Ip Man 2 (2010) Chinese Movie Information
Title in Chinese – 叶问2
Title in Pinyin – Ip Man (Cantonese) Ye Wen (Mandarin
Genre – Kung Fu
Subject/theme – A loose biography of the life of Kung Fu master Ip Man in Hong Kong
Language – Cantonese
Region – China
Release date – 29th April 2010
Movie runtime – 109 minutes
Director – Wilson Yip
Cast & Role Played
Donne Yen – Ip Man, the founder and master of Wingchun Kung Fu
Huang Yi – Cheung WIng-shing
Sammo Hung – Hung Chun-nam, a rival Hong Kong Kung Fu master
Huang Xiaoming – Wong Shun Leung
Simon Yam – Chow Ching-chuen, a friend of Ip Man’s from the first movie who has become insane and lives as a beggar on the streets
Fan Siu-wong – Jin Shanzhao, a robber and enemy of Ip Man in the first movie and a friend in this movie
Lynn Hung – Cheng Wing-sing, Ip Man’s wife
Ashton Chen – Tsui Sai-cheung, Ip Man’s student
Daren Shahlavia – Taylor Milos, a British boxing champion and Ip Man’s opponent
Story
Ip Man 1 finishes with Ip Man escaping to Hong Kong with his family. The story starts with Ip Man adjusting to life in Hong Kong, establishing a Kung Fu school and gaining acceptance by Hong Kong’s other Kung Fu masters. Part of this acceptance involved proving his Kung Fu by fighting their best masters. After some incredible table top fighting, Ip Man is accepted and begins a friendship with Chow.
At the time the movie was set, Hong Kong was under British rule and the British boxing competition and introduce their main fighter, the racist psychotic Taylor Milos. Both Hung and Ip Man are drawn into the competition.
