Part spin-off, part follow-up to the popular martial-arts franchise Ip Man, director and action choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping's mastery of the craft is on full display in this pulsating thriller. After a duel with Ip Man leaves him disgraced and defeated, Chueng Tin Chi (Max Zhang) picks up the pieces, eventually choosing to give up the life of a mercenary and open a grocery store. But fate pulls him back into the game when he meets Nana (Chrissie Chau), who is herself running away from a debt to the villainous Tso Sai Kit (Kevin Cheng). When Nana and Tin Chi are accosted by Kit's men, Tin Chi is forced into the fight, defeating them single-handedly. But his victory is short-lived, and Tin Chi soon finds himself facing Kit's full ire. Michelle Yeoh, Tony Jaa and Dave Bautista also star in this full-throttle wu xia flashback.
Director Biography
Celebrated martial-arts choreographer and director Yuen Woo-Ping is a hallmark name in Hong Kong action cinema. He has directed numerous Hong Kong classics, including Drunken Master, Dreadnaught, and Iron Monkey. As a choreographer, he has directed the action scenes in dozens of films, including Once Upon a Time in China, Fist of Legend, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Matrix and The Grandmaster.
Press
"Master Z is undoubtedly a feast for martial arts movie lovers." - South China Morning Post