John Woo
John Woo
Person

John Woo

Director 1946-09-22 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

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 descr...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
Data from TMDB
Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

1992 · Mr. Woo

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

1986 · Inspector Wu

Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons

1992 · Priest

Bullet in the Head

Bullet in the Head

1990 · Policeman

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

1991 · Stanley Wu

Hand of Death

Hand of Death

1976 · Zhang Yi

The Founding of a Republic

The Founding of a Republic

2009 · Liu Wenhui

Beginning of the Great Revival

Beginning of the Great Revival

2011 · Lin Sen

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009 · Self

I Love Maria

I Love Maria

1988 · Movie

Mission: Improbable

Mission: Improbable

2000 · John Woo

The Banquet

The Banquet

1991 · Man on Stairs

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

2002 · Self - Interviewee

Kurosawa's Way

Kurosawa's Way

2011 · Self

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998 · Self

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

1987 · Ling's Husband

Dead Knot

Dead Knot

1969 · Boy

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

2003 · Self