John Woo
Biography
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS 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.
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Known For
Acting History
2022
The King of Wuxia Part 2 as Self
2022The King of Wuxia Part 1 as Self
2021Life in 24 Frames a Second as Self
2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016Ken San as Self
2012Voice
2011Beginning of the Great Revival as Lin Sen
2011Kurosawa's Way as Self
2009The Founding of a Republic as Liu Wenhui
2009The Founding of a Republic as National Army Officers
2009How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self
2008Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2007The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' as Self
2007Bokura no Jidai
2006Be My Guest
2005A Century of Light and Shadow as Self
2004Crossings: John Woo as Self
2003Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong as Self
2003The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian as As himself
2003Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia as Self
2003Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu as Self
2002The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self - Interviewee
2001Mission: Improbable as John Woo
1999Kurosawa: The Last Emperor as Self
1998Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema as Self
1997Task Force as Police Chief
1994Cinema of Vengeance as Self (uncredited)
1993Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino as Self
1992Hard Boiled as Mr. Woo
1992Twin Dragons as Priest
1991The Banquet as Man on Stairs
1991Once a Thief as Stanley Wu
1990Rebel from China as Kwong
1990Bullet in the Head as Policeman
1989Sunset in Paris as Maggie's uncle
1989Celebrity Talk Show as 吴宇森
1988Starry Is the Night as Father Fan
1988I Love Maria
1987The Thirty Million Dollar Rush as Ling's Husband
1986A Better Tomorrow as Inspector Wu
1985Love, Lone Flower
1985Happy Union 2
1982Plain Jane to the Rescue as Self
1980From Riches to Rags as [cameo]
1979Itchy Fingers as Triad Boss on Lorry
1978Follow the Star as Miss Chen's Father
1976Hand of Death as Zhang Yi
1974Young Lovers on Flying Wheels as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
1974The Young Dragons as Message Deliverer
1973The Mandarin
1968Dead Knot
1968Accidentally as Young Man
1962Golden Horse Awards as Self