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The Grandmaster

2013 film by Wong Kar-Wai
Movie film Q1155695
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Summary

The Grandmaster is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,186 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Asian Film Award for Best Film[3], Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film[4], Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture[5], Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film[6]
  • Director: Wong Kar-wai[7]
  • Screenwriter: Wong Kar-wai[8], Zou Jingzhi[9], Xu Haofeng[10]
  • Composer: Shigeru Umebayashi[11], Nathaniel Méchaly[12], Stefano Lentini[13]
  • Genre: biographical film[14], drama film[15], action film[16], martial arts film[17]
  • Cast member: Tony Leung[18], Zhang Ziyi[19], Zhang Jin[20], Song Hye-kyo[21], Yuen Woo-ping[22], Wang Qingxiang[23], Lo Mang[24], Zhao Benshan[25], Chang Chen[26], Xiaoshenyang[27], Lau Shun[28], Julian Cheung[29], Lo Hoi-pang[30], George Wang[31]
  • Producer: Wong Kar-wai[32], Jacky Yee Wah Pang[33]
  • Production company: Sil-Metropole Organisation[34], Block 2 Distribution[35], Jet Tone Films[36], Polybona Films[37]
  • Director of photography: Philippe Le Sourd[38]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Chinese[39]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[40]
  • Review score: 4/5[41], 3/5[42], 78%[43], 6.7/10[44], 73/100[45]
  • Color: color[46]
  • Country of origin: People's Republic of China[47], Hong Kong[48]
  • Publication date: January 8, 2013[49], January 10, 2013[50], January 18, 2013[51], January 31, 2013[52], February 8, 2013[53], March 7, 2013[54], April 17, 2013[55], April 25, 2013[56], May 9, 2013[57], May 30, 2013[58], May 31, 2013[59], June 27, 2013[60], August 22, 2013[61], August 23, 2013[62]

Why It Matters

The Grandmaster has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

FAQs

What awards did The Grandmaster receive?

Honors received include Asian Film Award for Best Film[3], Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film[4], Hundred Flowers Award for Best Picture[5], and Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for Best Film[6].

Related Entities

film Hong Kong Ip Man Netflix People's Republic of China Tony Leung Wong Kar-wai Zhang Ziyi

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  1. [7] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [18] ↑ . TheGuardian.com. Retrieved . cinematografo.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . TheGuardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . TheGuardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21h ago · Solidest · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Choreographer → Yuen Woo-ping
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Choreographer: Yuen Woo-ping, Added Choreographer: Yuen Woo-ping from ruwiki ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/53492a2ab461|details]])"
  2. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'gl', 'hif', 'id', 'it', 'ja',
    Ampas collections film id → W115165
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  3. 23d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → the-grandmaster-film
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: the-grandmaster-film, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289968338|the grandmaster film (#289968338)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/79"
  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 1462900
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  5. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 110919
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  6. 8w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14801 → the-grandmaster-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zotmwnju
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  7. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0011100
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  8. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2013-01-08T00:00:00Z, +2013-01-10T00:00:00Z, +2013-01-18T00:00:00Z +29
    Screenwriter → Wong Kar-wai, Zou Jingzhi, Xu Haofeng
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+130'}
    Bbfc rating → 15 certificate
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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