John Woo

Directing·Sep 22, 1946·Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

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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.

Film	Credit
The Killer2024 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Silent Night2023 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
The King of Wuxia Part 22022 · Self	Self
The King of Wuxia Part 12022 · Self	Self
Life in 24 Frames a Second2021 · Self	Self
Manhunt2017 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood2017 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)	Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ken San2016 · Self	Self
The Crossing II2015 · Director	Director
The Crossing I2014 · Director	Director
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale2012 · Producer	Producer
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge2011 · Producer	Producer
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag2011 · Producer	Producer
Beginning of the Great Revival2011 · Lin Sen	Lin Sen
Kurosawa's Way2011 · Self	Self
Color Me Love2010 · Producer	Producer
A Better Tomorrow2010 · Screenplay	Screenplay
Reign of Assassins2010 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
MMission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible2010 · Self	Self
My Fair Gentleman2009 · Producer	Producer
The Founding of a Republic2009 · Liu Wenhui, National Army Officers	Liu Wenhui, National Army Officers
How Bruce Lee Changed the World2009 · Self	Self
Red Cliff II2009 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Red Cliff2008 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki2008 · Actor	Actor
Appleseed: Ex Machina2007 · Producer	Producer
TThe Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off2007 · Self	Self
Blood Brothers2007 · Producer	Producer
The Making of Hard Boiled2007 · Actor	Actor
The Making of Stranglehold2007 · Actor, Producer	Actor, Producer
All the Invisible Children2006 · Director	Director
Crossings: John Woo2004 · Self	Self
The Robinsons: Lost in Space2004 · Director	Director
Paycheck2003 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong2003 · Self	Self
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary2003 · Actor	Actor
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian2003 · As himself	As himself
Bulletproof Monk2003 · Producer	Producer
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia2003 · Self	Self
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu2003 · Self	Self
Hostage2002 · Director	Director
Windtalkers2002 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies2002 · Self - Interviewee	Self - Interviewee
Mission: Improbable2001 · John Woo	John Woo
Mission: Impossible II2000 · Director	Director
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor1999 · Self	Self
Blackjack1998 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema1998 · Self	Self