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