John Woo

}} John Woo Yu-sen (}}; born 22 September 1946) is a Hong Kong film director known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre. He is a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films and the gun fu genre in Hong Kong action cinema, before working in Hollywood films. 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.

Considered one of the major figures of Hong Kong cinema, Woo has directed several notable action films including ''A Better Tomorrow'' (1986), ''The Killer'' (1989), ''Hard Boiled'' (1992) and ''Red Cliff'' (2008/2009). ''Hard Target'' (1993) was his first American film directorial debut, and the first major Hollywood film made by a Chinese director. His other Hollywood films include ''Broken Arrow'' (1996), ''Face/Off'' (1997) and ''Mission: Impossible 2'' (2000). He also created the comic series ''Seven Brothers'', published by Virgin Comics. He is the founder and chairman of the production company Lion Rock Productions.

Woo is a winner of the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing, as well as a Golden Horse Award, an Asia Pacific Screen Award and a Saturn Award. Provided by Wikipedia