John Woo

John Woo

Date of Birth:

Sep 22, 1946

Place of Birth:

Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

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 Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.

filmography:

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino

1993

Cinema of Vengeance Cinema of Vengeance

1994

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

2002

The Banquet The Banquet

1991

Itchy Fingers Itchy Fingers

1979

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

2003

The King of Wuxia Part 1 The King of Wuxia Part 1

2022

Follow the Star Follow the Star

1978

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

1987

Ken San Ken San

2016

The Mandarin The Mandarin

1973

Bullet in the Head Bullet in the Head

1990

Crossings: John Woo Crossings: John Woo

2004

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

2017

Life in 24 Frames a Second Life in 24 Frames a Second

2021

The King of Wuxia Part 2 The King of Wuxia Part 2

2022

The Founding of a Republic The Founding of a Republic

2009

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki

2008

From Riches to Rags From Riches to Rags

1980

A Century of Light and Shadow A Century of Light and Shadow

2005

Twin Dragons Twin Dragons

1992

Hand of Death Hand of Death

1976

The Founding of a Republic The Founding of a Republic

2009

Task Force Task Force

1997

Beginning of the Great Revival Beginning of the Great Revival

2011

I Love Maria I Love Maria

1988

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

1974

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

2003

Jackie Chan: My Story Jackie Chan: My Story

1998

The Young Dragons The Young Dragons

1974

Mission: Improbable Mission: Improbable

2001

How Bruce Lee Changed the World How Bruce Lee Changed the World

2009

Dead Knot Dead Knot

1968

Accidentally Accidentally

1968

Once a Thief Once a Thief

1991

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

1999

Plain Jane to the Rescue Plain Jane to the Rescue

1982

A Better Tomorrow A Better Tomorrow

1986

Love, Lone Flower Love, Lone Flower

1985

Happy Union 2 Happy Union 2

1985

Kurosawa's Way Kurosawa's Way

2011

Rebel from China Rebel from China

1990

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

1998

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

2003

Sunset in Paris Sunset in Paris

1989

Starry Is the Night Starry Is the Night

1988

Hard Boiled Hard Boiled

1992

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