Ip Man 2
Director: Wilson Yip
Genre: Martial arts, Biographical film, World cinema, Action/Adventure, Action, Adventure, Historical fiction, Period piece, Chinese Movies
Year: 2010
Country: Hong Kong, China
Language: English Language, Standard Mandarin, Standard Cantonese
Starring: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Simon Yam, Huang Xiaoming, Lynn Hung, Kent Cheng, Hark-On Fung, Amber Chia, Calvin Cheng Ka-Sing, Jiang Dai-Yan, Fan Siu Wong, Darren Shahlavi, Meng Lo, Yu-Hang To, Stefan Morawietz, Sik Siu Lung
Ip Man 2 is a 2010 Hong Kong biographical martial arts film loosely based on the life of Ip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun. A sequel to the 2008 film Ip Man, the film was directed by Wilson Yip, and stars Donnie Yen, who reprises the leading role. Continuing after the events of the earlier film, the sequel centers on Ip's movements in Hong Kong, which is under British colonial rule. He attempts to propagate his discipline of Wing Chun, but faces rivalry from other practitioners, including the local master of Hung Ga martial arts.
Producer Raymond Wong first announced a sequel before Ip Man's theatrical release in December 2008. For Ip Man 2, the filmmakers intended to focus on the relationship between Ip and his most famed disciple, Bruce Lee. However, they were unable to finalize film rights with Lee's descendants and decided to briefly portray Lee as a child. Principal photography for Ip Man 2 began in August 2009 and concluded in November; filming took place inside a studio located in Shanghai. For the sequel, Yip aimed to create a more dramatic martial arts film in terms of story and characterization; Wong's son, screenwriter Edmond Wong, wanted the film to
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