Movie Story : Set in Foshan during the 1930s and 1940s, this drama follows Yip Man, a respected practitioner of Wing Chun whose comfortable life is upended when Japan's invasion of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War reaches his city. Loosely based on the real master's life, the story shows how he is forced to defend his home, his family, and his pride. Along the way, his martial arts skill becomes both his greatest strength and his greatest burden.