China Ip Man 2 is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
葉問2
“Behind every great martial artist lies a teacher.”
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.
Audience Engagement
2,058 audience reviews — more than 96% of China films in our index.
Review volume (96th percentile) outruns trending popularity (34th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ip Man 2. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Mandarin Films
Action + History in China
29 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ip Man 2 itself).
The 2009–2011 China Window
Among 92 China films we catalog from this window, Ip Man 2 places #9 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ip Man 2 premiered alongside 27 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 48m runtime, production spent $119K per minute on screen and earned $333K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other China films in 2010.
The 224th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ip Man 2, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- master · 4
- wing chun · 4
- labor · 2
- grandmaster · 1
- army · 17
- martial arts · 369
- hong kong · 73
- sports · 59
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #172 of 946 China films indexed here (82nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Action productions specifically: #39 of 319 (top 12%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Cantonese, English |
| Production Companies | Mandarin Films, Golden Harvest Company, Henan Film & TV Production Group Henan Film Studio, Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co., Desen International Media |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | April 29, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1386932 |
| Official Site | www.ipman2-movie.com |