John Woo
Born in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China — Sep 22 1946
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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 200…
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Golden Horse Awards
Self
Mission: Impossible II
Directing
Once a Thief
Creator
Face/Off
Directing
The Hire
Directing
Hard Boiled
Mr. Woo
The Killer
Directing
A Better Tomorrow
Inspector Wu
Hard Target
Directing
Twin Dragons
Priest
Red Cliff
Directing
Reign of Assassins
Production
Red Cliff II
Writing
The Banquet
Man on Stairs
The Founding of a Republic
Liu Wenhui
Paycheck
Directing
Four Riders
Directing
Beginning of the Great Revival
Lin Sen
I Love Maria
Bullet in the Head
Policeman
Silent Night
Production
A Better Tomorrow II
Directing
Broken Arrow
Directing
Windtalkers
Directing
Hand of Death
Zhang Yi
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Production
The Water Margin
Directing
Once a Thief
Stanley Wu
The Young Dragons
Message Deliverer
Peace Hotel
Production
The Crossing I
Directing
Fist to Fist
Directing
Blood Brothers
Directing
The Crossing II
Directing
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Production
Just Heroes
Directing
The Boxer from Shantung
Directing
The Private Eyes
Production
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Directing
The Killer
Directing
Manhunt
Directing
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Self
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Production
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Ling's Husband
Bulletproof Monk
Production
The Big Hit
Production
Heroes Shed No Tears
Production
A Better Tomorrow
Writing
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
A Better Tomorrow
Production
Rebel from China
Kwong
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
Production
Breaking the Waves
Production
The Replacement Killers
Production
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
Production
Blood Brothers
Production
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee
Money Crazy
Directing
Starry Is the Night
Father Fan
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Self
Young People
Directing
Blackjack
Directing
Kurosawa's Way
Self
Ken San
Self
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
Red Skies
Production
Love, Lone Flower
Color Me Love
Production
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
The Dragon Tamers
Directing
Laughing Times
Writing
Sunset in Paris
Maggie's uncle
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Production
Hostage
Directing
From Riches to Rags
[cameo]
Itchy Fingers
Triad Boss on Lorry
All the Invisible Children
Directing
Task Force
Police Chief
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self
The Time You Need a Friend
Directing
Princess Chang-Ping
Directing
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Self
Crossings: John Woo
Self
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Self
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (uncredited)
To Hell with the Devil
Directing
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Follow the Star
Miss Chen's Father
Don't Cry, Nanking
Production
Once a Thief
Directing
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Self
Ghost Bustin
Production
My Fair Gentleman
Production
The Mandarin
Super Citizen
Production
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
Directing
Accidentally
Young Man
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
Better Tomorrow
Writing
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
Happy Union
Production
Gambino
Directing
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
Self
The Idiot Assassin
Production
The Devils
Directing
Hello, Late Homecomers
Directing
Run Tiger Run
Directing
Mission: Improbable
John Woo
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Self
Life in 24 Frames a Second
Self
X-Crucior
Directing
Happy Union 2
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
As himself
The Ruthless Heart
Writing
The Making of Stranglehold
Production
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
大侠胡金铨
self
Dead Knot
Boy
The Making of Hard Boiled
Begging
Crew