Ip Man

Ip Man is a 2013 Chinese television series romanticizing the life of Ip Man (Mandarin: Ye Wen), a Chinese martial artist specialising in Wing Chun. Background Directed by Fan Xiaotian, the series starred Kevin Cheng, who briefly appeared as a younger Ip Man in Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) which starred Anthony Wong as a middle-aged Ip Man. Han Xue, Liu Xiaofeng, Chrissie Chau, Song Yang, Yu Rongguang, Yuen Wah and Bruce Leung were cast in supporting roles. Wilson Yip, the director of the Ip Man film series (starring Donnie Yen), and Taiwanese television series producer Young Pei-pei served as the artistic consultants. The real-life Ip Man's sons, Ip Chun and Ip Ching, were invited to be the martial arts consultants for the series. The series was shot from July to November 2012 in Kunshan, Suzhou, and was first aired on Shandong TV from 24 February to 9 March 2013. It won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Television Series in 2012. Cast Kevin Cheng as Ip Man Zhou Jianan as Ye Wen (young) Han Xue as Zhang Yongcheng Liu Xiaofeng as Lin Qingshan Zang Zhizhong as Lin Qingshan (young) Chrissie Chau as Jenny Song Yang as Si Han Zhenhua as Ye Wen's father Zhang Ruijia as Ye Wen's mother Chen Hongjin as Ye Zhun Yu Rongguang as Yu Fengjiu Yuen Wah as Chen Huashun Bruce Leung as Liang Bi Bryan Leung as Master Hong Jiang Kai as Fu Zhengyun Yu Hai as Tong Zhanpeng Kou Zhenhai as Zhang Yintang Pu Chaoying as landlady Liu Yajin as postman Liu Xianchen as Zhang Yongsheng Yuan Bingyan as Qiu Jianyun Xu Xiangdong as Jiang Sheng Li Qingxiang as Lu Changyi Liu Hailong as Yan Chunlai Wang Weiguo as Marshal Zhu Mou Fengbin as Guimen Longyi / Guimen Long'er Yu Yankai as Brother Lu Yang Qianli as Yan Dong Zhou Zhong as Mo Renchao