Woo hoo! John Woo returns to ‘gun fu’ with Manhunt

John Woo-helmed 'Manhunt' stars Japan's Masaharu Fukuyama (left) and China's Zhang Hanyu. Photo: Filepic

Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo is credited with creating ‘gun fu’, an action film genre that combines the elements of gunplay and kung fu. Woo’s signature style revolves around massive shootouts, heroic bloodshed, violent aesthetics, all choreographed into one beautiful package. His latest movie Manhunt is said to be the action maestro’s return to ‘gun fu’ after 14 years.

The 71-year-old director was in Kuala Lumpur recently to promote Manhunt, accompanied by the movie’s South Korean star Ha Ji-won, 39. The Guangzhou-born Hong Kong film director also conducted a symposium titled John Woo: Man Behind The Camera.