General Miura

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## Social Life

### Relationships

Colonel Sato
Li Zhao

General **Miura** (**三浦**) is the main antagonist of Ip Man.

## History

### Ip Man

The Japanese Empire invades southern China in 1937. The city of Foshan, known for its flourishing martial arts community, is quickly subjugated. General Miura oversees the occupation. His staff move into Ip Man's former residence and use it as their headquarters. The people of Foshan are forced into back-breaking labor with little food.

Eager to study Chinese Kung Fu, Miura orders his aide, Colonel Sato, to bring local martial artists to his dojo to spar with his military trainees. Those who can win a match are rewarded with bags of rice depending on the numbers of Japanese trainees they defeat. Miura observes the sparring sessions and decides to participate himself. He chooses to battle three men at once and offers them rice even if they lose. The general easily defeats the three young men, but one of them, Ip Man's friend Lin, refuses to concede and even spits in the general's face. Enraged, Miura throws a spinning kick to Lin's neck/trachea, resulted in Lin's death.

When Lin does not return from the arena, Ip Man joins the next batch of fighters in order to find out what happened to him. Another Kung Fu master, Liu, wins a duel but asks to fight three more Japanese soldiers in order to win extra food. Liu surrendurs but tries to claim his original bag of rice, which prompts Colonel Sato to shoot him.

Miura is insulted by this dishonorable act and threatens Sato, who meekly apologizes and quickly arranges the next match. Ip Man is shocked by Liu's death and demands to fight ten Japanese soldiers, much to everyone's amusement. When Ip Man easily defeats the ten black belts, the arena is silent and Miura is impressed by this display of skill. Miura asks Ip Man for his name, to which Ip Man replies "I'm just a Chinese man.".

Miura wishes to duel Ip Man himself and sends Colonel Sato to ask Ip Man to a formal duel. Ip Man refuses, and eventually he is taken by force and imprisoned. Sato asks Miura to reconsider the duel, but Miura is confident in his chances. Miura sets up an arena in the middle of town, where all of Foshan can watch the ultimate clash between Japanese and Chinese martial arts.

When the duel begins, Miura initially holds his own against Ip Man, but he is quickly overpowered and brutally beaten. Incited to revolt, the people of Foshan rise up and fight against the Japanese occupation.

## Personality

As noted by Ip Man, Miura abuses military power and turns it into violence to oppress others.

## Abilities

* **Peak Human Condition**: As a general of the Imperial Japanese Army and a highly skilled karateka, Miura is in peak physical condition. He could launch fully grown men several feet away with the power of his kicks. He had the agility and flexibility to perform a split kick on two opponents.
* **Master Martial Artist**: Miura is a master of karate. He was skilled enough to defeat three Chinese martial artists simultaneously, including Lin, and even challenge the grandmaster of Wing Chun, Ip Man. Although he lost their duel, he was the only opponent of his to strike him twice.

## Trivia

* In real life, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi has a black belt in judo.
* One deleted scene shows Miura committing hara-kiri at his residence after being defeated by Ip Man because he feels humiliated. The reason for the deletion is not known, but one possibility is that the clip may have affected the look and feel. However, the segment was deleted resulting in Miura's condition being unknown.

## References

1. ↑ Every Martial Arts Star In Donnie Yen's Ip Man Movies