John Woo
Directing
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.
Born: September 22, 1946 · Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Filmography (71)
The Killer
2024
Silent Night
2023
A Better Tomorrow
2018
Manhunt
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
The Crossing II
2015
The Crossing I
2014
Voice
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
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
Appleseed: Ex Machina
2007
Blood Brothers
2007
Be My Guest
2006
All the Invisible Children
2006
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2004
Paycheck
2003
Bulletproof Monk
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
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
Blackjack
1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
The Big Hit
1998
The Replacement Killers
1998
Face/Off
1997
Once a Thief
1996
Once a Thief
1996
Broken Arrow
1996
Peace Hotel
1995
Hard Target
1993
Hard Boiled
1992
Twin Dragons
1992
The Banquet
1991
Once a Thief
1991
Bullet in the Head
1990
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989
Just Heroes
1989
The Killer
1989
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
I Love Maria
1988
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
A Better Tomorrow
1986
Heroes Shed No Tears
1984
Laughing Times
1980
From Riches to Rags
1980
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979
Money Crazy
1977
The Private Eyes
1976
Hand of Death
1976
Fist to Fist
1973
Blood Brothers
1973
Four Riders
1972
The Water Margin
1972
The Boxer from Shantung
1972
Dead Knot
1969
Golden Horse Awards
1962