Wu Yu-sen

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Wu Yu-sen is the birth name of John Woo, the influential Hong Kong film director known for his stylized action cinema and "heroic bloodshed" genre.

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instanceOf film director
film producer
human
screenwriter
activeYearsStart 1960s
alsoKnownAs John Woo
birthName Wu Yu-sen
birthNameOf John Woo
countryOfCitizenship China
dateOfBirth 1946-05-01
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
gender male
genre action film
crime film
thriller film
influenced Hollywood action cinema
Hong Kong action cinema
linked to: Hong Kong cinema
movement heroic bloodshed
nativeLanguage Cantonese
notableAward Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
notableFor heroic bloodshed genre
stylized action cinema
notableWork A Better Tomorrow
Broken Arrow
Bullet in the Head
Face/Off
Hard Boiled
Mission: Impossible 2
Once a Thief
Red Cliff
Red Cliff II
The Killer
The Killer (1989 film)
linked to: The Killer
occupation film director
film producer
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Guangzhou
spouse Annie Woo Ngau Chun-lung
style choreographed gunfights
dual-wielded pistols
religious symbolism
slow-motion action sequences
themes of brotherhood and honor
workLocation China
Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China

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John Woo birthName Wu Yu-sen
John Woo birthName Wu Yu-sen
subject linked to: Wu Yu-sen