The Grandmaster

Name: The Grandmaster
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 2013-01-10
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 6.613

★ 6,6 /10 (994 Votes)

2013 ZH 130 min

Overview

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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Release date

10/01/2013

Votes

994

Popularity

5.5

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

Genres

Action Drama History

Status

Released

Original title

一代宗師

Language

Runtime

130 min

Budget

$38,600,000

Revenue

$64,076,736

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

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Song Tao

Gong Er Di Zi

Lo Hoi-Pang

Uncle Deng

Cung Le

Iron Shoes

King Shih-chieh

Gong Clan Elder

Yuen Woo-ping

Chan Wah-shun

Lau Kar-Yung

Master Yong

Lau Shun

Master Rui

Julian Cheung Chi-Lam

Primo

Zhou Xiaofei

Sister San

Berg Ng Ting-Yip

Brother Sau

Lo Meng

Dark Spirit

Fang Chengcheng

Gong Er Stand-in

Jeana Ho Pui-Yu

Women of the Gold Pavilion

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Wu Yixuan

Young Gong Er

George Wang

Gong Clan Elder

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Mr. Hung

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Wang Man-Cheng

Master Ba

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Cho Man-Keung

Cho Man

Siu Ping-Lam

Brother Ping

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Tony Ling Chi-Wah

Foshan Martial Artist

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Li Jing

Peking Opera Singer

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Water Hung

Brother Shui

Tong Han

Funeral Procession Leader

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Ni Haifeng

Ma San's Disciple

Yuen Cheung-Yan

Gold Pavilion Client

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Yin Chunxiong

Razor's Disciple

Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei

Zhang Yongcheng (voice)

Benz Kong To-Hoi

Bruce Leung Siu-Lung

(uncredited)

Darren Leung

Brother Hung

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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 (Qingxiang Wang) who is looking for a successor. That is the beginning of a journey that will see him become a grand master of the martial art himself, whilst meeting, marrying and surviving! It's a superb…

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