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John Woo
Director

John Woo

22 Sep 1946Born
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Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, ChinaBirthplace

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".

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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

Filmography

  1. TBAX-CruciorFilm: Director
  2. TBAGambinoFilm: Director
  3. 2024The KillerFilm: Director
  4. 2023Silent NightFilm: Director
  5. 2017ManhuntFilm: Director, Writer
  6. 2015The Crossing IIFilm: Director
  7. 2014The Crossing IFilm: Director
  8. 2011Beginning of the Great RevivalFilm: Lin Sen
  9. 2010A Better TomorrowFilm: Screenplay
  10. 2010Reign of AssassinsFilm: Director
  11. 2009The Founding of a RepublicFilm: Liu Wenhui, National Army Officers
  12. 2009Red Cliff IIFilm: Screenplay, Director
  13. 2008Red CliffFilm: Director, Screenplay
  14. 2008Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji AramakiFilm
  15. 2007The Making of Hard BoiledFilm
  16. 2007The Making of StrangleholdFilm
  17. 2006All the Invisible ChildrenFilm: Director
  18. 2004The Robinsons: Lost in SpaceFilm: Director
  19. 2003PaycheckFilm: Director
  20. 2003The Master: Chang Cheh DocumentaryFilm
  21. 2003The Life and Times of Wu Zhong XianFilm: As himself
  22. 2002HostageFilm: Director
  23. 2002WindtalkersFilm: Director
  24. 2001Mission: ImprobableFilm: John Woo
  25. 2001The HireSeries: Director (1 episode)
  26. 2000Mission: Impossible IIFilm: Director
  27. 1998BlackjackFilm: Director
  28. 1997Task ForceFilm: Police Chief
  29. 1997Face/OffFilm: Director
  30. 1996Once a ThiefFilm: Director
  31. 1996Once a ThiefSeries: Creator
  32. 1996Broken ArrowFilm: Director
  33. 1993Hard TargetFilm: Director
  34. 1992Hard BoiledFilm: Mr. Woo, Director
  35. 1992Twin DragonsFilm: Priest
  36. 1991The BanquetFilm: Man on Stairs
  37. 1991Once a ThiefFilm: Stanley Wu, Director, Screenplay
  38. 1990Rebel from ChinaFilm: Kwong
  39. 1990Bullet in the HeadFilm: Policeman, Director, Writer
  40. 1989Just HeroesFilm: Director
  41. 1989Sunset in ParisFilm: Maggie's uncle
  42. 1989The KillerFilm: Director, Screenplay
  43. 1988Starry Is the NightFilm: Father Fan
  44. 1988I Love MariaFilm
  45. 1987A Better Tomorrow IIFilm: Director, Writer
  46. 1987The Thirty Million Dollar RushFilm: Ling's Husband
  47. 1986A Better TomorrowFilm: Inspector Wu, Director, Writer
  48. 1985Love, Lone FlowerFilm
  49. 1985Run Tiger RunFilm: Director
  50. 1985Happy Union 2Film
  51. 1984Heroes Shed No TearsFilm: Director, Writer
  52. 1984The Time You Need a FriendFilm: Director
  53. 1982Plain Jane to the RescueFilm: Director, Screenplay
  54. 1982To Hell with the DevilFilm: Director, Writer
  55. 1980Laughing TimesFilm: Screenplay, Director
  56. 1980From Riches to RagsFilm: [cameo], Director, Writer
  57. 1979Last Hurrah for ChivalryFilm: Director, Writer
  58. 1979Itchy FingersFilm: Triad Boss on Lorry
  59. 1978Hello, Late HomecomersFilm: Director, Screenplay
  60. 1978Follow the StarFilm: Miss Chen's Father, Director, Writer, Screenplay
  61. 1977Money CrazyFilm: Director, Screenplay
  62. 1976Hand of DeathFilm: Zhang Yi, Director, Screenplay
  63. 1976Princess Chang-PingFilm: Director, Screenplay
  64. 1975The Dragon TamersFilm: Director, Writer
  65. 1974Young Lovers on Flying WheelsFilm: Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
  66. 1974The Young DragonsFilm: Message Deliverer, Writer, Director
  67. 1973The MandarinFilm
  68. 1969Dead KnotFilm: Boy, Writer, Director
  69. 1968AccidentallyFilm: Young Man, Director, Writer

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