John Woo
John Woo Yu-sen is a Hong Kong filmmaker, known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre. The recipient of various accolades, including a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing, as well as a Golden Horse Award, an Asia Pacific Screen Award and a Saturn Award, he is regarded as a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films and the gun fu genre in Hong Kong action cinema. 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.
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Red Cliff
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Red Cliff
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Red Cliff II
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Paycheck
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Hard Boiled
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Hard Boiled
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2002
Hard Boiled
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The Killer
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The Killer
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A Better Tomorrow
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A Better Tomorrow
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A Better Tomorrow
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Broken Arrow
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Hard Target
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Bullet in the Head
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1991
Bullet in the Head
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Once a Thief
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Once a Thief
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Just Heroes
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Starry is the Night
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1988
A Better Tomorrow 2
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A Better Tomorrow 2
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The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
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1987
Heroes Shed No Tears
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1986
Heroes Shed No Tears
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Run, Tiger, Run
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Plain Jane to the Rescue
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1982
Plain Jane to the Rescue
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1982
Laughing Times
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1981
To Hell with the Devil
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1981
From Riches to Rags
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1980
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1980
From Riches to Rags
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Last Hurrah for Chivalry
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Last Hurrah for Chivalry
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Follow the Star
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Hand of Death
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Hand of Death
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Hand of Death
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Money Crazy
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The Young Dragons
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The Young Dragons
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