John Woo
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.
46 directing credits · 56 acting credits
Directing · 46
Face/Off
1997
Mission: Impossible II
2000
A Better Tomorrow
1986
Hard Target
1993
The Killer
1989
The Hire
2001
Once a Thief
1991
Hard Boiled
1992
The Killer
2024
Broken Arrow
1996
Just Heroes
1989
Windtalkers
2002
Red Cliff II
2009
Red Cliff
2008
Bullet in the Head
1990
Paycheck
2003
A Better Tomorrow II
1987
Reign of Assassins
2010
Silent Night
2023
Heroes Shed No Tears
1984
Hand of Death
1976
Manhunt
2017
The Crossing I
2014
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979
The Young Dragons
1974
The Crossing II
2015
All the Invisible Children
2006
To Hell with the Devil
1982
Blackjack
1998
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982
Laughing Times
1980
Money Crazy
1977
The Dragon Tamers
1975
The Time You Need a Friend
1984
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2004
Hostage
2002
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978
Follow the Star
1978
Princess Chang-Ping
1976
From Riches to Rags
1980
Once a Thief
1996
Run Tiger Run
1985
X-Crucior
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Gambino
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Dead Knot
1969
Accidentally
1968
Acting · 56
Golden Horse Awards
1962
Voice
2012
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
Be My Guest
2006
A Better Tomorrow
1986
Once a Thief
1991
Hard Boiled
1992
Twin Dragons
1992
Bullet in the Head
1990
The Founding of a Republic
2009
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
Bokura no Jidai
2007
The Banquet
1991
Hand of Death
1976
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
I Love Maria
1988
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
The Young Dragons
1974
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003
Kurosawa's Way
2011
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974
Starry Is the Night
1988
Cinema of Vengeance
1994
Rebel from China
1990
大侠胡金铨
2022
Ken San
2016
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022
Itchy Fingers
1979
Follow the Star
1978
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
Love, Lone Flower
1985
Happy Union 2
1985
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022
Sunset in Paris
1989
Task Force
1997
Life in 24 Frames a Second
2021
From Riches to Rags
1980
Mission: Improbable
2001
Crossings: John Woo
2004
The Mandarin
1973
Dead Knot
1969
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
2003
Accidentally
1968
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
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