
John Woo
Born September 22, 1946 · Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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.
Notable Appearances
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Once a Thief

Bullet in the Head

The Banquet

Hand of Death

The Founding of a Republic

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Kurosawa's Way

I Love Maria

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

Beginning of the Great Revival

Task Force

Life in 24 Frames a Second

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

Plain Jane to the Rescue

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

The Young Dragons

Starry Is the Night

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

Crossings: John Woo

Cinema of Vengeance

Dead Knot

The Making of Hard Boiled

Follow the Star

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki

The Making of Stranglehold

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

From Riches to Rags

Itchy Fingers

Mission: Improbable

Ken San

The King of Wuxia Part 2

The Mandarin

Rebel from China

Love, Lone Flower

The King of Wuxia Part 1

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki

Accidentally

Happy Union 2

Sunset in Paris










