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Line 3: {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{infobox person '''John Woo Yu-Sen''' {{Post-nominals|country=HKG|SBS}} ({{zh|t={{linktext|吳|宇|森}}}}; born October 1946; passport birth date listed as 22 September 1948) is a [[Hong Kong people|Hong Kong]] director and producer. Known for [[Action film|action films]] that incorporate violent stylised gunfights with melodramatic portrayals of male bonding, Woo is considered an influential figure in the genre. His accolades include multiple [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editor]], as well as a [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Award]]. For his contributions to Asian cinema, Woo was awarded a [[Bronze Bauhinia Star]] in 2004 and a [[Silver Bauhinia Star]] in 2010.▼ | honorific_prefix = | name = John Woo | honorific_suffix = [[Silver Bauhinia Star|SBS]] | image = | alt = Woo staring to his left | caption = Woo in 2005 | native_name = {{linktext|吳|宇|森}} | native_name_lang = zh | pronunciation = | birth_name = Wu Yu-seng | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1946|10}} | birth_place = [[Guangzhou]], China | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (enter DEATH date then BIRTH date (e.g., ...|1908|31|8|1967|28|2}} use both this parameter and |birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | burial_place = <!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) --> | burial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|producer}} | years_active = 1969–present | spouse = {{marriage|Anne Chun-lung Niu|1976}} | children = 3 | module = {{Infobox Chinese | child = yes |s={{linktext|吴|宇|森}} |t={{linktext|吳|宇|森}} |p=Wú Yǔsēn |mi={{IPAc-cmn|wu|2|-|yu|3|s|en|1}} |w=Wu<sup>2</sup> Yü<sup>3</sup>-sen<sup>1</sup> |j=Ng4 Jyu5-sam1 |y=Ǹgh Yúhsām |ci={{IPAc-yue|ng0|4|-|j|yu|5|s|am|1}} }} | signature = John Woo Signature.svg }} ▲'''John Woo Yu-Sen''' {{Post-nominals|country=HKG|SBS}} ({{zh|t={{linktext|吳|宇|森}}}}; born October 1946; passport birth date listed as 22 September 1948) is a [[Hong Kong people|Hong Kong]] director, screenwriter and producer. Known for [[Action film|action films]] that incorporate violent stylised gunfights with melodramatic portrayals of male bonding, Woo is considered an influential figure in the genre. His accolades include multiple [[Hong Kong Film Awards]] for [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]], [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director|Best Director]] and [[Hong Kong Film Award for Best Editing|Best Editor]], as well as a [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Award]]. For his contributions to Asian cinema, Woo was awarded a [[Bronze Bauhinia Star]] in 2004 and a [[Silver Bauhinia Star]] in 2010. Born into poverty, Woo developed an interest in filmmaking from an early age. After making several short films, he joined [[Cathay Organisation|Cathay]] in 1969 as a script supervisor. Woo left two years later to work for [[Shaw Brothers Studio]], where he would be mentored by [[Chang Cheh]]. Hired by [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]], Woo made a series of comedy films which pigeonholed him into the genre, a reputation that followed him to [[Cinema City Enterprises|Cinema City]]. His breakout hit, ''[[A Better Tomorrow]]'' (1986), marked his first collaboration with [[Chow Yun-fat]]. After directing ''[[A Better Tomorrow II]]'' (1987) and ''[[The Killer (1989 film)|The Killer]]'' (1989), Woo would make the Vietnam War epic ''[[Bullet in the Head]]'' (1990) and the heist film ''[[Once a Thief (1991 film)|Once a Thief]]'' (1991). | |||