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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 legendary Hong Kong director has made his first U.S. film in 20 years with Lionsgate's 'Silent Night,' starring Joel Kinnaman and Catalina Sandino Moreno.
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 ...
Speaking to Deadline from Fantasia Film Festival (Montreal, July 14-August 3), where he is being honored with a career achievement award, Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo revealed details of his ...
Miss Chen (Rowena Cortes) is a rich pop singer, and her father is a former criminal.On his last job before retiring, he keeps the crew's haul all for himself, and goes into hiding.
Late Autumn (Korean: 만추; Hanja: 晚秋; RR: Manchu) is a 2010 English-language film directed by Kim Tae-yong. [3] [4] [5] It stars Tang Wei as Anna, a prisoner who is given a 72 hours parole to visit family in Seattle, and who meets and befriends a South Korean man on-the-run ().
The stylish filmmaker of such action classics as 'The Killer,' 'Hard Boiled' and 'Face/Off' returns with his first Hollywood movie in 20 years, a dour revenger.
Wong was born Anthony William Perry on 2 September 1961 [5] to a Hong Kong Chinese mother of Taishanese descent, Wong Juen-yee, [6] and an English father, Frederick William Perry, who served with the Royal Air Force during World War II and later as a colonial officer.