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 Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.
Personal Details
Also Known As
Movies (46)
The Killer
Director (Directing)
2024
Silent Night
Producer (Production)
2023
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
2022
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
2022
Life in 24 Frames a Second
as Self
2021
Manhunt
Director (Directing)
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
Ken San
as Self
2016
The Crossing II
Director (Directing)
2015
The Crossing I
Director (Directing)
2014
Breaking the Waves
Executive Producer (Production)
2014
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Producer (Production)
2012
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
Producer (Production)
2011
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
Producer (Production)
2011
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Lin Sen
2011
Kurosawa's Way
as Self
2011
Color Me Love
Producer (Production)
2010
A Better Tomorrow
Executive Producer (Production)
2010
Reign of Assassins
Producer (Production)
2010
My Fair Gentleman
Producer (Production)
2009
The Founding of a Republic
as Liu Wenhui
2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
2009
Red Cliff II
Screenplay (Writing)
2009
Red Cliff
Screenplay (Writing)
2008
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Producer (Production)
2007
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
as Self
2007
Blood Brothers
Producer (Production)
2007
The Making of Stranglehold
Producer (Production)
2007
All the Invisible Children
Director (Directing)
2006
A Century of Light and Shadow
as Self
2005
Crossings: John Woo
as Self
2004
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
Director (Directing)
2004
Paycheck
Director (Directing)
2003
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self
2003
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
as As himself
2003
Bulletproof Monk
Producer (Production)
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
as Self
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self
2003
Hostage
Director (Directing)
2002
Red Skies
Executive Producer (Production)
2002
Windtalkers
Director (Directing)
2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee
2002
Mission: Improbable
as John Woo
2001
Mission: Impossible II
Director (Directing)
2000
