John Woo
Directing
Born September 22, 1946 in 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.
Filmography
Better Tomorrow
The Killer
Silent Night
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Self
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self
大侠胡金铨
self
Life in 24 Frames a Second
Self
A Better Tomorrow
Manhunt
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ken San
Self
The Crossing II
The Crossing I
Breaking the Waves
Voice
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
Beginning of the Great Revival
Lin Sen
Kurosawa's Way
Self
Color Me Love
A Better Tomorrow
Reign of Assassins
My Fair Gentleman
The Founding of a Republic
Liu Wenhui
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
Red Cliff II
Red Cliff
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Blood Brothers
The Making of Hard Boiled
The Making of Stranglehold
Bokura no Jidai
Be My Guest
All the Invisible Children
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
Crossings: John Woo
Self
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
Paycheck
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Self
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
As himself
Bulletproof Monk
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Self
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Self
Hostage
Red Skies
Windtalkers
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee
Mission: Improbable
John Woo
The Hire
Mission: Impossible II
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
Blackjack
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Self
The Big Hit
The Replacement Killers
Task Force
Police Chief
Face/Off
Once a Thief
Once a Thief
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Broken Arrow
Don't Cry, Nanking
Peace Hotel
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (uncredited)
Hard Target
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Self
Hard Boiled
Mr. Woo
Twin Dragons
Priest
The Banquet
Man on Stairs
Once a Thief
Stanley Wu
Rebel from China
Kwong
Bullet in the Head
Policeman
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Just Heroes
Sunset in Paris
Maggie's uncle
The Killer
Celebrity Talk Show
吴宇森
Starry Is the Night
Father Fan
I Love Maria
A Better Tomorrow II
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Ling's Husband
A Better Tomorrow
Inspector Wu
Ghost Bustin
Love, Lone Flower
Super Citizen
Run Tiger Run
Happy Union 2
Heroes Shed No Tears
The Time You Need a Friend
Happy Union
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Self
To Hell with the Devil
Laughing Times
From Riches to Rags
[cameo]
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Itchy Fingers
Triad Boss on Lorry
Hello, Late Homecomers
Follow the Star
Miss Chen's Father
Money Crazy
The Private Eyes
Hand of Death
Zhang Yi
Princess Chang-Ping
The Dragon Tamers
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
The Young Dragons
Message Deliverer
The Devils
Fist to Fist
The Mandarin
Blood Brothers
Four Riders
Young People
The Water Margin
The Boxer from Shantung
Begging
Dead Knot
Boy
Accidentally
Young Man
Golden Horse Awards
Self