The Grandmaster
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In 1930s China, Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man navigates a fractured martial arts world and a fateful bond with a northern master's daughter, before war scatters them both.
Why watch: Wong Kar-Wai spent a decade making this — every frame shows it.
Cast
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
Lo Hoi-Pang as Uncle Deng
Cung Le as Iron Shoes
King Shih-chieh as Gong Clan Elder
Yuen Woo-ping as Chan Wah-shun
Lau Kar-Yung as Master Yong
Crew
Wong Kar-Wai — Director
Xu Haofeng — Screenplay
Wong Kar-Wai — Screenplay
Zou Jingzhi — Screenplay
Wong Kar-Wai — Producer
Jacky Pang — Producer
Chan Ye-cheng — Executive Producer
Megan Ellison — Executive Producer
Song Dai — Executive Producer
Ren Yue — Co-Producer
Michael J. Werner — Co-Producer
Cheung Hong-Tat — Co-Producer
Ng See-Yuen — Co-Producer
Philippe Le Sourd — Director of Photography
William Chang Suk-Ping — Editor
William Chang Suk-Ping — Production Design
Alfred Yau Wai-Ming — Art Direction
William Chang Suk-Ping — Art Direction
Shandy Lui Fung-Shan — Costume Design
William Chang Suk-Ping — Costume Design
Shigeru Umebayashi — Original Music Composer
Stefano Lentini — Original Music Composer
Nathaniel Méchaly — Original Music Composer
Community Reviews
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Oct 1, 2026
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