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Also Known As Wu Yusen
Born October 1946 (age 78) • Guangzhou • China
Notable Works “A Better Tomorrow” • “Hard Boiled” • “Mission: Impossible 2” • “Paycheck” • “Red Cliff” • “The Killer” • “Windtalkers”

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