John Woo
Wu Yu-Sheng | Wu Yu-Shen | Wu Yao-Shen
Directing
Date of birth:Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Gender:Male
Popularity:2
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
Rating by year
- The King of Wuxia Part 2Self2022-10-280.00
- The King of Wuxia Part 1Self2022-10-248.73
- Life in 24 Frames a SecondSelf2021-06-260.00
- John Travolta, le miraculé d'HollywoodSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)2017-03-197.36
- Ken SanSelf2016-08-206.73
- Beginning of the Great RevivalLin Sen2011-06-234.748
- Kurosawa's WaySelf2011-05-135.813
- The Founding of a RepublicLiu Wenhui2009-09-175.366
- The Founding of a RepublicNational Army Officers2009-09-175.366
- How Bruce Lee Changed the WorldSelf2009-05-178.032
- The Making of Hard Boiled2007-07-240.00
- The Making of Stranglehold2007-06-228.02
- A Century of Light and ShadowSelf2005-01-010.00
- Crossings: John WooSelf2004-06-200.00
- Chop Socky: Cinema Hong KongSelf2003-10-040.00
- The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary2003-06-040.00
- The Life and Times of Wu Zhong XianAs himself2003-04-010.00
- Cinema Hong Kong: Wu XiaSelf2003-01-026.02
- Cinema Hong Kong: Kung FuSelf2003-01-017.17
- The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the MoviesSelf - Interviewee2002-06-015.912
- Mission: ImprobableJohn Woo2001-06-027.523
- Kurosawa: The Last EmperorSelf1999-01-016.26
- Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese CinemaSelf1998-06-045.29
- Task ForcePolice Chief1997-11-137.54
- Cinema of VengeanceSelf (uncredited)1994-01-016.26
- Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong KinoSelf1993-01-017.33
- Hard BoiledMr. Woo1992-04-167.5953
- Twin DragonsPriest1992-01-156.7430
- The BanquetMan on Stairs1991-11-305.819
- Once a ThiefStanley Wu1991-02-026.9181
- Rebel from ChinaKwong1990-10-2510.01
- Bullet in the HeadPoliceman1990-08-177.6317
- Sunset in ParisMaggie's uncle1989-06-147.02
- Starry Is the NightFather Fan1988-10-136.54
- I Love Maria1988-03-106.423
- The Thirty Million Dollar RushLing's Husband1987-07-027.210
- A Better TomorrowInspector Wu1986-08-027.4619
- Love, Lone Flower1985-06-228.01
- Happy Union 21985-01-0110.01
- Plain Jane to the RescueSelf1982-10-216.36
- From Riches to Rags[cameo]1980-07-104.97
- Itchy FingersTriad Boss on Lorry1979-01-267.25
- Follow the StarMiss Chen's Father1978-02-048.03
- Hand of DeathZhang Yi1976-07-156.689
- Young Lovers on Flying WheelsMan at Bike Reclaim Centre1974-09-206.52
- The Young DragonsMessage Deliverer1974-07-256.84
- The Mandarin1973-06-287.02
- Dead KnotBoy1969-06-016.09
- AccidentallyYoung Man1968-01-014.95
- Golden Horse AwardsSelf1962-10-319.01