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THE GRANDMASTER OF KUNG FU Comes Home From Well Go USA In January
Well Go USA’s rollout of mainland kung fu thriller productions continues with the forthcoming January 31, 2023 Digital, Blu-Ray and DVD release of The Grandmaster Of Kung Fu, director Cheng Si Yu’s take on martial arts hero, Huo Yuan Jia. Near the end of the Qing Dynasty, a renowned Chinese martial artist engages in a life-or-death battle with a feared Japanese military commander in order to prevent Japan’s ultimate goal of seizing martial arts stronghold Tianjin. Dennis To, a former World Wushu Champion and best known for his performances in The Legend Is Born: Ip Man, and Kung Fu League, stars in the along with Gao Xuemei, Yang Yongfeng, Li Ruoxi and Zhuang Han. The film is currently available over at Well Go USA’s martial arts streamer, Hi-YAH!.
IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTER Review: Kung Fu As The Ultimate Weapon For Truth And Justice
Chinese film industry continue turning their most beloved martial arts historical figures into pulp characters, sometimes even bordering on the superhero genre, but overall looking to exploit this figures beyond of what they really were, to bring them to the olympus of legends, where the wide variety of possibilities is unlimited, and all them stop being historical figures to transform into fictitional characters that inhabit universes that those kung fu masters could never imagine, bringing to moviegoers around the world endless hours of evasive entertainment. Since Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen teamed up to turn Ip Man in a cinematic hero, the character has become a recurrent figure for martial cinema of late that comes from the mainland, and alongside another historical masters as Wong Fei Hung or Huo yuanjia, has reached the status of eternal cinematic iconic hero. For Ip Man: Kung Fu Master, Dennis To reprises the main […]
IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTER Punches Down In The UK This April
Director Li Liming’s Ip Man: Kung Fu Master will make its way to the UK on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital beginning April 19. Pre-orders are already underway at Amazon and iTunes for the new film which sees Dennis To reprising his role from priors in Herman Yau’s Ip Man: The Legend Is Born (2010) and Jeffrey Lau’s Kung Fu League (2018). Decades before becoming Bruce Lee’s legendary teacher, the young Ip Man, a police officer in Foshan and soon to be a father for the first time, finds himself in the middle of a deadly plot. Out for vengeance is Qing Chuan, the dangerous daughter of a ruthless but honourable mobster who has been killed under mysterious circumstances while in custody at the police station. Ip Man must face this threat, while also contending with the arrival of the Japanese army in Guangdong province. Returning to play this iconic role, […]
IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTER Opening On VOD And Digital In The U.S. From December 11
Wilson Yip’s Ip Man saga may have come to a close, but the legend remains immortalized through other storied takes based on the titular Wing Chun grandmaster. That then brings us to Ip Man: Kung Fu Master, from director Li Liming and signaling the return of actor Dennis To (The Legend Is Born: Ip Man, Kung Fu League). IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTER harks back to Ip’s early 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. Also starring are Yuan Li Ruoxin, Tong Xiaohu, Yue Dongfeng, Chang Qinyuan, […]
Dennis To’s IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTER Punches Down On The Cannes Virtual Market
Hands down, the actors culminating the Ip Man wave of movies and shows have all been influential in arousing ceremony for the long late Wing Chun grandmaster in the last twenty years. For fans of martial arts and Asian action, it should come to no surprise, the reception of Dennis To, for that matter. He’s played the role twice before – in 2010 and again for Jeffrey Lau’s 2018 ensemble, Kung Fu League – and he’s since made a surprise reprisal as of late last year with Ip Man: Kung Fu Master, directed by Li Liming. Decades before becoming Bruce Lee’s legendary teacher, the young Ip Man, then a police captain, is framed for the murder of a ruthless but honorable mobster, and targeted for vengeance by his dangerous daughter. Forced to quit the force, he must soon also contend with the arrival of the Japanese army in Guangzhou According […]
[UPDATE] KUNG FU LEAGUE: Masters Collide This September From Well Go USA
It’s taken a bit of time to come to, but the long-awaited U.S. release of Jeffrey Lau’s martial arts ensemble romp, Kung Fu League is officially gearing up for a Blu-ray Combo, DVD and Digital release on September 17 from Well Go USA. To update, we also have an official trailer now up and running since this article was published five days ago. Dennis To reprises his TV title performance from the ancillary feature, Ip Man: The Legend Is Born while Vincent Zhao returns in robe and queue as Wong Fei-Hung, Andy On steps up as Huo Yuanjia and Danny Chan relitigates the posterity of famed Bruce Lee persona, Chen Zhen. Leading the narrative is actor Ashin in a debut role as a shy man who summons the four legendary kung fu masters to help him fight for the woman he loves when his manager prevents him from ever reaching […]
KUNG FU LEAGUE: Heroes Headline The First Trailer For Jeff Lau’s Raucous Kung Fu Flick
Notable Kung Fu Hustle producer Jeff Lau has since entered the fray with his next directorial feat, Kung Fu League. The project has been teases a headlining crowd of folkloric film heroes and now we have a first trailer this week. I gotta say, it’s wackier than I predicted and looks equally ridiculous, save for any hopes of this film being more film than fan service. I suppose it’s mainly because there isn’t a full synopsis available which is why this trailer is so daunting apart from what we already know. Alas, Vincent Zhao stakes his claim as the venerable Wong Fei Hung next to Andy On who takes the mantle as Huo Yuanjia, Danny Chan lending more to the typecast as Bruce Lee persona Chen Zhen, and Dennis To reprising as Ip Man from Herman Yau’s 2010 iteration of the Wing Chun grandmaster… As for this trailer, well… it’s […]
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