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John Woo

1946 - Today

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John Woo Yu-Sen (Chinese: 吳宇森; born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre. He is a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films (a crime action film genre involving Chinese triads) and the gun fu genre in Hong Kong action cinema, before working in Hollywood films. He is known for his highly chaotic "bullet ballet" action sequences, stylized imagery, Mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to wuxia, film noir and Western cinema.Considered one of the major figures of Hong Kong cinema, Woo has directed several notable action films including A Better Tomorrow (1986), The Killer (1989), Hard Boiled (1992) and Red Cliff (2008/2009). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Woo has received more than 3,451,795 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). John Woo is the 129th most popular film director (up from 132nd in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from China (up from 219th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Film Director.

John Woo is most famous for his Hong Kong action films, such as The Killer and Hard Boiled.

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  • 3.5M

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  • 63.18

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  • 40

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  • 6.23

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  • 3.23

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, John Woo ranks 129 out of 1,581Before him are Roy Andersson, Marcel Carné, Jiří Menzel, Peter Greenaway, Michael Curtiz, and Aki Kaurismäki. After him are Mel Brooks, Moustapha Akkad, René Clément, Claude Lelouch, D. W. Griffith, and István Szabó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, John Woo ranks 69Before him are Danny Glover, Thongloun Sisoulith, Howard Shore, Jean Todt, Daniel Libeskind, and Ed O'Neill. After him are Peter Singer, Tim Curry, Edita Gruberová, Julian Barnes, Tansu Çiller, and Laura Bush.

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In China

Among people born in China, John Woo ranks 200 out of 1,392Before him are Wang Zhaojun (-50), Kang Youwei (1858), Li Hongzhang (1823), Yang Chen-Ning (1922), Xiahou Dun (155), and Su Shi (1037). After him are Emperor Ling of Han (156), Li Peng (1928), Wu Sangui (1612), Jiang Wei (202), Emperor Ming of Han (28), and Longqing Emperor (1537).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In China

Among film directors born in China, John Woo ranks 2Before him are Zhang Yimou (1950). After him are Wong Kar-wai (1958), Terence Young (1915), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), Chen Kaige (1952), Lo Wei (1918), Edward Yang (1947), King Hu (1932), Ann Hui (1947), Chang Cheh (1923), and Chloé Zhao (1982).

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