Cinematic background from Ip Man 2008 - A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung.

Ip Man

2008

Action, Biography, Drama

Directors:
Wilson Yip
Writers:
Tai-Lee Chan, Edmond Wong
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Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man standing next to a wall looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person looking at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – Two men are practicing martial arts in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a brown jacket is holding a knife; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man feeding a spoon to a woman with a bowl; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man sitting in front of a window in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other behind bars; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A child with a scarf around his neck; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person looking at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a black shirt clapping his hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man with a shaved head and a man with a shaved head and a beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – An asian man looking up into the air; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a brown shirt is sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a gray shirt is talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A young boy sitting at a table with two adults; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a statue; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man flying through the air on top of a table; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person wearing a hat and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – Two men standing next to each other in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a black shirt is pointing his finger at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – An asian man is pointing to the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man wearing a suit and tie holding a book; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man holding a baseball bat while standing next to another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men sitting at a wooden table eating food; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a karate outfit is practicing his moves; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of people standing around each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing in front of each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a brown jacket is holding a man's head; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man holding a gun in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other holding pencils; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man clapping his hands in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man standing in front of two other men in black and white uniforms; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – An asian man in traditional clothing holding a sword; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of people sitting in the dirt; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A young woman is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a building; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a suit standing next to another man in a suit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a grey shirt is practicing martial arts; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a black shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man's face in a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – Two young boys sitting at a wooden table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man holding a gun in front of a stained glass window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – Two men standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a gray jacket is holding his fist up; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of people standing in a courtyard; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a brown jacket and a man in a black jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men walking down a street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man standing in front of a bunch of flags; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of people standing in front of a wall of beads; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – Two men are performing martial arts on a city street; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of young boys standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a fence; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a black shirt and black shirt standing on the ground; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing in front of each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a fence; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a suit and tie wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A young woman in a dress standing in front of flowers; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other holding guns; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person wearing a karate uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A woman and a child are painting on a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man wearing a black jacket standing in front of a building; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A young woman in a pink shirt and a pink dress; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – An audience watching a performance in an open - air theater; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man wearing a suit and tie talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man smiling at another man in a brown suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man with a knife in his mouth and another man with a knife in his other hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man standing in front of a bare tree; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – Two men standing next to each other in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A painting of an asian market with a lot of people walking around; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of people standing around a building; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a fence; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of people standing in front of a brick wall; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of people standing in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man in a black robe and a man in a white shirt and black pants are practicing martial arts in front of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person wearing a shirt and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of young men standing next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – Two men are practicing martial arts on the sidewalk; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A person with a drum set; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ip Man” (2008), directed by Wilson Yip – Two asian men sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle