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