Name
John Woo
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1946-09-22 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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.
Known For
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When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on man...
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With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent ...
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When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair so...
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A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch t...
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A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the t...
- 1992 Hard Boiled as Mr. Woo
- 2000 Mission: Improbable as John Woo
- 2009 How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
- 1968 Accidentally as Young Man
- 1969 Dead Knot as Boy
- 1974 The Young Dragons as Message Deliverer
- 2011 Beginning of the Great Revival as Lin Sen
- 1974 Young Lovers on Flying Wheels as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
- 1988 I Love Maria
- 2003 The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
- 1991 Once a Thief as Stanley Wu
- 1999 Kurosawa: The Last Emperor as Self
- 1998 Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema as Self
- 2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia as Self
- 1989 Sunset in Paris as Maggie's uncle
- 1988 Starry Is the Night as Father Fan
- 1990 Rebel from China as Kwong
- 2011 Kurosawa's Way as Self
- 1982 Plain Jane to the Rescue as Self
- 1986 A Better Tomorrow as Inspector Wu
- 1985 Love, Lone Flower
- 1985 Happy Union 2
- 1997 Task Force as Police Chief
- 2009 The Founding of a Republic as Liu Wenhui
- 2022 The King of Wuxia Part 1 as Self
- 1978 Follow the Star as Miss Chen's Father
- 1987 The Thirty Million Dollar Rush as Ling's Husband
- 2016 Ken San as Self
- 2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu as Self
- 1979 Itchy Fingers as Triad Boss on Lorry
- 1993 Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino as Self
- 1994 Cinema of Vengeance as Self (uncredited)
- 2002 The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self - Interviewee
- 1991 The Banquet as Man on Stairs
- 1973 The Mandarin
- 1990 Bullet in the Head as Policeman
- 1980 From Riches to Rags as [cameo]
- 1992 Twin Dragons as Priest
- 1976 Hand of Death as Zhang Yi
- 2008 Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
- 2009 The Founding of a Republic as National Army Officers
- 2004 Crossings: John Woo as Self
- 2017 John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2021 Life in 24 Frames a Second as Self
- 2022 The King of Wuxia Part 2 as Self
- 2003 Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong as Self
- 2003 The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian as As himself
- 2002 The Test of Time: The Genesis of Hard Boiled
- 2007 The Making of Stranglehold
- 2026 Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki as Self
- 2010 Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible as Self
- 2007 The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off as Self
- 1962 Golden Horse Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Bokura no Jidai ( 1 episode )
- 2012 Voice ( 1 episode )
- 1989 Celebrity Talk Show ( 2 episodes ) as 吴宇森
- 2006 Be My Guest ( 1 episode )
- 2022 大侠胡金铨 ( 2 episodes ) as self
- 2005 A Century of Light and Shadow ( 8 episodes ) as Self
