John Woo
Biography
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.
Movies 52
Hard Boiled
as Mr. Woo
1992
A Better Tomorrow
as Inspector Wu
1986
Bullet in the Head
as Policeman
1990
Once a Thief
as Stanley Wu
1991
Twin Dragons
as Priest
1992
The Banquet
as Man on Stairs
1991
The Founding of a Republic
as Liu Wenhui
2009
The Founding of a Republic
as National Army Officers
2009
I Love Maria
1988
Hand of Death
as Zhang Yi
1976
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Lin Sen
2011
The Test of Time: The Genesis of Hard Boiled
2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee
2002
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
2009
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
as Ling's Husband
1987
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
as Self
2026
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
as Self
2003
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self
2003
Kurosawa's Way
as Self
2011
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self
2003
The Young Dragons
as Message Deliverer
1974
From Riches to Rags
as [cameo]
1980
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Self
1998
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
Starry Is the Night
as Father Fan
1988
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
2022
Plain Jane to the Rescue
as Self
1982
Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited)
1994
Life in 24 Frames a Second
as Self
2021
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
Task Force
as Police Chief
1997
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
1974
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
as Self
1993
Sunset in Paris
as Maggie's uncle
1989
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
2022
Mission: Improbable
as John Woo
2000
Love, Lone Flower
1985
Crossings: John Woo
as Self
2004
Rebel from China
as Kwong
1990
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008
Itchy Fingers
as Triad Boss on Lorry
1979
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
as Self
2007
Ken San
as Self
2016
The Mandarin
1973
Happy Union 2
1985
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self
1999
Follow the Star
as Miss Chen's Father
1978
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
as As himself
2003
Dead Knot
as Boy
1969
Accidentally
as Young Man
1968
