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
Hard Boiled (1992)
as Mr. Woo
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
as Inspector Wu
Twin Dragons (1992)
as Priest
Bullet in the Head (1990)
as Policeman
Once a Thief (1991)
as Stanley Wu
The Founding of a Republic (2009)
as Liu Wenhui
Hand of Death (1976)
as Zhang Yi
The Test of Time: The Genesis of Hard Boiled (2002)
Actor
The Banquet (1991)
as Man on Stairs
Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
as Lin Sen
Kurosawa's Way (2011)
as Self
Task Force (1997)
as Police Chief
I Love Maria (1988)
Actor
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki (2026)
as Self
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off (2007)
as Self
From Riches to Rags (1980)
as [cameo]
The Young Dragons (1974)
as Message Deliverer
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush (1987)
as Ling's Husband
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002)
as Self - Interviewee
Crossings: John Woo (2004)
as Self
The Making of Stranglehold (2007)
Actor
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible (2010)
as Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)
as Self
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino (1993)
as Self
Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982)
as Self
Dead Knot (1969)
as Boy
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu (2003)
as Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Rebel from China (1990)
as Kwong
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia (2003)
as Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
as Self
The King of Wuxia Part 1 (2022)
as Self
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels (1974)
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
Starry Is the Night (1988)
as Father Fan
Sunset in Paris (1989)
as Maggie's uncle
Happy Union 2 (1985)
Actor
Ken San (2016)
as Self
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong (2003)
as Self
Follow the Star (1978)
as Miss Chen's Father
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor (1999)
as Self
Itchy Fingers (1979)
as Triad Boss on Lorry
Life in 24 Frames a Second (2021)
as Self
Love, Lone Flower (1985)
Actor
Cinema of Vengeance (1994)
as Self (uncredited)
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary (2003)
Actor
Mission: Improbable (2000)
as John Woo
The King of Wuxia Part 2 (2022)
as Self
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian (2003)
as As himself
The Mandarin (1973)
Actor
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki (2008)
Actor
Accidentally (1968)
as Young Man