Ziyi Zhang plays Gong Er in "The Grandmaster".
"The Grandmaster of the Generation" is a kung fu movie directed by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai, starring Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Zhen, Song Hui-qiao, Wang Qingxiang, Zhang Jin, Zhao Benshan, and Xiao Shenyang.
The movie tells the story of the legendary life of Ip Man, the great martial arts master of the "North and South Martial Arts" during the Republic of China.
The film was released in mainland China on January 8, 2013, and opened the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 7, 2013, winning Best Film at the Asian Film Awards. The film won the Best Film at the Asian Film Awards, Best Film at the Hong Kong Film Awards, and Best Film at the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival.
On January 8, 2015, The Grandmaster of the Generation 3D was released in mainland China, grossing more than 60 million, setting a record for the highest box office for a re-release of a domestic film.
Ip Man (Tony Leung), a native of Foshan, Guangdong, is the master of Wing Chun. When he was young, his family was well off, and he learned boxing from Chan Wah Shun, the third-generation Wing Chun master. The master's admonition of "one belt, one breath" supported him through the chaotic times of war and dynastic change. His wife, Zhang Yongcheng (played by Song Hye Kyo), is a spirited and capable woman, and the two of them are a perfect match.
In 1936, the Foshan martial arts community was in turmoil. Baguazhang master Gong Yutian (Wang Qingxiang) is getting old and promises to retire. However, his position as president of the Chinese Samurai Association naturally attracts the attention and covetousness of martial arts masters. The White Monkey Ma San (Zhang Jin), the Ghost of Kanto Ding Lian Shan (Zhao Benshan), Wing Chun Ip Man and other masters all focus their attention on the righteous Gong Yutian. There is a north and south in boxing, but is there a north and south in the country? The most virtuous person can be the president of the important task, but this world of false fame has led to countless confused people crazy drunk running around, throwing away the rest of their lives. In the chaotic world, children's love is buried in the bottom of the heart, was cold as ice wheels crushed into the mud.
Zhang Ziyi, born on February 9, 1979 in Beijing, Chinese film and television actress, producer, graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Department of Acting.
In 1996, Zhang Ziyi made her acting debut in the movie "Starry Night", and in 1998, she played Zhaodi in the drama film "My Father and Mother", for which she won the Best Actress Award at the 23rd Hundred Flowers Awards, and in 1999, she played Jade Jiao Long in the martial arts movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Independent Spirit Awards in the United States. In 1999, she played Jade Jiao Long in the martial arts action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which she won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Independent Spirit Awards, the Best Newcomer Award at the 13th Chicago Film Critics Circle Awards, etc. In 2004, she starred in the costume martial arts film Ambush on Ten Fronts, which was released in theaters, and for which she was awarded the Outstanding Actress Prize at the 11th Chinese Movie Hualien Awards. 2005, she was awarded the Best Actress Prize at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in 2046, and was shortlisted as the Best Actress in the Drama Film In 2005, she won the Best Actress Award at the 24th Hong Kong Film Awards for the movie "2046", and in the same year, she was selected as the finalist for the Best Actress Award in the Motion Picture - Drama category for the drama film "Memoirs of a Geisha" at the 63rd Golden Globe Awards.
In 2008, she received the Outstanding Contribution to Chinese Film Award at the 11th Shanghai International Film Festival, and in 2010, she received the Most Outstanding Actress Award at the 14th Asian Film Expo, and in 2011, she received the Best Actress Award at the 20th Shanghai Film Critics Association Awards for the drama film The Favourite, and in 2013, the action film The Grandmaster was released and won the 50th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Award for the movie. In 2013, she starred in the action movie The Grandmaster, which was released in theaters and won the Best Actress Award at the 20th Shanghai Film Critics Association Awards, and with the movie, she won the Best Actress Award at the 50th Golden Horse Awards, the Best Actress Award at the 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards, and the Best Actress Award at the 32nd Hundred Flowers Awards, among other prizes. 2014, she was awarded the Best Actress Award at the 8th Asian Movie Awards, and in 2015, she was the producer for the sci-fi comedy movie Descendant from the Heavens. 2016, she starred in the espionage movie The History of the Romantics In 2017, she starred in the disaster movie Godzilla: King of Monsters; in the same year, she served as a mentor for Zhejiang TV's inspirational variety show The Birth of an Actor.