John Woo
Directing
Born: 1946-09-22 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Biography
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.
Known For
Voice
Golden Horse Awards
Self
Hard Boiled
Mr. Woo
Celebrity Talk Show
吴宇森
A Better Tomorrow
Inspector Wu
Twin Dragons
Priest
The Banquet
Man on Stairs
Once a Thief
Stanley Wu
Bullet in the Head
Policeman
Be My Guest
Hand of Death
Zhang Yi
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
The Founding of a Republic
Liu Wenhui
The Founding of a Republic
National Army Officers
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
Self
I Love Maria
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
Kurosawa's Way
Self
Bokura no Jidai
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Starry Is the Night
Father Fan
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Ling's Husband
大侠胡金铨
self
The Young Dragons
Message Deliverer
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Self
Task Force
Police Chief
Dead Knot
Boy
Beginning of the Great Revival
Lin Sen
Rebel from China
Kwong
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
From Riches to Rags
[cameo]
Crossings: John Woo
Self
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
The Making of Hard Boiled
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Self
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (uncredited)
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Self