The Grandmaster

2013 130 min ★ 6.6 Action, Drama, History

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

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Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Ip Man

Zhang Ziyi

Gong Er

Chang Chen

Razor

Zhao Benshan

Ding Lianshan

Xiao Shenyang

San Jiang Shui

Song Hye-kyo

Zhang Yongcheng

Wang Qingxiang

Master Gong Yutian

Max Zhang

Ma San

Shang Tielong

Jiang

Song Tao

Gong Er Di Zi

Details

Director

Wong Kar-Wai

Screenplay

Xu Haofeng

Tagline

"In Martial Arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing."

Status

Released

Original Language

ZH

Budget

$38,600,000

Revenue

$64,076,736

Production

Sil-Metropole Organisation, Annapurna Pictures, Block 2 Pictures, Jet Tone Production

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

May 9, 2024

★ 7/10

I'm a fan of Wong Kar-Wai's films but I reckon that I still prefer Wilson Yip's 2008 version of the Ip Man story. Set amidst the turbulent times in China that saw the end of the rule of Manchu dynasty, the embryonic republic established and then the Japanese invasion, we meet a man (Tony Leung) who lives peacefully in the small town of Foshan until he meets Wing Chun grand master Gong Yutian (Qing...