John Woo
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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 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
Credits
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
as Inspector Wu
Hard Boiled (1992)
as Mr. Woo
Once a Thief (1991)
as Stanley Wu
Twin Dragons (1992)
as Priest
Bullet in the Head (1990)
as Policeman
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino (1993)
as Self
The Banquet (1991)
as Man on Stairs
Hand of Death (1976)
as Zhang Yi
The Founding of a Republic (2009)
as Liu Wenhui
I Love Maria (1988)
Actor
Kurosawa's Way (2011)
as Self
Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
as Lin Sen
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
as Self
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia (2003)
as Self
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible (2010)
as Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Young Dragons (1974)
as Message Deliverer
Crossings: John Woo (2004)
as Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002)
as Self - Interviewee
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush (1987)
as Ling's Husband
Mission: Improbable (2001)
as John Woo
Task Force (1997)
as Police Chief
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003)
as Self
Cinema of Vengeance (1994)
as Self (uncredited)
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki (—)
as Self
Ken San (2016)
as Self
Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982)
as Self
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu (2003)
as Self
Dead Knot (1969)
as Boy
The Making of Hard Boiled (2007)
Actor
The Mandarin (1973)
Actor
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels (1974)
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999)
as Self
Follow the Star (1978)
as Miss Chen's Father
The King of Wuxia Part 1 (2022)
as Self
From Riches to Rags (1980)
as [cameo]
Starry Is the Night (1988)
as Father Fan
Love, Lone Flower (1985)
Actor
Sunset in Paris (1989)
as Maggie's uncle
Rebel from China (1990)
as Kwong
Accidentally (1968)
as Young Man
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off (2007)
as Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
as Self
The King of Wuxia Part 2 (2022)
as Self
The Making of Stranglehold (2007)
Actor
Happy Union 2 (1985)
Actor
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary (2003)
Actor
Itchy Fingers (1979)
as Triad Boss on Lorry
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian (2003)
as As himself
Life in 24 Frames a Second (2021)
as Self
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki (2008)
Actor