Wing Chun master Ip Man and his family move to Hong Kong in 1949 after escaping from Japanese-occupied Foshan. In 1950, Ip attempts to open a school to propagate his art, as well as make a living during the difficult times, but struggles to attract students due to his lack of reputation in the city. One day, a young man named Wong Shun Leung appears and promptly challenges Ip to a fight, but is easily defeated. Wong storms off and returns later with a gang of his friends, but Ip easily trounces them as well. Stunned and impressed by Ip's skills, Wong and his friends become Ip's first students, bringing more disciples to help the school thrive. That night, Ip heads to the market to buy food, but sees some shop owners trying to stop a man from stealing their food. Recognising the man as his friend Chow Ching-chuen, Ip intervenes and pays for the food. However, Chow does not recognise him, and his son Yau reveals that his father was shot by the Japanese soldiers for helping Ip, resulting in Chow's current mentally-impaired state.
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Genre: | Action, Drama, Biography, History |
| Country: | China, Hong Kong |
| Produced By: | Xin Lee, Shu-Jie Zong, Jun Gao, Qiang-Hui Zheng, Raymond Bak-Ming Wong, Xiaofen An, Jing Ye, Fan Yan-Mei |
| Directed By: | Wilson Yip |
| Written By: | Edmond Wong, Hiu-Yan Choi, Tai-Li Chan |
| Cast: | Charles Mayer, Li Chak, Meng Lo, Brian Thomas Burrell, Xiaoming Huang, Ashton Chen, Calvin Ka-Sing Cheng, Lynn Hung, Ka-Nin Ngo, Christian 'Kang' Bachini, Hark-On Fung, Tomer Oz, Siu-Wong Fan, Yu-Hang To, Kent Cheng, Dai-Yan Jiang, Darren Shahlavi, Donnie Yen, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Simon Yam, Stefan Morawietz, Ke Ming Lin |
| In Theaters: | Apr 29, 2010 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Production: | Golden Harvest Company, Mandarin Films Distribution |
| Budget: | $12,902,809 |
| Box Office: | $205,675 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |