- Known for
- Directing
- Credits
- 171 films
- Born
- September 22, 1946 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Directing
John Woo
Also known as Wu Yu-Sheng, Wu Yu-Shen, Wu Yao-Shen, John Y. S. 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.
Known for
Acting 49
- 2026Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki · Self
- 2022The King of Wuxia Part 2 · Self
- 2022The King of Wuxia Part 1 · Self
- 2021Life in 24 Frames a Second · Self
- 2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2016Ken San · Self
- 2011Beginning of the Great Revival · Lin Sen
- 2011
Directing 50
- 2024The Killer · Director
- 2023Silent Night · Director
- 2017Manhunt · Director
- 2015The Crossing II · Director
- 2014The Crossing I · Director
- 2010Reign of Assassins · Director
- 2009Red Cliff II · Director
- 2008Red Cliff · Director
Production 36
- 2024The Killer · Producer
- 2023Silent Night · Producer
- 2014Breaking the Waves · Executive Producer
- 2012Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale · Producer
- 2011Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge · Producer
- 2011Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag · Producer
- 2010Color Me Love · Producer
Writing 29
- —Better Tomorrow · Original Film Writer
- 2024The Killer · Original Film Writer
- 2018A Better Tomorrow · Original Story
- 2017Manhunt · Writer
- 2010A Better Tomorrow · Screenplay, Original Story
- 2009Red Cliff II · Screenplay
- 2008Red Cliff · Screenplay
- 1997Face/Off · Storyboard
Editing 4
- 1992Hard Boiled · Editor
- 1990Bullet in the Head · Editor
- 1969Dead Knot · Editor
- 1968Accidentally · Editor
Crew 3
- 1998The Replacement Killers · Choreographer
- 1973The Mandarin · Second Unit
- 1970Begging · Thanks
