John Woo

John Woo () (born May 1, 1946 in Guangzhou, China) is a Chinese film director known especially for the ballet-like violence in his movies.

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When Woo's parents were faced with persecution, his Lutheran family fled to Hong Kong when he was five years old. During this time, the Woo family led a hard life in the slums since his father had tuberculosis and could not work. In 1953, the family was made homeless when their house was burned to the ground in a brush fire. It was only thanks to donations from charities that his family were able to move into another house. Unfortunately, by this time, a wave of crime and violence was beginning to infest Hong Kong's housing projects. One of Woo's most vivid childhood memories was of seeing a man being killed on his front steps.

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Guangzhou: Guangzhou (; Jyutping: Gwong2zau1; Yale: Gw?ngjaū) is the capital of the Guangdong Province in southern China. Its international name was formerly Canton, after a French language corruption of the name of the city in Cantonese. As of 1999, the population of the city is about 4.05 million while ...

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