John Woo
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-09-22 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Also known As
Wu Yu-Sheng
Wu Yu-Shen
Wu Yao-Shen
John Y. S. Woo
John Y. Woo
Ng Yue-Sum
吳宇森
John Woo
Biography
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS 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...
Acting
1992
as Mr. Woo
2001
as John Woo
2009
1968
as Young Man
1968
1974
as Message Deliverer
1998
as (archive footage)
2011
as Lin Sen
1974
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
1988
1991
as Stanley Wu
1999
as Self
1998
2003
as Self
1989
as Maggie's uncle
1988
as Father Fan
1990
as Kwong
2011
as Self
1982
as Self
1986
as Inspector Wu
1985
1997
as Police Chief
2009
as Liu Wenhui
2022
as Self
1978
as Miss Chen's Father
1987
as Ling's Husband
2016
as Self
2003
as Self
1979
as Triad Boss on Lorry
1993
1994
as Self (uncredited)
2002
as Self - Interviewee
1991
as Man on Stairs
1973
1990
as Policeman
1980
as [cameo]
2005
1992
as Priest
1976
as Zhang Yi
2009
as National Army Officers
2004
as Self
2017
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021
as Self
2022
as Self
2003
as Self
Production
1997
as Director
2000
as Director
1993
as Director
1989
as Director
1980
as Writer
1986
as Director
2005
as Director
1990
as Producer
1990
as Director
1990
as Editor
2008
as Screenplay
2008
as Director
2008
as Producer
1992
as Director
1996
as Director
1992
as Editor
2003
as Producer
2002
as Director
2002
as Producer
1998
as Executive Producer
1984
as Producer
2003
as Director
1979
as Writer
1979
as Director
1995
as Producer
2007
as Producer
1974
as Writer
1968
as Writer
1974
as Director
1968
as Director
1975
as Director
1977
as Director
1976
as Director
2002
as Director
2009
as Screenplay
2009
as Director
1998
as Director
1996
as Director
1976
as Director
2010
as Producer
1991
as Screenplay
1991
as Director
1987
as Writer
1987
as Director
1984
as Director
1984
as Writer
1989
as Director
1998
as Producer
1985
as Producer
1973
as Second Unit
2010
as Co-Director
1982
as Writer
1982
as Director
2024
as Director
2004
as Director
1980
as Screenplay
1985
as Director
2003
as Producer
2014
as Director
2023
as Producer
1985
as Director
1982
as Director
1980
as Director
1978
as Director
1980
as Director
1978
as Director
2024
as Producer
2023
as Director
2015
as Director
1978
as Writer
1982
as Screenplay
1985
as Producer
2017
as Director
2002
as Executive Producer
1976
as Screenplay
1985
as Producer
2007
as Producer
1992
as Story
1998
as Choreographer
1998
as Executive Producer
1972
as Assistant Director
2012
as Producer
2017
as Writer
1989
as Screenplay
1973
as Assistant Director
1976
as Screenplay
1975
as Writer
1989
1985
as Producer
2010
as Executive Producer
2009
as Producer
1996
as Producer
1978
as Screenplay
1990
as Writer
1980
as Writer
2024
as Original Film Writer
1995
as Executive Producer
1977
as Screenplay
2011
2010
as Screenplay
2007
as Producer
2014
as Executive Producer
-
as Director
1991
as Story
1973
as Assistant Director
1978
as Screenplay
1976
as Producer
1985
as Producer
1984
as Producer
2009
as Producer
2010
as Producer
1972
as Assistant Director
1972
as Assistant Director
1972
as Assistant Director
1981
as Producer
1973
as Assistant Director
1970
as Story
1986
as Writer
1968
as Producer
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