John Woo
Directing • Born 1946-09-22
Biography
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Red Cliff. His Hollywood films include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. He also created the comic series Seven Brothers, published by Virgin Comics. Woo was described by Dave Kehr in The Observer in 2002 as "arguably the most influential director making movies today". Woo cites his three favorite films as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.
Filmography
56 credits
Hard Boiled
Movie • 1992
Mr. Woo
Mission: Improbable
Movie • 2001
John Woo
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Movie • 2009
Self
Accidentally
Movie • 1968
Young Man
Dead Knot
Movie • 1969
Boy
The Young Dragons
Movie • 1974
Message Deliverer
Beginning of the Great Revival
Movie • 2011
Lin Sen
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Movie • 1974
Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
I Love Maria
Movie • 1988
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
Movie • 2003
Once a Thief
Movie • 1991
Stanley Wu
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Movie • 1999
Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Movie • 1998
Self
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Movie • 2003
Self
Sunset in Paris
Movie • 1989
Maggie's uncle
Starry Is the Night
Movie • 1988
Father Fan
Rebel from China
Movie • 1990
Kwong
Kurosawa's Way
Movie • 2011
Self
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Movie • 1982
Self
A Better Tomorrow
Movie • 1986
Inspector Wu
Love, Lone Flower
Movie • 1985
Happy Union 2
Movie • 1985
Task Force
Movie • 1997
Police Chief
The Founding of a Republic
Movie • 2009
Liu Wenhui
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Movie • 2022
Self
Follow the Star
Movie • 1978
Miss Chen's Father
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Movie • 1987
Ling's Husband
Ken San
Movie • 2016
Self
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Movie • 2003
Self
Itchy Fingers
Movie • 1979
Triad Boss on Lorry
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Movie • 1993
Self
Cinema of Vengeance
Movie • 1994
Self (uncredited)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Movie • 2002
Self - Interviewee
The Banquet
Movie • 1991
Man on Stairs
The Mandarin
Movie • 1973
Bullet in the Head
Movie • 1990
Policeman
From Riches to Rags
Movie • 1980
[cameo]
A Century of Light and Shadow
Movie • 2005
Self
Twin Dragons
Movie • 1992
Priest
Hand of Death
Movie • 1976
Zhang Yi
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
Movie • 2008
The Founding of a Republic
Movie • 2009
National Army Officers
Crossings: John Woo
Movie • 2004
Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Movie • 2017
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Life in 24 Frames a Second
Movie • 2021
Self
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Movie • 2022
Self
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Movie • 2003
Self
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
Movie • 2007
Self
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
Movie • 2003
As himself
The Making of Hard Boiled
Movie • 2007
Golden Horse Awards
TV • 1962
Self
Bokura no Jidai
TV • 2007
Voice
TV • 2012
Celebrity Talk Show
TV • 1989
吴宇森
Be My Guest
TV • 2006
大侠胡金铨
TV • 2022
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