Chung So | |
| Siu-Wong Fan | ... | Yip Tin Chi | |
| Rose Chan | ... | Li Mei Wai | |
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Chun Ip | ... | Leung Bik |
| Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | ... | Chan Wah Shun | |
| Bernice Liu | ... | Kitano Yumi | |
| Suet Lam | ... | Cheung Ho Tin | |
| Jiao Xu | ... | Young Li Mei Wai | |
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Heman Leung | ... | Li Man Ho |
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Jun Hui Wen | ... | Young Yip Man (as Wen Jun Hui) |
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Shen Al Ji | ... | Young Yip Tin Chi |
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Sire Ma | ... | Cheung Wing Wah |
| Kwok-Lun Lee | ... | Sheriff | |
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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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CantoneseRelease Date:
24 June 2010 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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The role of Leung Bik was played by Ip Man's son Ip Chun. See more »Goofs
In a scene set in a cinema in 1919, Ip Man and his future wife (Huang Yi) are supposed to be watching Nosferatu, F.W. Murnau's 1922 horror classic. This is clearly impossible, yet the film shown is not Nosferatu anyway. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This is actually a prequel to Ip Man and Ip Man 2. A different actor is used but the story is still interesting. Ip is taught Wing Chun by a couple of masters and travels to Hong Kong to further his skills.
He is walking one day and is taunted by a Westener with racist slurs and they fight, but afterwords then become friends. He learns to improve by utilizing different styles of kung fu. He marries the mayor's daughter and is arrested and jailed in a politically motivated murder case.
More secrets are revealed as the story unfolds and Ip continues to fight after his wife's provides an alibi to free him from prison. The Legend is Born isn't as good as the previous two films and a different actor is used in the lead role, but it is still not bad for a Saturday night viewing.