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AKA:
Wu Yusen
Wu Yu-sheng
Birthplace:
Canton, China
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Hailed by action star Jean-Claude Van Damme as "the Martin Scorsese of Asia," Woo was a legendary action director in the burgeoning Hong Kong film industry before emigrating to Hollywood to direct Van Damme in "Hard Target" (1993). Reportedly the first Asian to direct a major Hollywood studio film, Woo made his name with action-packed, emotionally florid movies with titles like "The Killer" (1989), "A Bullet in the Head" (1990), and "Hard-Boiled" (1992). Enthusiastically embraced by "hip" Brit and American critics while dismissed as a chop-socky poseur by skeptics, this bold visual stylist
"presents" (2003 re-release)
2003
1951
Moved from Guandong provice in China to Hong Kong with his parents
Lived on the streets with his parents for over a year
1967
At age 19, joined a theater company established by the Chinese Student Weekly, a periodical (date approximate)
Began making super-8 and 16 millimeter shorts
1969
Hired for the entry level position of production assistant at Cathay Film Studio
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