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[[Image:IP_Man_Poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Ip Man'' (2008)]] | |||
'' | '''''Ip Man''''' is a 2008 Hong Kong martial arts film starring [[Donnie Yen]] as the title character, the martial artist who eventually becomes the master of Bruce Lee. The film revolves around Ip Man's time in Foshan during the Japanese occupation of China. ''Ip Man'' is only an indirect biography and takes a lot of creative licenses in portraying the events around his time there. Donnie Yen would reprise the role of Ip Man in the film's sequels ''Ip Man 2'' ''and Ip Man 3'' in 2010 and 2015 respectively, until the final film in the series, ''Ip Man 4'', in 2019. | ||
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== Warnant Revolver == | |||
Li Zhao's ([[Gordon Lam Ka-tung]]) weapon during his time as a police officer appears to be a [[Warnant Revolver]]. If one goes by the scene of Ip Man ([[Donnie Yen]]) knocking the cylinder out of the weapon frame by frame, one can see that it is connected to a wire, which was used to quickly pull it out of the revolver. | |||
[[File:Warnant Revolver.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Warnant Revolver]] | |||
[[Image:IPMan - PolRev 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Li Zhao ([[Gordon Lam Ka-tung]]) proudly boasts that firearms are superior to martial arts, his Warnant in hand.]] | |||
[[Image:IPMan - PolRev 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ip Man grabs the revolver.]] | |||
[[Image:IPMan - PolRev 5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Li Zhao holds his revolver.]] | |||
[[Image:IPMan - PolRev 4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Here you can clearly see the wire...]] | |||
[[Image:IPMan - PolRev 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|... and there the cylinder goes, a technical impossibility.]] | |||
== Nambu Type 14 == | == Nambu Type 14 == | ||
The sidearm of the Japanese Colonel Sato ([[Shibuya Tenma]]) is a [[ | The sidearm of the Japanese Colonel Sato ([[Shibuya Tenma]]) is a [[Nambu Type 14]] pistol. It is used twice throughout the film. First to shoot a fighter after an arena match, the second time during the climax. The gun in the film is an early model with a fully-rounded trigger guard. In several scenes, a rubber prop was used in place of the real Nambu Type 14. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Early model Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
[[Image:IPMan_-_Nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:IPMan_-_Nambu_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of Sato's ([[Shibuya Tenma]]) Nambu Type 14 pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:IPMan - Nambu 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sato ([[Shibuya Tenma]]) holds Ip Man ([[Donnie Yen]]) at gunpoint with a rubber Nambu Type 14. Note the low level of detail, specifically the lack of a front sight.]] | |||
[[Image:IPMan - Nambu 3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sato ([[Shibuya Tenma]]) holds Ip Man ([[Donnie Yen]]) at gunpoint with a | [[Image:IPMan_-_Nambu_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Li Zhao ([[Gordon Lam Ka-tung]]) struggles with Sato ([[Shibuya Tenma]]) over the Nambu Type 14.]] | ||
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== Arisaka Type 38 == | |||
The primary weapon of all Japanese soldiers is the [[Arisaka_Rifle#Arisaka_Type_38|Arisaka Type 38]] rifle. | |||
[[Image:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]] | |||
[[Image:IPMan_-_Arisaka_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers hold back Chow Ching-chuen ([[Simon Yam]]) and his factory workers.]] | |||
[[Image:IPMan_-_Arisaka_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese soldiers point their Arisaka Type 38 rifles at Ip Man ([[Donnie Yen]]).]] | |||
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[[Category:Martial Arts]] | [[Category:Martial Arts]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:57, 12 May 2023
Ip Man is a 2008 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Donnie Yen as the title character, the martial artist who eventually becomes the master of Bruce Lee. The film revolves around Ip Man's time in Foshan during the Japanese occupation of China. Ip Man is only an indirect biography and takes a lot of creative licenses in portraying the events around his time there. Donnie Yen would reprise the role of Ip Man in the film's sequels Ip Man 2 and Ip Man 3 in 2010 and 2015 respectively, until the final film in the series, Ip Man 4, in 2019.
The following weapons were used in the film Ip Man:
Warnant Revolver
Li Zhao's (Gordon Lam Ka-tung) weapon during his time as a police officer appears to be a Warnant Revolver. If one goes by the scene of Ip Man (Donnie Yen) knocking the cylinder out of the weapon frame by frame, one can see that it is connected to a wire, which was used to quickly pull it out of the revolver.
Nambu Type 14
The sidearm of the Japanese Colonel Sato (Shibuya Tenma) is a Nambu Type 14 pistol. It is used twice throughout the film. First to shoot a fighter after an arena match, the second time during the climax. The gun in the film is an early model with a fully-rounded trigger guard. In several scenes, a rubber prop was used in place of the real Nambu Type 14.
Arisaka Type 38
The primary weapon of all Japanese soldiers is the Arisaka Type 38 rifle.
