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.
Known for
Golden Horse Awards
Self
A Better Tomorrow
Inspector Wu
Bullet in the Head
Policeman
Hard Boiled
Mr. Woo
Twin Dragons
Priest
Once a Thief
Stanley Wu
The Banquet
Man on Stairs
Beginning of the Great Revival
Lin Sen
The Founding of a Republic
Liu Wenhui
The Founding of a Republic
National Army Officers
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Ling's Husband
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Self
Hand of Death
Zhang Yi
Love, Lone Flower
Rebel from China
Kwong
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
As himself
The Young Dragons
Message Deliverer
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
Itchy Fingers
Triad Boss on Lorry
Starry Is the Night
Father Fan
Happy Union 2
Life in 24 Frames a Second
Self
Ken San
Self
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Self
I Love Maria
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Self
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
Follow the Star
Miss Chen's Father
From Riches to Rags
[cameo]
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Self
Sunset in Paris
Maggie's uncle
Mission: Improbable
John Woo
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Self
Crossings: John Woo
Self
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
Self
Kurosawa's Way
Self
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (uncredited)
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Self
Task Force
Police Chief
The Mandarin
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
Dead Knot
Boy
Accidentally
Young Man
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
The Making of Hard Boiled
大侠胡金铨
self
Voice
Be My Guest
Celebrity Talk Show
吴宇森