The Grandmaster

 

 

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Date: Jan 08, 2013 - Feb 28, 2013

 

Award-winning director Wong Kar-wai’s first martial arts film is a biopic about Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man, who mentored Bruce Lee in his later years. Set against the backdrop of tumult in China in the 1930s, the film begins with a rich young man, Yip Man, who is extremely skilled in martial arts but chooses to keep a low profile in Foshan City in Guangdong Province. At that time, many people want to learn martial arts from the professionals in Foshan; sometimes masters challenge each other and battles ensue. One day Yip is trapped in this battleground and uses all his skills to get out of a melee. Masters are amazed by his abilities, and the daughter of one of the masters is drawn to the young martial artist. An important warlord is assassinated by his bodyguard, Yi Xian Tian. All masters in Foshan vow to take the killer down, no matter what.

 

Director: Wong Kar-wai

Starring: Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen and Song Hye-kyo