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Ip Man
“The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee.”
78%
Movie
1h 46m
AI Analysis
Ip Man (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Ip Man (2008) — a movie tagged as Drama, Action, and History with epic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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… Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~106 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Ip Man 78% (4,092 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Ip Man is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
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from 4.1k TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-12-12
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- TMDB rating
- 7.8
- TMDB ID
- 14756
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What is Ip Man about?
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 ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Ip Man?
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How long is the movie Ip Man?
The official runtime for Ip Man is approximately 106 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Donnie Yen
Yip Man

Simon Yam
Zhou Qing Quan

Lynn Hung Doi-Lam
Zhang Yong Cheng

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
General Miura

Gordon Lam Ka-Tung
Captain Li Zhao

Louis Fan Siu-Wong
Jin Shan Zhao

Xing Yu
Master Zealot Lin / Crazy Lin

Wong Yau-Nam
Shao Dan Yuan

Dennis To Yu-Hang
Hu Wei

Calvin Cheng
Zhou Guang Yao

Chen Zhihui
Master Liao

Shibuya Tenma
Colonel Sato

Li Chak
Yip Zhun

Li Qilong
Green Dragon / Master Li

Zhou Zhong
Master He / Master Hong

Zhang Bo
Jin Shan Zhao's Bodyguard

Jin Gang
Jin Shan Zhao's Bodyguard

Lu Kai
Jin Shan Zhao's Bodyguard
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