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A poignant tale of what it means to forge your own path, The Legend Is Born-Ip Man is a semi-biographical account of events in the early life of Wing Chun master and mentor to Bruce Lee-Ip Man. As a child, Ip Man learns the art of Wing Chun from master Chan Wah-shun, along with his adopted brother, Ip Tin-chi and childhood friend Lee Mei-wai. After Chan’s death, Ip Man continues to learn Wing
Chun from his senior, Ng Chung-sok, before leaving home to study in Hong Kong.
Along the way, Ip Man deals with issues of racism and studies under master Leung Bik to develop a new and improved style of Wing Chun. When Ip Man returns to his home town years later to reunite with his peers, new
challenges arise as Ip Man’s old master sees that Ip Man has developed a new style of Wing Chun which differs from the orthodox style. Things get further complicated when Ip Man falls in love with Cheung Wing-shing, the daughter of the vice-mayor of Foshan, leaving Lee Mei-wai, his childhood friend, to struggle with her feelings for Ip Man and accept Tin-chi’s marriage proposal. When Ip Man is arrested as the prime suspect in the murder of Lee Mei-wai’s godfather, what follows is a suspenseful climax of intrigue and betrayal.
Original Release
06/24/2010
US Release
06/24/2010
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yu-Hang To | Yip man / Ip Man |
Yi Huang | Cheung Wing Shing |
Biao Yuen | Ng Chung So |
Siu-wong Fan | Yip Tin Chi / Ip Tin-chi |
Rose Chan | Li Mei Wai |
Chun Ip | Leung Bik |
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Chan Wah Shun / Chan Wah-Shun |
Bernice Liu | Kitano Yumi |
Suet Lam | Cheung Ho Tin / Deputy mayor Cheung Ho-Tin |
Jiao Xu | Young Li Mei Wai |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Yu-Hang To | Yip man / Ip Man |
Yi Huang | Cheung Wing Shing |
Biao Yuen | Ng Chung So |
Siu-wong Fan | Yip Tin Chi / Ip Tin-chi |
Rose Chan | Li Mei Wai |
Chun Ip | Leung Bik |
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Chan Wah Shun / Chan Wah-Shun |
Bernice Liu | Kitano Yumi |
Suet Lam | Cheung Ho Tin / Deputy mayor Cheung Ho-Tin |
Jiao Xu | Young Li Mei Wai |
Heman Leung | Li Man Ho / Chairman Li Man Ho |
Wen Junhui | Young Yip Man / Young Ip Man |
Shen Al Ji | Young Yip Tin Chi / Young Ip Tin Chi |
Sire Ma | Cheung Wing Wah / Cheung Wing-Wah |
Kwok-Lun Lee | Sheriff |
Kenya Sawada | Kitano Yukio |
Zhihui Chen | Yip's Father / Ip's father |
Chi Zhang | Sui San |
Xueliang Zhu | Yao Choi |
Xiaolong Ding | Rogue |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Kuo Hsing Li | Executive Producer |
Kwok-Lam Sin | Executive Producer |