Ip Man 4: The Finale

2019 1h 45m CN

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★7.3TMDB · 2,196🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes●62Metacritic★7IMDB · 40,443

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Synopsis

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Following the death of his wife, Ip Man travels to San Francisco to ease tensions between the local kung fu masters and his star student, Bruce Lee, while searching for a better future for his son.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Donnie Yen
Ip Man
Wu Yue
Wan Zong Hua
Vanness Wu
Hartman Wu
Scott Adkins
Barton Geddes
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Bob
Danny Chan
Bruce Lee
Ngo Ka-Nin
Leung Gun
Chris Collins
Colin Frater

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wilson Yip
Writers: Jill Leung Lai-Yin, Hiroshi Fukazawa, Edmond Wong
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Countries: China, Hong Kong

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $52M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Ip Man Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wilson Yip, shot by Cheng Siu-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wilson Yip directs. Cheng Siu-Keung behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Cheung Ka-Fai cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in China, Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese, Mandarin, English.

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1Mid-budget at $52M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
3Released 7 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, English.
5International production across 2 countries: China, Hong Kong.
6Part of the "Ip Man Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Wilson Yip, shot by Cheng Siu-Keung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Cheung Ka-Fai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Donnie Yen and Wu Yue and Vanness Wu carry the top of the cast.
11IMDB entry: tt2076298 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 16 themes, including "immigrant", "martial arts", "kung fu", "california".
13Released under 26 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Cheng Siu-Keung
Original score: Kenji Kawai
Editing: Cheung Ka-Fai
Production design: Kenneth Mak
Makeup / hair: Maggie Choy
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $52,000,000
Box office: $239,000,000
Return: 460% of budget
Original language: CN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 62/100
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 40,443 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

12 wins & 11 nominations total

Part of

Ip Man Collection

The life of Ip Man

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k3ltfalcon2023-04-25
★ 8/10
The story is the same with another part. A badass fight all kungfu chinesse guys, and IP is the man finished the match. Same here, nothing new. But I enjoy it. I love the part Mr. IP realize that he don't listen to his son, when he see Mr. Wan argue with Yonah. People don't realize their problem in them, they just realize their problem through another person.

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