Directing · Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China · Born September 22, 1946
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.
MovieThe King of Wuxia Part 2
2022
as Self
MovieThe King of Wuxia Part 1
2022
as Self
TV大侠胡金铨
2022
as self
MovieLife in 24 Frames a Second
2021
as Self
MovieJohn Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
MovieKen San
2016
as Self
TVVoice
2012
MovieBeginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Lin Sen
MovieKurosawa's Way
2011
as Self
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
MovieThe Founding of a Republic
2009
as Liu Wenhui
MovieHow Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Self
MovieTeam-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
2007
as Self
MovieThe Making of Hard Boiled
2007
MovieThe Making of Stranglehold
2007
TVBokura no Jidai
2007
TVBe My Guest
2006
TVA Century of Light and Shadow
2005
as Self
MovieCrossings: John Woo
2004
as Self
MovieChop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
as Self
MovieThe Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
MovieThe Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
2003
as As himself
MovieCinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003
as Self
MovieCinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
as Self
MovieThe Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
as Self - Interviewee
MovieMission: Improbable
2001
as John Woo
MovieKurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
as Self
MovieYang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Self
MovieTask Force
1997
as Police Chief
MovieCinema of Vengeance
1994
as Self (uncredited)
MovieFilm ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993
as Self
MovieHard Boiled
1992
as Mr. Woo
MovieTwin Dragons
1992
as Priest
MovieThe Banquet
1991
as Man on Stairs
MovieOnce a Thief
1991
as Stanley Wu
MovieRebel from China
1990
as Kwong
MovieBullet in the Head
1990
as Policeman
MovieSunset in Paris
1989
as Maggie's uncle
TVCelebrity Talk Show
1989
as 吴宇森
MovieStarry Is the Night
1988
as Father Fan
MovieI Love Maria
1988
MovieThe Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
as Ling's Husband
MovieA Better Tomorrow
1986
as Inspector Wu
MovieLove, Lone Flower
1985
MovieHappy Union 2
1985
MoviePlain Jane to the Rescue
1982
as Self
MovieFrom Riches to Rags
1980
as [cameo]
MovieItchy Fingers
1979
as Triad Boss on Lorry
MovieFollow the Star
1978
as Miss Chen's Father
MovieHand of Death
1976
as Zhang Yi
MovieYoung Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
MovieThe Young Dragons
1974
as Message Deliverer
MovieThe Mandarin
1973
MovieDead Knot
1969
as Boy
MovieAccidentally
1968
as Young Man
TVGolden Horse Awards
1962
as Self
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
as Self
