China Synopsis
葉問
“The celebrated Kung Fu master of Bruce Lee.”
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.
The 2007–2009 China Window
63 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ip Man sits at position #4.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ip Man. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Mandarin Films
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ip Man premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 46m runtime, production spent $111K per minute on screen and earned $209K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #112 of 946 China films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #72 of 547 (top 13%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Japanese, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Mandarin Films, Golden Harvest Company, Beijing ShengShi HuaRei Film Investment & Management Co., China Film Co-Production Corporation, New Film Studio of Beijing Starlight International Media Co. Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 46m |
| Release Date | December 12, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1220719 |
| Official Site | www.ipman-movie.com |