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John Woo
Born · September 22, 1946 (78 years old)
Known For: Directing
Place of Birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Bio
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.
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Self
0.0
2022
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self
8.7
2022
Life in 24 Frames a Second
Self
0.0
2021
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
7.3
2017
Ken San
Self
6.0
2016
开讲啦
(1 episode)
0.0
2012
Beginning of the Great Revival
Lin Sen
4.6
2011
Kurosawa's Way
Self
5.4
2011
The Founding of a Republic
Liu Wenhui
5.3
2009
The Founding of a Republic
National Army Officers
5.3
2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
8.0
2009
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
0.0
2008
Bokura no Jidai
(1 episode)
0.0
2007
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
0.0
2005
Crossings: John Woo
Self
0.0
2004
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Self
0.0
2003
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
0.0
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Self
6.0
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Self
6.8
2003
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee
5.7
2002
Mission: Improbable
John Woo
7.6
2001
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
5.5
1999
Jackie Chan: My Story
(archive footage)
6.2
1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Self
5.4
1998
Task Force
Police Chief
7.0
1997
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (uncredited)
5.4
1994
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Self
7.3
1993
Hard Boiled
Mr. Woo
7.5
1992
Twin Dragons
Priest
6.7
1992
The Banquet
Man on Stairs
5.5
1991
Once a Thief
Stanley Wu
6.7
1991
Rebel from China
Kwong
0.0
1990
Bullet in the Head
Policeman
7.6
1990
Sunset in Paris
7.0
1989
Celebrity Talk Show
吴宇森 · (2 episodes)
9.0
1989
Starry Is the Night
Father Fan
6.0
1988
I Love Maria
6.2
1988
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Ling's Husband
6.9
1987
A Better Tomorrow
Inspector Wu
7.4
1986
Love, Lone Flower
0.0
1985
Happy Union 2
0.0
1985
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Self
5.0
1982
From Riches to Rags
[cameo]
4.0
1980
Itchy Fingers
Triad Boss on Lorry
6.3
1979
Follow the Star
Miss Chen's Father
10.0
1978
Hand of Death
Zhang Yi
5.9
1976
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
5.0
1974
The Young Dragons
Message Deliverer
6.7
1974
The Mandarin
7.0
1973
Accidentally
Young Man
4.2
1968
Dead Knot
0.0
1968
Golden Horse Awards
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1962