John Woo
Known for: Directing
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
Series
Voice
2012
Series
Golden Horse Awards
Self
1962
Series
Celebrity Talk Show
吴宇森
1989
Series
Be My Guest
2006
Film
A Better Tomorrow
Inspector Wu
1986
Film
Hard Boiled
Mr. Woo
1992
Film
Twin Dragons
Priest
1992
Film
Once a Thief
Stanley Wu
1991
Film
Bullet in the Head
Policeman
1990
Film
The Banquet
Man on Stairs
1991
Film
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
2009
Film
The Founding of a Republic
Liu Wenhui
2009
Film
The Founding of a Republic
National Army Officers
2009
Film
Hand of Death
Zhang Yi
1976
Film
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Self
1993
Film
I Love Maria
1988
Film
Kurosawa's Way
Self
2011
Film
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Self
2003
Film
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
1999
Film
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
Film
Beginning of the Great Revival
Lin Sen
2011
Film
Task Force
Police Chief
1997
Series
A Century of Light and Shadow
Self
2005
Series
Bokura no Jidai
2007
Film
Life in 24 Frames a Second
Self
2021
Film
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee
2002
Film
Starry Is the Night
Father Fan
1988
Film
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Ling's Husband
1987
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Self
2007
Series
大侠胡金铨
self
2022
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
Self
2010
Film
The Young Dragons
Message Deliverer
1974
Film
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Self
2003
Film
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
Film
Cinema of Vengeance
Self (uncredited)
1994
Film
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
Film
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Self
1982
Film
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
1974
Film
Crossings: John Woo
Self
2004
Film
Ken San
Self
2016
Film
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
Film
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Self
1998
Film
Mission: Improbable
John Woo
2001
Film
Follow the Star
Miss Chen's Father
1978
Film
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
Self
Film
Dead Knot
Boy
1969
Film
The Mandarin
1973
Film
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Self
2022
Film
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Self
2003
Film
From Riches to Rags
[cameo]
1980
Film
Itchy Fingers
Triad Boss on Lorry
1979
Film
Rebel from China
Kwong
1990
Film
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Self
2022
Film
Love, Lone Flower
1985
Film
Sunset in Paris
Maggie's uncle
1989
Film
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008
Film
Accidentally
Young Man
1968
Film
Happy Union 2
1985
Film
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
As himself
2003