John Woo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (born 22 September 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Woo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Sep 22, 1946 In Guangzhou, China
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 36
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Dead Knot 1968-01-01
- Latest Project:
- Movie The King of Wuxia Part 1 2022-10-24
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The King of Wuxia Part 1 | Self | 2022-10-24 |
| Movie | Ken San | Self | 2016-08-20 |
| Movie | Kurosawa's Way | Self | 2011-05-13 |
| Movie | Beginning of the Great Revival | Lin Sen | 2011-06-23 |
| Movie | How Bruce Lee Changed the World | Self | 2009-05-17 |
| Movie | The Founding of a Republic | National Army Officers | 2009-09-17 |
| Movie | A Century of Light and Shadow | Self | 2005-01-01 |
| Movie | Crossings: John Woo | Self | 2004-06-20 |
| Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia | Self | 2003-01-02 |
| Movie | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies | Self - Interviewee | 2002-06-01 |
| Movie | Kurosawa: The Last Emperor | Self | 1999-01-01 |
| Movie | Jackie Chan: My Story | (archive footage) | 1998-07-17 |
| Movie | Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema | Self | 1998-06-04 |
| Movie | Task Force | Police Chief | 1997-11-13 |
| Movie | Cinema of Vengeance | Self (uncredited) | 1994-01-01 |
| Movie | Twin Dragons | Priest | 1992-01-15 |
| Movie | Hard Boiled | Mr. Woo | 1992-04-16 |
| Movie | Once a Thief | Stanley Wu | 1991-02-02 |
| Movie | The Banquet | Man on Stairs | 1991-11-30 |
| Movie | Bullet in the Head | Policeman | 1990-08-17 |
| Movie | Rebel from China | Kwong | 1990-10-25 |
| Movie | I Love Maria | 1988-03-10 | |
| Movie | Starry Is the Night | Father Fan | 1988-10-13 |
| Movie | The Thirty Million Dollar Rush | Ling's Husband | 1987-07-02 |
| Movie | A Better Tomorrow | Inspector Wu | 1986-08-02 |
| Movie | Love, Lone Flower | 1985-06-22 | |
| Movie | Plain Jane to the Rescue | Self | 1982-10-21 |
| Movie | From Riches to Rags | [cameo] | 1980-07-10 |
| Movie | Itchy Fingers | Triad Boss on Lorry | 1979-01-26 |
| Movie | Follow the Star | Miss Chen's Father | 1978-02-04 |
| Movie | Hand of Death | Zhang Yi | 1976-07-15 |
| Movie | Young Lovers on Flying Wheels | Man at Bike Reclaim Centre | 1974-09-20 |
| Movie | The Young Dragons | Message Deliverer | 1974-07-25 |
| Movie | The Mandarin | 1973-06-28 | |
| Movie | Dead Knot | 1968-01-01 |