# 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.

*Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** China
- **Born:** 1946-09-22
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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## Platforms
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/john_woo_filmmaker/ (@john_woo_filmmaker)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000247/ (@nm0000247)

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