John Woo

John Woo (吳宇森) was born on May 1, 1946. John Woo movies and tv shows: Manhunt 2017 (Hong Kong), The Crossing Part 2 2015 (China), The Crossing 2014 (China), Reign Of Assassins 2010 (China), Red Cliff 2 2009 (China)...

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Native Name: 吳宇森

Also Known As: 吴宇森;Wú Yǔ Sēn;Wu Yu Sheng;Yusen Wu;Wu Yu-shen

Nationality: Hong Konger

Gender: Male

Born: May 1, 1946

Age: 72

Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow (1986) established his reputation as a master stylist specializing in ultra-violent gangster films and thrillers, with hugely elaborate action scenes shot with breathtaking panache. After gaining a cult reputation in the US with The Killer (1989), Woo was offered a Hollywood contract.