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Donnie Yen Chi-tan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and action director. He is the recipient of various accolades, including three Golden Horse Awards and five Hong Kong Film Awards. He is best known for portraying Wing Chun grandmaster Ip Man in the Ip Man film series, namely Ip Man (2008), Ip Man 2 (2010), Ip Man 3 (2015), and Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019). He also served as co-producer for the spin-off Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018). Born in Guangdong, Yen developed an interest in martial arts at a young age, and began experimenting with various styles, including tai chi and other traditional Chinese martial arts. At age 18, he auditioned for action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping in Hong Kong. He landed his first starring role in the 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action film Drunken Tai Chi. He made his breakthrough role as the antagonist General Nap-lan in Once Upon a Time in China II (1992), opposite Jet Li's character. He appeared in several other Hong Kong kung fu films, including Iron Monkey (1993) and Wing Chun (1994). In 1997, he starred in his directorial debut film Legend of the Wolf. Yen made his American debut in Highlander: Endgame (2000), followed by a cameo in Blade II (2002). He went on to appear in the American films Shanghai Knights (2003), Rogue One (2016), XXX: Return of Xander Cage (2017), Mulan (2020), and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). He has continued to be active in Hong Kong cinema, appearing in the well-received films Hero (2002), SPL: Sha Po Lang (2005), 14 Blades (2010), Wu Xia (2011), Kung Fu Jungle (2014), Chasing the Dragon (2017), Enter the Fat Dragon (2020), Raging Fire (2021), and The Prosecutor (2024), among others. In television, Yen portrayed fictional character Chen Zhen in the television series Fist of Fury (1995); he reprised the role in the 2010 film Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen. For portraying Ip Man in the Ip Man film series (2008-2019), Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularisation of Wing Chun in China. Alongside Kung fu, particularly Wing Chun, Yen is also known for incorporating mixed martial arts (MMA) elements into his action choreography. Aside from his acting, in 1997, he established his own production company, Bullet Films, which choreographed the action for Western blockbusters like Blade II (2002) and Stormbreaker (2006).
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In the year 2014, Japan's economic collapse spurred a mass exodus of its people to a sprawling refugee city where Asian communities converged in a struggle for survival. Among them were three orphan boys, Shin, Toshi, and Seiji, whose daily life relied on stealing to survive. During a botched robbery, Shin meets Ren, a youthful-looking man who reveals himself to be a vampire. Ren intervenes, saving Shin's life and forging an unlikely friendship that evolves over the years. By 2024, Shin is all grown-up, leading a gang together with Ren and Toshi. During one of the robberies against another gang, they cross paths with a Taiwanese named Huang Lee who wants to get revenge on the local gangsters who harmed his sister, Mai Ling. Now, Lee and Mai Ling joined Shin's friend group, united by shared pain and the harsh realities of their world. However, a grisly event happened, which not only took Toshi's life, but also forces Ren to reveal his vampire nature to protect his friends. Ren disappears, leaving Shin to grapple with loss and betrayal as alliances shift in the turbulent underworld. Years pass, during which Shin navigates the treacherous dynamics of power and survival, but the worlds of Ren and Shin are on course for one last collision.
