John Woo
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 22, 1946 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Biography
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
| 2022 | The King of Wuxia Part 1Self | |
| 2022 | The King of Wuxia Part 2Self | |
| 2022 | 大侠胡金铨self | |
| 2021 | Life in 24 Frames a SecondSelf | |
| 2017 | John Travolta, le miraculé d'HollywoodSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | Ken SanSelf | |
| 2012 | Voice | |
| 2011 | Beginning of the Great RevivalLin Sen | |
| 2011 | Kurosawa's WaySelf | |
| 2009 | How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldSelf | |
| 2009 | The Founding of a RepublicLiu Wenhui | |
| 2009 | The Founding of a RepublicNational Army Officers | |
| 2008 | Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki | |
| 2007 | The Making of Hard Boiled | |
| 2007 | Bokura no Jidai | |
| 2006 | Be My Guest | |
| 2005 | A Century of Light and ShadowSelf | |
| 2004 | Crossings: John WooSelf | |
| 2003 | The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary | |
| 2003 | Cinema Hong Kong: Wu XiaSelf | |
| 2003 | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung FuSelf | |
| 2003 | Chop Socky: Cinema Hong KongSelf | |
| 2003 | The Life and Times of Wu Zhong XianAs himself | |
| 2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the MoviesSelf - Interviewee | |
| 2001 | Mission: ImprobableJohn Woo | |
| 1999 | Kurosawa: The Last EmperorSelf | |
| 1998 | Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese CinemaSelf | |
| 1997 | Task ForcePolice Chief | |
| 1994 | Cinema of VengeanceSelf (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong KinoSelf | |
| 1992 | Hard BoiledMr. Woo | |
| 1992 | Twin DragonsPriest | |
| 1991 | Once a ThiefStanley Wu | |
| 1991 | The BanquetMan on Stairs | |
| 1990 | Rebel from ChinaKwong | |
| 1990 | Bullet in the HeadPoliceman | |
| 1989 | Sunset in ParisMaggie's uncle | |
| 1989 | Celebrity Talk Show吴宇森 | |
| 1988 | I Love Maria | |
| 1988 | Starry Is the NightFather Fan | |
| 1987 | The Thirty Million Dollar RushLing's Husband | |
| 1986 | A Better TomorrowInspector Wu | |
| 1985 | Love, Lone Flower | |
| 1985 | Happy Union 2 | |
| 1982 | Plain Jane to the RescueSelf | |
| 1980 | From Riches to Rags[cameo] | |
| 1979 | Itchy FingersTriad Boss on Lorry | |
| 1978 | Follow the StarMiss Chen's Father | |
| 1976 | Hand of DeathZhang Yi | |
| 1974 | The Young DragonsMessage Deliverer | |
| 1974 | Young Lovers on Flying WheelsMan at Bike Reclaim Centre | |
| 1973 | The Mandarin | |
| 1969 | Dead KnotBoy | |
| 1968 | AccidentallyYoung Man | |
| 1962 | Golden Horse AwardsSelf |
| 2024 | The KillerProducer | |
| 2023 | Silent NightProducer | |
| 2014 | Breaking the WavesExecutive Producer | |
| 2012 | Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq BaleProducer | |
| 2011 | Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun FlagProducer | |
| 2011 | Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow BridgeProducer | |
| 2010 | Reign of AssassinsProducer | |
| 2010 | A Better TomorrowExecutive Producer | |
| 2010 | Color Me LoveProducer | |
| 2009 | Red Cliff IIProducer | |
| 2009 | My Fair GentlemanProducer | |
| 2008 | Red CliffProducer | |
| 2007 | Appleseed: Ex MachinaProducer | |
| 2007 | The Making of StrangleholdProducer | |
| 2007 | Blood BrothersProducer | |
| 2003 | Bulletproof MonkProducer | |
| 2003 | PaycheckProducer | |
| 2002 | WindtalkersProducer | |
| 2002 | Red SkiesExecutive Producer | |
| 1998 | The Big HitExecutive Producer | |
| 1998 | BlackjackProducer | |
| 1998 | The Replacement KillersExecutive Producer | |
| 1996 | Somebody Up There Likes MeProducer | |
| 1995 | Don't Cry, NankingProducer | |
| 1995 | Peace HotelExecutive Producer | |
| 1990 | Bullet in the HeadProducer | |
