John Woo's tribute to Ken Takakura

With the Chinese version of Manhunt, screened at this year's Venice International Film Festival, the filmmaker salutes a Japanese star who influenced generations in China. Xu Fan reports.

Hong Kong filmmaker John Woo has been a longtime admirer of the late Japanese actor Ken Takakura. But Woo did not get a chance to work with Takakura, who died in 2014.

Now, with the Chinese version of Manhunt, which has been screened at the ongoing Venice International Film Festival, Woo uses the silver screen to honor a star who has influenced generations in China.