Director
John Woo
Born 1946 · Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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.
Directed
Face/Off
Director · 1997
Mission: Impossible II
Director · 2000
The Killer
Director · 1989
Hard Boiled
Director · 1992
Red Cliff
Director · 2008
A Better Tomorrow
Director · 1986
Paycheck
Director · 2003
Hard Target
Director · 1993
Windtalkers
Director · 2002
Red Cliff II
Director · 2009
Broken Arrow
Director · 1996
Bullet in the Head
Director · 1990
Silent Night
Director · 2023
A Better Tomorrow II
Director · 1987
The Killer
Director · 2024
Reign of Assassins
Director · 2010
Once a Thief
Director · 1991
All the Invisible Children
Director · 2006
Acting
Hard Boiled
Mr. Woo · 1992
A Better Tomorrow
Inspector Wu · 1986
Bullet in the Head
Policeman · 1990
Twin Dragons
Priest · 1992
Once a Thief
Stanley Wu · 1991
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self · 2009
Hand of Death
Zhang Yi · 1976
Mission: Improbable
John Woo · 2001
Rebel from China
Kwong · 1990
Celebrity Talk Show
吴宇森 · 1989
The Founding of a Republic
Liu Wenhui · 2009
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self · 2022
Golden Horse Awards
Self · 1962
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Ling's Husband · 1987
Follow the Star
Miss Chen's Father · 1978
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · 2017
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Self · 2003
Task Force
Police Chief · 1997
Itchy Fingers
Triad Boss on Lorry · 1979
The Banquet
Man on Stairs · 1991
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Self · 1993
Beginning of the Great Revival
Lin Sen · 2011
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee · 2002
Kurosawa's Way
Self · 2011
Writing
The Killer
Screenplay · 1989
Hard Boiled
Story · 1992
Red Cliff
Screenplay · 2008
A Better Tomorrow
Writer · 1986
Red Cliff II
Screenplay · 2009
Bullet in the Head
Writer · 1990
A Better Tomorrow II
Writer · 1987
The Killer
Original Film Writer · 2024
Once a Thief
Screenplay · 1991
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Writer · 1979
Heroes Shed No Tears
Writer · 1984
Manhunt
Writer · 2017