Ip Man

Description

Donnie Yen s mother was a famous martial artist so it s no surprise he grew up surrounded by the fighting arts. At eighteen, he was invited to Beijing to train and a chance meeting with the internationally renowned action choreographer, Yuen Wo-Ping, had changed his life. A year after the meeting Yen starred in his first film "Drunken Taichi". This was followed by many box office hits including "Once Upon a Time in China II" and "New Dragon Inn". Not satisfied with only working in front of the camera, Yen also directed and has developed as a multifaceted film talent. In 2000, Yen acted in his first Hollywood production "Highlander: Endgame" placing him firmly in the international arena. Recent works include "Seven Swords", "SPL", "Blade II", "Hero" and "The Twins Effect II", many of which have been big successes in both the Asian and International markets. Blu-ray pressing. LP Man is an award winning adaptation based on the life of LP Man (Donnie Yen), the grandmaster of Wing Chun and later teacher and mentor to widely influential and legendary martial artist, Bruce Lee. LP Man is set in the 1930s in Foshan, a hub of southern Chinese martial arts just as the Second Sino-Japan war breaks out. During the war, China is nearly ripped to pieces by racial hatred, nationalistic strife and warfare. LP Man rose like a Phoenix above these ashes as he defied an empire bringing hope to China. Winner of Best Picture and Actor, LP Man ranks as one of the best martial arts movies of all time! "Ip Man is one of the best martial arts films of all time, hands down"! --Twitch Films "Donnie Yen, who's taking on real star charisma, is aces as Ip Man"! --Variety