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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).
Po Lee is the father of two children. He is the son of Hong Kong migrants, as a child he was bullied in Chinatown and thus learned many martial arts from Master Yip, served in the army, worked as an LAPD detective, after the death of his father he is the owner of the Lotus Palace restaurant. The family is poor and in debt to the Chinese mafia, and they want their money back. Mafia boss Brandon Fong sends men to kidnap his daughter May. Po goes to save her, thanks to the art of kung fu, karate, judo, taekwondo, jaet kun do and hapkido, he defeats all Fong's men and saves his daughter. Fong tells him if he doesn't have his money and wants to save family and the restaurant, then he has to fight for him as a pro fighter in minor league of mixed martial arts. Lee agrees. The family fears he will be seriously injured or die. 1st match he fights Gruber and wins by KO in 1:30. Then he wins over Karpov, and even in a rematch. He defeats Buathong, Kang, Rover and Rizal in a victorious campaign. He gets a UFC contract and becomes the oldest fighter. After winning over Cruz, Voynov, Chieng, Yamaguchi, Zhao, Mellvile, Kagawa, Nakata, Lung, he reaches the top 15. He is offered a match with Ferreira, but he cheats and blinds Lee during the fight, and he loses. But Po defeats him in retaliation. He is offered a fight for the Welterweight title, no one believes him, He won over Louis. In the credits scene, McGregor returns to the ring. Pacquiao wants the fight for the best Asian of all time.
