John Woo
- Date of Birth: 1946-09-22
- Place of Birth: Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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 ... 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.
Follow the Star
Action, Comedy • 1978 February
Celebrity Talk Show
Talk • 1989 March
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Documentary • 2022 October
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Documentary • 2009 May
Bullet in the Head
Action, Crime, Thriller, War • 1990 August
Mission: Improbable
Comedy • 2001 June
Hard Boiled
Action, Thriller, Crime • 1992 April
A Better Tomorrow
Action, Crime, Drama • 1986 August
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Documentary, TV Movie • 2017 March
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Documentary • 1993 January