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.

Tony Leung Chiu-wai
as Ip Man

Zhang Ziyi
as Gong Er

Chang Chen
as Razor

Zhao Benshan
as Ding Lianshan

Xiao Shenyang
as San Jiang Shui

Song Hye-kyo
as Zhang Yongcheng

Wang Qingxiang
as Master Gong Yutian

Max Zhang
as Ma San

Shang Tielong
as Jiang

Song Tao
as Gong Er Di Zi
CinemaSerf
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 ...