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)
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Shigeru Umebayashi - Music for Film
Label: Silva Screen Records
Year: 2021
Country: UK
Format: CD
Length: 01:13:28
Notes: New recording conducted by Dirk Brossé.
1. | IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE: Yumeji's Theme | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:42 |
2. | CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER: Theme Of The Empress | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:11 |
3. | Curse Of The Golden Flower | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:13 |
4. | Mother & Jai | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:40 |
5. | 2046: Polonaise | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:12 |
6. | Interlude | Shigeru Umebayashi | 01:56 |
7. | 2046 Main Theme | Shigeru Umebayashi | 04:38 |
8. | INCENDIARY: Incendiary Main Theme | Shigeru Umebayashi | 05:21 |
9. | Victoria Station | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:03 |
10. | HERO: Joan's Cello | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:09 |
11. | TEARS FOR SALE: Vendetta March | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:52 |
12. | A SINGLE MAN: George's Waltz (II) | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:23 |
13. | A Variation On “Scotty Tails Madeleine” / Carlos | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:03 |
14. | HANNIBAL RISING: Hollow Inside | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:36 |
15. | ZHOU YU'S TRAIN: Train | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:05 |
16. | THE GRANDMASTER: Moyou | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:25 |
17. | AND THEN: Sorekara Main Theme | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:46 |
18. | In Times Past And Gone | Shigeru Umebayashi | 04:20 |
19. | HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS: No Way Out | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:59 |
20. | Farewell No 2 | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:29 |
21. | Lovers | Shigeru Umebayashi | 09:25 |
The Grandmaster
Label: Lakeshore Records
Year: 2013
Country: USA
Format: CD, LP, digital
Length: 44:58
1. | Main Theme I / Opening | Shigeru Umebayashi, Nathaniel Méchaly | 01:38 |
2. | Main Theme II / Dreaming Of The 64 Hands | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:51 |
3. | Love Theme I | Shigeru Umebayashi | 01:52 |
4. | Love Theme II | Shigeru Umebayashi | 03:54 |
5. | Beijing Opera / Si Lang Tan Mu / Traditional | Shigeru Umebayashi | 04:56 |
6. | The Gold Pavilion | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:06 |
7. | Manchuria Express | Shigeru Umebayashi, Nathaniel Méchaly | 03:18 |
8. | "Action 150" - Vichaya Vatanasapt, Traithep Wongpaiboon | Nathaniel Méchaly | 02:31 |
9. | Sorekara Epilogue I / Kokuhaku | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:44 |
10. | Moyou | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:51 |
11. | Opium | Shigeru Umebayashi | 02:02 |
12. | "Casta Diva (From The Opera 'Norma')" - Vincenzo Bellini | 01:44 | |
13. | Main Theme IV / The Sacrifice | Shigeru Umebayashi | 01:46 |
14. | La Donna Romantica | Ennio Morricone | 04:28 |
15. | Once Upon A Time In America: Deborah's Theme | Ennio Morricone | 03:32 |
16. | Manchurian Bolero | Shigeru Umebayashi, Nathaniel Méchaly | 02:45 |