Ip Man: Kung Fu Master (Chinese: 叶问宗师) is a 2019 Chinese martial arts film co-written and directed by Li Liming and starring Dennis To as Ip Man. It is To's third portrayal of the Hong Kong martial artist, after The Legend Is Born: Ip Man (2010) and Kung Fu League (2018).[4] The film depicts Ip Man's stint as a police officer in Guangzhou before the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949. The film did not get a theatrical release in China, but instead it was released digitally via streaming on Youku.
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Traditional | 葉問宗師 |
Simplified | 叶问宗师[1] |
Mandarin | Yè Wèn Zōngshī |
Cantonese | Jip6 Man6 Zung1-si1 |
Directed by | Li Liming |
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Cinematography | Guo Lei |
Edited by | Huang Rongjun |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | China |
Box office | $116,781[2][3] |
Ip Man was released in China digitally exclusively on Youku on 23 December 2019.[1][5] The film was given a limited release in the United States on 11 December 2020.[6]
The film will be available On Demand via Apple TV, Prime Video, Google Play, FandangoNOW, DirecTV, and more on March 9 throughout the United States.[7]
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregated score of 36% based on 11 critic reviews.[8]
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