| 1989 | A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in SaigonProducer | |
| 1985 | Happy Union 2Producer | |
| 1985 | Super CitizenProducer | |
| 1985 | Love, Lone FlowerProducer | |
| 1985 | Run Tiger RunProducer | |
| 1985 | Ghost BustinProducer | |
| 1984 | Heroes Shed No TearsProducer | |
| 1984 | Happy UnionProducer | |
| 1981 | The Idiot AssassinProducer | |
| 1976 | The Private EyesProducer | |
| 1969 | Dead KnotProducer |
| 2024 | The KillerDirector | |
| 2023 | Silent NightDirector | |
| 2017 | ManhuntDirector | |
| 2015 | The Crossing IIDirector | |
| 2014 | The Crossing IDirector | |
| 2010 | Reign of AssassinsDirector | |
| 2009 | Red Cliff IIDirector | |
| 2008 | Red CliffDirector | |
| 2006 | All the Invisible ChildrenDirector | |
| 2004 | The Robinsons: Lost in SpaceDirector | |
| 2003 | PaycheckDirector | |
| 2002 | WindtalkersDirector | |
| 2002 | HostageDirector | |
| 2001 | The HireDirector | |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible IIDirector | |
| 1998 | BlackjackDirector | |
| 1997 | Face/OffDirector | |
| 1996 | Broken ArrowDirector | |
| 1996 | Once a ThiefDirector | |
| 1993 | Hard TargetDirector | |
| 1992 | Hard BoiledDirector | |
| 1991 | Once a ThiefDirector | |
| 1990 | Bullet in the HeadDirector | |
| 1989 | The KillerDirector | |
| 1989 | Just HeroesDirector | |
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow IIDirector | |
| 1986 | A Better TomorrowDirector | |
| 1985 | Run Tiger RunDirector | |
| 1984 | Heroes Shed No TearsDirector | |
| 1984 | The Time You Need a FriendDirector | |
| 1982 | To Hell with the DevilDirector | |
| 1982 | Plain Jane to the RescueDirector | |
| 1980 | From Riches to RagsDirector | |
| 1980 | Laughing TimesDirector | |
| 1979 | Last Hurrah for ChivalryDirector | |
| 1978 | Hello, Late HomecomersDirector | |
| 1978 | Follow the StarDirector | |
| 1977 | Money CrazyDirector | |
| 1976 | Hand of DeathDirector | |
| 1976 | Princess Chang-PingDirector | |
| 1975 | The Dragon TamersDirector | |
| 1974 | The Young DragonsDirector | |
| 1973 | Fist to FistAssistant Director | |
| 1973 | Blood BrothersAssistant Director | |
| 1973 | The DevilsAssistant Director | |
| 1972 | The Boxer from ShantungAssistant Director | |
| 1972 | The Water MarginAssistant Director | |
| 1972 | Four RidersAssistant Director | |
| 1972 | Young PeopleAssistant Director | |
| 1969 | Dead KnotDirector | |
| 1968 | AccidentallyDirector | |
| - | X-CruciorDirector | |
| - | GambinoDirector |
| 2024 | The KillerOriginal Film Writer | |
| 2018 | A Better TomorrowOriginal Story | |
| 2017 | ManhuntWriter | |
| 2010 | A Better TomorrowScreenplay | |
| 2010 | A Better TomorrowOriginal Story | |
| 2009 | Red Cliff IIScreenplay | |
| 2008 | Red CliffScreenplay | |
| 1992 | Hard BoiledStory | |
| 1991 | Once a ThiefScreenplay | |
| 1991 | Once a ThiefStory | |
| 1990 | Bullet in the HeadWriter | |
| 1989 | The KillerScreenplay | |
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow IIWriter | |
| 1986 | A Better TomorrowWriter | |
| 1984 | Heroes Shed No TearsWriter | |
| 1982 | To Hell with the DevilWriter | |
| 1982 | Plain Jane to the RescueScreenplay | |
| 1980 | Laughing TimesScreenplay | |
| 1980 | From Riches to RagsWriter | |
| 1979 | Last Hurrah for ChivalryWriter | |
| 1978 | Follow the StarWriter | |
| 1978 | Hello, Late HomecomersScreenplay | |
| 1978 | Follow the StarScreenplay | |
| 1977 | Money CrazyScreenplay | |
| 1976 | Princess Chang-PingScreenplay | |
| 1976 | Hand of DeathScreenplay | |
| 1975 | The Dragon TamersWriter | |
| 1974 | The Young DragonsWriter | |
| 1970 | The Ruthless HeartStory | |
| 1969 | Dead KnotWriter | |
| 1968 | AccidentallyWriter | |
| - | Better TomorrowOriginal Film Writer |
| 1998 | The Replacement KillersChoreographer | |
| 1973 | The MandarinSecond Unit | |
| 1970 | BeggingThanks |