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.
| Ip Man: Kung Fu Master | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉問宗師 |
| Simplified Chinese | 叶问宗师[1] |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yè Wèn Zōngshī |
| Jyutping | 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] |
Cast
edit- Dennis To as Ip Man
- Yuan Li Ruoxin as Qing Chuan
- Tong Xiaohu as Director Yuan
- Yue Dongfeng as Qiao Wu
- Chang Qinyuan as Cheung Wing-sing
- Zhao Xiaoguang as Sasaki-Zuo
- Ren Yu as Tokugawa
- Li Rizhu as Ribby
- Michael Wong as San Ye
Release
editIp 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]
Reception
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregated score of 36% based on 11 critic reviews.[8]
Leslie Felperin of The Guardian rated it two out of five stars and wrote "the film takes itself a bit too seriously and reshuffles the deck of plot tropes instead of inventing its own ideas..."[9]
Film Hound Magazine criticized Li's poor storytelling by stating "...perhaps not a great structural storyteller or indeed a fluid one, as evidenced by the amount of scenes that end on a fade to black..." overall giving the film three out of five stars. [10]
References
edit- ^ a b "《叶问宗师》定档12.23 青年叶问热血护国". 北青网 (in Chinese). 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ip Man: King Fu Master (2020)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Zong Shi Ye Wen (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (24 June 2020). "All Rights Entertainment Returns to Cannes Market With 'Ip Man: Kung Fu Master'". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "《宗师叶问》将映 杜宇航再演青年叶问". 北青网 (in Chinese). 13 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Vejvoda, Jim (12 November 2020). "Ip Man: Kung Fu Master Trailer and Poster Debut". IGN Southeast Asia. Media Prima Digital Sdn Bhd. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Zirogiannis, Marc Zirogiannis (3 March 2021). "A Look at Ip Man: Kung Fu Master". Tae Kwon Do Life Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Ip Man: Kung Fu Master". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (2021-04-16). "Ip Man: Kung Fu Master review – stylish martial arts potboiler". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ Raczka, Jozef (2021-04-18). "All the Right Notes But It's Not Music - Ip Man: Kung Fu Master (Film Review)". Filmhounds Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
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