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The IP Man Films are some of the best Hong Kong fighting movies I have seen. Donnie Yen does an incredible job playing Ip Man in th efirst and second films. I have not seen the Grandmaster, but definitely need to check that out. The first one was particularly interesting as it depicted Japanese occupation of China and the conflicts it created between the Japanese and Chinese. It was great to see martial arts as a way of the people to show their nation's pride. The Japanese occupation is one that's near heart to me, as my father often talks about Japanese occupation in Korea and how my grandparents lived through it.