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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 ...
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19 wins & 17 nominations.
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Director (44 credits)
Director (44 credits)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (8 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (6 credits)
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Editor (3 credits)
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Camera and Electrical Department (2 credits)
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Thanks (16 credits)
Thanks (16 credits)
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Self (49 credits)
Self (49 credits)
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Commercial: Nike Brazilian Football Commercial (1998) See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 3 Print Biographies | 10 Interviews | 17 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Alternate Names:
Ng Yu Chen | Yu Chen Ng | Yu-Sam Ng | Wu Yu Shen | Wu Yu Sheng | John Y.S. Woo | John Wu | Yao Shen Wu | Yu Sheng Wu | Yu Shen Wu | Yu-Sheng Wu | Yu-Shen Wu | Yu-shen Wu | Yusen Wu | Wu Yu-shenHeight:
5' 4½" (1.64 m)
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Personal Quote:
[on working with Jean-Claude Van Damme] That's a long story. About five or six years ago, I got many offers from Hollywood studios. The producer and script writers [for Hard Target (1993)] flew to Hong Kong to see me and they asked me to do the picture. [Van Damme was being considered to star.] Van Damme wanted a change, he wanted to prove himself as an actor. And he asked me to do the film. I ... See more »Trivia:
He has cited the final scene of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969) as being a major influence on his works and something he has alluded to many times. See more »Star Sign:
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