Magnolia Home Entertainment will bring to Blu-ray Li Liming's film Ip Man: Kung Fu Master (2020), starring Michael Wong, Xin Wanliruo, and To Yu-Hang. The release will be available for purchase on March 9.
Synopsis: IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTERharks back to Ip'searly days before the Communist Revolution in 1949. Ip, portrayed by Dennis To for the third time as the martial artist who famously tutored Bruce Lee, was then a police captain who was framed for the murder of a ruthless but honorable mobster, and targeted for vengeance by his dangerous daughter. Forced to quit the force, Ip soon also has to contend with the arrival of the Japanese army in Guangzhou.
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Director's statement: IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTER embodies the word "confrontation." Theprotagonist Ip Man struggles with himself and fights against evil forces, creating a person who stands up in times of national crisis, does not fear sacrifice, does what is right, and safeguards national dignity and national interests. The image of a real warrior. The film is not only a patriotic film, but it also arouses the audience's thinking about faith, through the problems that Ip Man encounters on the road of life and martial arts. There is some philosophy in the excitement.
Statement from Dennis To: This my second time playing the role of Ip Man. But this time, Ip Man is also the "Black Knight,"which made me look forward to making the film even more. After I got the script, I pondered over and over again. This time I was able to bring to the role of Ip Man not only a higher level of Wing Chun skill, but also a deeper level of interpretation.