List of films featuring Wing Chun
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This is a list of films and television series which feature Wing Chun, a Chinese martial art style and form, either as the main topic, a plot device, or as demonstration means of the martial art.
| Title | Director | Cast | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Young Dragons | John Woo | Ni Tien, Henry Yu Yung | 1974 | In the book John Woo: The Films, author Kenneth E. Hall writes, "The Young Dragons bears the strong influence of Chang Cheh (especially his Vengeance), both in its staging (several scenes of corruptly sensual gangsters in lacquered surroundings) and in its choreography (extended wing chun sequences)."[1] |
| Biho sangjaeng a.k.a. Stranger from Shaolin Alternative titles: Fist of flying tiger, Wing Chun Warriors, A fight between flying tigers, Fei hu xiang zheng | Jo-Myeong Jeon | Cecilia Wong Hang-Sau | 1977 | A young girl is the sole survivor of an attack on her temple. She learns taekwondo from a local merchant. Taking the name "The Invincible Young-chun", she sets out on a quest for vengeance.[2][3][4] |
| Invincible Shaolin | Chang Cheh | 1978 | Also known as Unbeatable Dragon, or in German, Das Höllentor der Shaolin. | |
| Warriors Two | Sammo Hung | Sammo Hung, Bryan Leung, Casanova Wong | 1978 | |
| The Incredible Kung Fu Master | Joe Cheung | Sammo Hung | 1979 | Wing Chun is one of two opposing schools |
| The Prodigal Son | Sammo Hung | 1981 | Chinese name: Bai ga jai. A popular pseudo-historical film about Wing Chun and featuring Wing Chun used in most of its fight scenes.[5] | |
| Plain Jane to the Rescue | John Woo | Josephine Siao, Ricky Hui | 1982 | When Fang tries to embrace Lam Ah Chun for a kiss, she uses Wing Chung techniques against him with the exclamation "Wing Chung!" |
| Twin Dragons | Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark | Jackie Chan | 1992 | Hong Kong martial arts action film. |
| Wing Chun | Yuen Woo-ping | Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen | 1994 | A film about Yim Wing Chun (after whom Wing Chun Kung Fu was named).[6]
Fo Shan Zan xian sheng-Descendant of Wing Chun |
| Rumble in the Bronx | Stanley Tong | Jackie Chan | 1995 | Near the beginning of the movie, Keung (Chan) practices on a wooden training dummy commonly used in Wing Chun practice.[7] |
| Bangkok Dangerous | Pang Brothers | Nicolas Cage | 2008 | Cage demonstrates Wing Chun during the film.[8] |
| Ip Man | Wilson Yip | Donnie Yen | 2008 | A semi-biographical tale of the Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man during the invasion of his hometown in the second Sino-Japanese war. Donnie Yen trained with Ip Chun (Ip Man's son and a Wing Chun martial artist) while preparing for his role.[9] |
| Sherlock Holmes | Guy Ritchie | Robert Downey Jr. | 2009 | Robert Downey Jr. made use of Wing Chun (along with sword fighting techniques, as well as Bartitsu) to portray Sherlock Holmes as an efficient fighter in various fight scenes.[10] |
| Bruce Lee, My Brother | Raymond Yip, Manfred Wong | Hafidz Roshdi | 2010 | |
| Kung Fu Wing Chun | Joe Cheung | Jing Bai, Shaoqun Yu | 2010 | |
| The Legend Is Born: Ip Man | Herman Yau | 2010 | A semi-biographical film during the young days of Ip Man. Ip Chun, Ip Man's real son (and Wing Chun instructor[11]) stars in the film as Ip Man's master, Leung Bik. | |
| Ip Man 2 | Wilson Yip | Donnie Yen | 2010 | A semi-biographical story about events in Ip Man's life following his migration to Hong Kong. Donnie Yen trained with Ip Chun (a Wing Chun martial artist and Ip Man's son) while preparing for his role.[12] |
| I Love Wing Chun | Lex Tsai | Yuen Wah, Qiu Yuen | 2011 | Primarily a comedy with a few fight scenes. |
| Mugamoodi | Mysskin | Jiiva, Narain | 2012 | A Tamil super hero film which is based on the chase and capture of a serial robber gang. The movie extensively used the Wing Chun style of fighting between the hero and the villain. The actors were trained by Tony Leung.[13] |
| Ip Man: The Final Fight | Herman Yau | Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | 2013 | In postwar Hong Kong, legendary Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man is reluctantly called into action once more, when what begin as simple challenges from rival kung fu styles soon draw him into the dark and dangerous underworld of the Triads. Now, to defend life and honor, he has no choice but to fight one last time.[14] |
| The Grandmaster | Wong Kar-wai | Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang | 2013 | The story of IP Man, from a young age through to his move to Hong Kong where he struggled to support his family. A true epic film.[15] |
| Impetuous Love in Action | Frankie Chan | Jade Lin | 2014 | Comedy movie. Wing Chun Beauty Boxing Hall (Wing Chun school), with spoofing Bruce Lee in a fight scene. |
| The Final Master | Xu Haofeng | Liao Fan, Jiang Wenli, Chin Shih-chieh, Song Jia | 2015 | A Wing Chun master has to defeat 8 martial arts schools to open his own school, yet he has become a chess piece to the local power dynamics.[16] |
| Ip Man 3 | Wilson Yip | Donnie Yen, Mike Tyson, Wenwen Han, Zhang Jin | 2015 | When a band of brutal gangsters led by a crooked property developer make a play to take over the city, Master Ip is forced to take a stand.[17] |
| Master Z: Ip Man Legacy | Yuen Woo-ping | Max Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa | 2018 | Max Zhang uses Wing Chun at the end against the main villain |
| Ne Zha | Jiaozi | Lü Yanting | 2019 | Ao Bing uses Wing Chun in hand-to-hand combat. |
| Ip Man 4: The Finale | Wilson Yip | Donnie Yen, Wu Yue, Scott Adkins | 2019 | |
| Ne Zha 2 | Jiaozi | Lü Yanting | 2025 | Ao Bing uses Wing Chun in hand-to-hand combat. |
| M3GAN 2.0 | Gerard Johnstone | Allison Williams, Violet McGraw | 2025 | M3GAN practices Wing Chun on a wooden dummy. |
| Attrition | Mathieu Weschler | Steven Seagal | 2018 | Steven Seagal uses Wing Chun in nearly all fight scenes, except for a Aikido take down as finishing move. |