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John Woo

Directing
September 22, 1946 (79 years old)
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Popularity: 3
IMDb

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...

Also Known As

Wu Yu-Sheng • Wu Yu-Shen • Wu Yao-Shen • John Y. S. Woo • John Y. Woo

Known For

Golden Horse Awards series poster (1962)
9.0

Golden Horse Awards

Self

Hard Boiled movie poster (1992)
7.5
Gem

Hard Boiled

Mr. Woo

A Better Tomorrow movie poster (1986)
7.4

A Better Tomorrow

Inspector Wu

The Banquet movie poster (1991)
5.6

The Banquet

Man on Stairs

The Founding of a Republic movie poster (2009)
5.3

The Founding of a Republic

Liu Wenhui

The Founding of a Republic movie poster (2009)
5.3

The Founding of a Republic

National Army Officers

Beginning of the Great Revival movie poster (2011)
4.6

Beginning of the Great Revival

Lin Sen

Bullet in the Head movie poster (1990)
7.6

Bullet in the Head

Policeman

Twin Dragons movie poster (1992)
6.7

Twin Dragons

Priest

The Young Dragons movie poster (1974)
6.7

The Young Dragons

Message Deliverer

Once a Thief movie poster (1991)
6.8

Once a Thief

Stanley Wu

Photos of John Woo

Filmography

2020s

The King of Wuxia Part 1 movie poster (2022)
8.7

The King of Wuxia Part 1

Self

The King of Wuxia Part 2 movie poster (2022)

The King of Wuxia Part 2

Self

Life in 24 Frames a Second movie poster (2021)

Life in 24 Frames a Second

Self

2010s

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood movie poster (2017)
7.3

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Ken San movie poster (2016)
6.0

Ken San

Self

Beginning of the Great Revival movie poster (2011)
4.6

Beginning of the Great Revival

Lin Sen

Kurosawa's Way movie poster (2011)
5.8

Kurosawa's Way

Self

Reign of Assassins movie poster (2010)
6.9

Reign of Assassins

Producer

2000s

The Founding of a Republic movie poster (2009)
5.3

The Founding of a Republic

Liu Wenhui

Red Cliff II movie poster (2009)
7.3

Red Cliff II

Screenplay

How Bruce Lee Changed the World movie poster (2009)
8.0

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

Self

Red Cliff movie poster (2008)
7.1

Red Cliff

Director

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki movie poster (2008)

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki

Appleseed: Ex Machina movie poster (2007)
6.5

Appleseed: Ex Machina

Producer

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off' movie poster (2007)

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'

Self

The Making of Hard Boiled movie poster (2007)

The Making of Hard Boiled

All the Invisible Children movie poster (2006)
7.0

All the Invisible Children

Director

A Century of Light and Shadow movie poster (2005)

A Century of Light and Shadow

Self

Crossings: John Woo movie poster (2004)

Crossings: John Woo

Self

Paycheck movie poster (2003)
6.2

Paycheck

Director

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu movie poster (2003)
6.8

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Self

Bulletproof Monk movie poster (2003)
5.5

Bulletproof Monk

Producer

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong movie poster (2003)

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

Self

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia movie poster (2003)
6.0

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

Self

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary movie poster (2003)

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian movie poster (2003)

The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian

As himself

Windtalkers movie poster (2002)
6.3

Windtalkers

Director

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies movie poster (2002)
5.7

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

Self - Interviewee

Hostage movie poster (2002)
6.6

Hostage

Director

Mission: Improbable movie poster (2001)
7.5

Mission: Improbable

John Woo

Mission: Impossible II movie poster (2000)
6.1

Mission: Impossible II

Director

1990s

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor movie poster (1999)
5.4

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

Self

The Big Hit movie poster (1998)
5.9

The Big Hit

Executive Producer

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema movie poster (1998)
4.9

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Self

Blackjack movie poster (1998)
5.3

Blackjack

Director

Face/Off movie poster (1997)
7.1

Face/Off

Director

Task Force movie poster (1997)
7.0

Task Force

Police Chief

Broken Arrow movie poster (1996)
6.1

Broken Arrow

Director

Once a Thief movie poster (1996)
4.8

Once a Thief

Director

Don't Cry, Nanking movie poster (1995)
8.5

Don't Cry, Nanking

Producer

Cinema of Vengeance movie poster (1994)
5.4

Cinema of Vengeance

Self (uncredited)

Hard Target movie poster (1993)
6.5

Hard Target

Director

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino movie poster (1993)
7.3

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino

Self

Hard Boiled movie poster (1992)
7.5
Gem

Hard Boiled

Mr. Woo

Twin Dragons movie poster (1992)
6.7

Twin Dragons

Priest

The Banquet movie poster (1991)
5.6

The Banquet

Man on Stairs

Once a Thief movie poster (1991)
6.8

Once a Thief

Stanley Wu

Bullet in the Head movie poster (1990)
7.6

Bullet in the Head

Policeman

Rebel from China movie poster (1990)

Rebel from China

Kwong

1980s

The Killer movie poster (1989)
7.6
Gem

The Killer

Director

Just Heroes movie poster (1989)
6.7

Just Heroes

Director

Sunset in Paris movie poster (1989)
7.0

Sunset in Paris

Maggie's uncle

I Love Maria movie poster (1988)
6.3

I Love Maria

Starry Is the Night movie poster (1988)
6.0

Starry Is the Night

Father Fan

A Better Tomorrow II movie poster (1987)
7.1

A Better Tomorrow II

Director

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush movie poster (1987)
6.9

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

Ling's Husband

A Better Tomorrow movie poster (1986)
7.4

A Better Tomorrow

Inspector Wu

Love, Lone Flower movie poster (1985)

Love, Lone Flower

Happy Union 2 movie poster (1985)

Happy Union 2

Heroes Shed No Tears movie poster (1984)
6.5

Heroes Shed No Tears

Producer

Plain Jane to the Rescue movie poster (1982)
5.8

Plain Jane to the Rescue

Self

To Hell with the Devil movie poster (1982)
5.3

To Hell with the Devil

Director

From Riches to Rags movie poster (1980)
4.0

From Riches to Rags

[cameo]

1970s

Last Hurrah for Chivalry movie poster (1979)
7.0

Last Hurrah for Chivalry

Director

Itchy Fingers movie poster (1979)
7.2

Itchy Fingers

Triad Boss on Lorry

Follow the Star movie poster (1978)
10.0

Follow the Star

Miss Chen's Father

Money Crazy movie poster (1977)
6.3

Money Crazy

Director

Hand of Death movie poster (1976)
6.1

Hand of Death

Zhang Yi

Princess Chang-Ping movie poster (1976)
7.0

Princess Chang-Ping

Director

The Dragon Tamers movie poster (1975)
6.7

The Dragon Tamers

Director

The Young Dragons movie poster (1974)
6.7

The Young Dragons

Message Deliverer

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels movie poster (1974)
5.0

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

Man at Bike Reclaim Centre

The Mandarin movie poster (1973)
7.0

The Mandarin

1960s

Dead Knot movie poster (1969)
5.7

Dead Knot

Boy

Accidentally movie poster (1968)
4.4

Accidentally

Young Man