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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
Manhunt2017 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Crossing II2015 · Director	Director
The Crossing I2014 · Director	Director
Reign of Assassins2010 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Red Cliff II2009 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
Red Cliff2008 · Screenplay, Director, Producer	Screenplay, Director, Producer
All the Invisible Children2006 · Director	Director
The Robinsons: Lost in Space2004 · Director	Director
Paycheck2003 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Hostage2002 · Director	Director
Windtalkers2002 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Mission: Impossible II2000 · Director	Director
Blackjack1998 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Face/Off1997 · Director	Director
Once a Thief1996 · Director	Director
Broken Arrow1996 · Director	Director
Hard Target1993 · Director	Director
Hard Boiled1992 · Mr. Woo, Director	Mr. Woo, Director
Once a Thief1991 · Stanley Wu, Screenplay, Director	Stanley Wu, Screenplay, Director
Bullet in the Head1990 · Policeman, Producer, Director, Writer	Policeman, Producer, Director, Writer
Just Heroes1989 · Director	Director
The Killer1989 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Better Tomorrow II1987 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
A Better Tomorrow1986 · Inspector Wu, Director, Writer	Inspector Wu, Director, Writer
Run Tiger Run1985 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Heroes Shed No Tears1984 · Producer, Director, Writer	Producer, Director, Writer
The Time You Need a Friend1984 · Director	Director
Plain Jane to the Rescue1982 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
To Hell with the Devil1982 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Laughing Times1980 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
From Riches to Rags1980 · [cameo], Director, Writer	[cameo], Director, Writer
Last Hurrah for Chivalry1979 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Hello, Late Homecomers1978 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Follow the Star1978 · Miss Chen's Father, Director, Writer, Screenplay	Miss Chen's Father, Director, Writer, Screenplay
Money Crazy1977 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Hand of Death1976 · Zhang Yi, Director, Screenplay	Zhang Yi, Director, Screenplay
Princess Chang-Ping1976 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Dragon Tamers1975 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Young Dragons1974 · Message Deliverer, Writer, Director	Message Deliverer, Writer, Director
Dead Knot1969 · Boy, Writer, Producer, Director	Boy, Writer, Producer, Director
Accidentally1968 · Young Man, Director, Writer	Young Man, Director, Writer
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GGambinoDirector	Director