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Princess Chang Ping (Chinese: 帝女花; pinyin: Dì nǚ huā; lit. 'The Flower Princess') is a 1976 Hong Kong Cantonese opera film [1] directed John Woo.It is a remake of director Wong Tin-lam's 1959 film Tragedy of the Emperor's Daughter, itself based on the Cantonese opera Di Nü Hua (The Flower Princess).
John Woo Yu-sen SBS (Chinese: 吳 宇 森; born 22 September 1946) [1] is a Hong Kong film director known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre. [2] 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 ...
The Crossing (Chinese: 太平轮) is a 2014–2015 Chinese-Hong Kong epic historical romance-war drama (part 1) and disaster film (part 2) directed by John Woo and written by Hui-Ling Wang. [4] The film stars Zhang Ziyi , Takeshi Kaneshiro , Song Hye-kyo , Huang Xiaoming , Tong Dawei and Masami Nagasawa . [ 4 ]
Woo, the Hong Kong director acclaimed for films such as “The Killer” (1989), “Hard Boiled” (1992) and “Face/Off” (1997), said he much prefers “real cinema” like Martin Scorsese movies.
John Woo hasn’t made an American film in 20 years, since the 2003 Ben Affleck-headlined Paycheck —which is surprising considering the run of stateside success the legendary Hong Kong director ...
John Woo rewrote the rules of mayhem during the '80s and '90s and the goodwill his fans have for him carry this half-successful remake across the finish line.
Once a Thief (also billed as John Woo's Once a Thief) is a Canadian action/comedy television series inspired by the Hong Kong 1991 film of the same name.The series is a continuation from the 1996 television film of the same name and it also includes two direct-to-video sequels: Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother and Once a Thief: Family Business.
Hand of Death (simplified Chinese: 少林门; traditional Chinese: 少林門; pinyin: shǎolínmén, also known as Countdown in Kung Fu) is a 1976 Hong Kong vigilante martial arts film written and directed by John Woo, who also has a small role.