Yip Man 2008 Movie

During the Japanese invasion of 1937, when a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home and work to support his family, he reluctantly agrees to train others in the art of Wing Chun for self-defense. More details

Directors

Wilson Yip

Cast

Donnie Yen Simon Yam Lynn Xiong Hiroyuki Ikeuchi

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action biography drama history martial arts kung fu murder martial arts master hand to hand combat ip man character japanese occupation year 1935 year 1937 character name as title wing chun fight china general master challenge martial artist self defense japanese invasion invasion 1930s chinese rice cotton mill japanese fighting movie bo staff chain fight dojo illegal fistfight karate kick wire fu karate chop sadism war violence stick fight broken jaw foreigner katana assassination shot point blank violence combat chop socky fictional war stylized violence nose pushed into brain mercilessness tough guy ambush disarming someone mixed martial arts one man army brawl two word title betrayal chinese japanese fistfight loss of brother surrender ear bleeding split lip bandit morality staff pitchfork time lapse photography punched on the nose boss ex cop hatchet broken leg hit with a stick hit in the throat self inflicted injury family in danger falling from height first of trilogy blockbuster cripple professional martial arts tournament bodyguard falling off a stage spitting blood grandmaster action hero neck breaking japanese general robbery medicine jammed gun wooden dummy beaten to death redemption lighter japanese occupation of china colonel sino japanese war children one against many one against others broken vase teahouse inspector scuffle knocked out cigarette smoking military gift of flowers wealth sadist coolie sword epic swing set tricycle imitation racial prejudice rebellion warrior translator barbed wire angry mob divine retribution japanese flag righteous rage bravery character repeating someone else's dialogue repeated line feather duster stealing a car blood kite hit with a metal pipe war criminal pistol finger gun rifle punched in the stomach title appears in text faked death shot in the shoulder fascism hide and seek shot in the head public execution hand wound broken back japanese versus chinese husband wife relationship friendship father son relationship armored vehicle kicked in the stomach social commentary punched in the face held at gunpoint stomped to death pretending to have been shot face slap lackey battle kicked in the face shot in the chest tai chi chinese restaurant flashback imprisonment black belt voice over narration platoon soil quitting a job market bayonet shot to death shaking one's fist kamikaze dinner patriarch residence competitor good versus evil self sacrifice dying repeatedly racism culture clash honor heroism christ allegory compassion responsibility duel tragic hero northerner mill owner family relationships tournament reward patriotism interpreter fight to the death coal mine world war two wu shu japanese soldier sifu first part title spoken by character

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