The Grandmaster
“In Martial Arts there is no right or wrong, only the last man standing.”
The fall of China's last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war, is the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Legendary kung fu master Ip Man, who will eventually train Bruce Lee, finds his peaceful life interrupted by vengeance.
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Cast
44 people
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
Ip Man
Known for
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
In the Mood for Love
Zhang Ziyi
Gong Er
Known for
Memoirs of a Geisha
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chang Chen
Razor
Known for
Dune
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Zhao Benshan
Ding Lianshan
Known for
Getting Home
Happy Times
Xiao Shenyang
San Jiang Shui
Known for
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
Detective Chinatown
Song Hye-kyo
Zhang Yongcheng
Known for
The Glory
Descendants of the Sun
Wang Qingxiang
Master Gong Yutian
Known for
Chinese Zodiac
Max Zhang
Ma San
Known for
Ip Man 3
Master Z: Ip Man Legacy
Shang Tielong
Jiang
Known for
Perhaps Love
The Bodyguard
Zhang Jin
Ma San
Song Tao
Gong Er Di Zi
Known for
Addicted
Lo Hoi-pang
Uncle Deng
Known for
Rigor Mortis
PTU
Wong Kar-wai Director · Zou Jingzhi Screenplay Xu Haofeng Screenplay
Worldwide gross $64M · Budget $39M · United States release August 23, 2013
Box office
Budget
$38,600,000
Worldwide gross
$64,076,736
Gross vs. budget
1.7×
Production
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Production
Annapurna Pictures
Production
Block 2 Pictures
Production
Jet Tone Production
Production
The Weinstein Company
Studio · Production
Jet Tone Films
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · China · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
一代宗師
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · Japanese
Release dates
Belgium · January 10, 2013
Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China · January 10, 2013
Theatrical
United States · August 23, 2013
Limited theatrical
United States
August 30, 2013 · Theatrical
Australia
September 4, 2014 · Theatrical
Canada
August 23, 2013 · Limited theatrical
China
April 19, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
June 13, 2024 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 12, 2013 · Theatrical
Finland
October 1, 2021 · Theatrical
France
April 17, 2013 · Theatrical
February 25, 2026 · Theatrical · (Extended, previously unreleased Chinese version)
June 16, 2026 · Physical · Édition Spéciale Fnac Combo Blu-ray DVD
September 6, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
October 25, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
February 7, 2013 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
June 26, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
September 5, 2013 · Theatrical
November 13, 2013 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Ireland
December 5, 2014 · Digital
Italy
September 19, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
May 31, 2013 · Digital
Lithuania
March 20, 2014 · Theatrical · VFF Kino pavasaris'14
Netherlands
January 10, 2013 · Limited theatrical
Poland
November 4, 2013 · Digital
South Korea
August 22, 2013 · Theatrical
Spain
January 10, 2014 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 11, 2013 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 17, 2013 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
April 6, 2015 · Theatrical
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