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John Woo

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1946-09-22 (78 years old)

Biography

John Woo Yu-Sen SBS 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

all 122

Movies 116

Director 37

Producer 36

self 22

TV Shows 6

Writer 3

Creator 1

Director / Producer / Original Film Writer

John Woo

Biography

Filmography

all 122

Movies 116

Director 37

Producer 36

self 22

TV Shows 6

Writer 3

Creator 1

The Killer (2024)

Silent Night (2023)

The King of Wuxia Part 2 (2022)

The King of Wuxia Part 1 (2022)

Life in 24 Frames a Second (2021)

In the Mood for Melville (2017)

Manhunt (2017)

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)

Ken San (2016)

The Crossing II (2015)

The Crossing I (2014)

Breaking the Waves (2014)

Remy Julienne 50 ans de cascades (2013)

Voice (2012)

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (2012)

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge (2011)

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag (2011)

Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)

Kurosawa's Way (2011)

Color Me Love (2010)

A Better Tomorrow (2010)

Reign of Assassins (2010)

My Fair Gentleman (2009)

The Founding of a Republic (2009)

How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)

Red Cliff II (2009)

Red Cliff (2008)

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki (2008)

Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)

Blood Brothers (2007)

The Making of Stranglehold (2007)

Bokura no Jidai (2007)

All the Invisible Children (2005)

A Century of Light and Shadow (2005)

Crossings: John Woo (2004)

The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004)

Paycheck (2003)

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003)

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary (2003)

Bulletproof Monk (2003)

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia (2003)

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu (2003)

Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious (2002)

Hostage (2002)

Red Skies (2002)

Windtalkers (2002)

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002)

Mission: Improbable (2001)

The Hire (2001)

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999)

Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)

Blackjack (1998)

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)

The Big Hit (1998)

The Replacement Killers (1998)

Once a Thief: Family Business (1998)

Task Force (1997)

Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother (1997)

Face/Off (1997)

Once a Thief (1996)

Once a Thief (1996)

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)

Broken Arrow (1996)

Don't Cry, Nanking (1995)

Peace Hotel (1995)

Cinema of Vengeance (1994)

Hard Target (1993)

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino (1993)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1946-09-22 (78 years old)

Birth Place
Guangzhou, China

Citizenships
Hong Kong

Also Known As
Wu Yu-Sheng, Wu Yu-Shen, Wu Yao-Shen, John Y. S. Woo, John Y. Woo, Ng Yue-Sum

Awards
Golden Horse Award for Best Director, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director, Bronze Bauhinia Star, Silver Bauhinia Star