Hong Kong / China,
2013, 130 min
Directed by:
Kar-wai WongCast:
Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Cung Le, Elvis Tsui, Lorraine Song, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang, Brigitte Lin, Meng Lo, Hai-peng Lu, Berg Ng, Julian Cheung, Max Zhang (more)Plots(1)
Martial arts drama written, produced and directed by Kar Wai Wong. Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man (Tony Chiu Wai Leung) travelled from Foshan in China to Hong Kong after the Sino-Japanese War where he progressed within his martial art and took on his rival Gong Yutian (Qingxiang Wang). With Gong retiring and ready to announce his successor, Ip Man set up a school and started teaching his beloved art in order to find a suitable heir. (Metrodome Distribution)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2014 - Philippe Le Sourd (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
- 2014 - William Chang (Best Achievement in Costume Design)
Hong Kong Film Awards
- 2014 - Kar-wai Wong (Best Picture)
- 2014 - Kar-wai Wong (Best Director)
- 2014 - Ziyi Zhang (Best Actress)
- 2014 - Max Zhang (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2014 - Haofeng Xu, Jingzhi Zou, Kar-wai Wong (Best Screenplay)
- 2014 - Philippe Le Sourd (Best Cinematography)
- 2014 - Best Editing
- 2014 - Best Art Direction
- 2014 - Best Costume Design and Make-Up
- 2014 - Best Action Choreography
- 2014 - Nathaniel Méchaly, Shigeru Umebayashi (Best Original Score)
- 2014 - Best Sound Design
- 2014 - Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Best Actor)
- 2014 - Best Visual Effects