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Ip Man

2008 Hong Kong film directed by Wilson Yip
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Summary

Ip Man is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,176 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film[3]
  • Director: Wilson Yip[4]
  • Screenwriter: Edmond Wong[5], Chan Tai Lee[6]
  • Composer: Kenji Kawai[7]
  • Genre: action film[8], biographical film[9], martial arts film[10], historical film[11], drama film[12]
  • Followed by: Ip Man 2[13]
  • Cast member: Donnie Yen[14], Simon Yam[15], Lynn Hung[16], Gordon Lam[17], Louis Fan[18], Xing Yu[19], Chen Zhihui[20], Hiroyuki Ikeuchi[21], Tenma Shibuya[22]
  • Producer: Wong Pak Ming[23]
  • Part of the series: Ip Man[24]
  • Production company: Orange Sky Golden Harvest[25], Mandarin Films Distribution[26]
  • Director of photography: O Sing-Pui[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Cantonese[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 6.6/10[30], 86%[31], 59/100[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: Hong Kong[34]
  • Publication date: December 12, 2008[35], December 18, 2008[36], December 19, 2008[37], February 6, 2009[38], April 16, 2009[39], May 13, 2009[40], October 2, 2009[41], January 20, 2010[42], June 17, 2010[43], October 1, 2010[44], February 19, 2011[45]
  • Distributed by: Mandarin Films Distribution[46], Netflix[47], Disney+[48]
  • Narrative location: Hong Kong[49]
  • Official website: http://www.ipman-movie.com[50]
  • Main subject: Ip Man[51]
  • Described at URL: http://ent.msn.com.tw/movie/story.aspx?id=784[52]
  • Film editor: Cheung Ka-fai[53]
  • Title: 葉問[54]
  • MPA film rating: R[55]

Why It Matters

Ip Man has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Ip Man receive?

Honors received include Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film[3].

Related Entities

Donnie Yen film Hong Kong Ip Man Ip Man 2 Netflix

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1220719
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 56611
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  3. 8w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 22798
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Decine21 film id: 22798, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/204246639|Ip Man (#204246639)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7078|Decine21 film]] #mix'n'matc"
  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 46140
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2008-12-12T00:00:00Z, +2008-12-18T00:00:00Z, +2008-12-19T00:00:00Z +8
    Screenwriter → Edmond Wong, Chan Tai Lee
    Duration → {'amount': '+106'}
    Mpa film rating → R
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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