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John Woo
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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, Ak…
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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.
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John Woo's Filmography
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Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
as Self
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
Life in 24 Frames a Second
as Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ken San
as Self
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Lin Sen
Kurosawa's Way
as Self
No Poster
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
as Self
The Founding of a Republic
as Liu Wenhui
The Founding of a Republic
as National Army Officers
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
No Poster
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
as Self
The Making of Stranglehold
Crossings: John Woo
as Self
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
as As himself
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
as Self
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee
The Test of Time: The Genesis of Hard Boiled
Mission: Improbable
as John Woo
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Self
Task Force
as Police Chief
Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited)
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
as Self
Hard Boiled
as Mr. Woo
Twin Dragons
as Priest
The Banquet
as Man on Stairs
Once a Thief
as Stanley Wu
Rebel from China
as Kwong
Bullet in the Head
as Policeman
Sunset in Paris
as Maggie's uncle
Starry Is the Night
as Father Fan
I Love Maria
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
as Ling's Husband
A Better Tomorrow
as Inspector Wu
Love, Lone Flower
Happy Union 2
Plain Jane to the Rescue
as Self
From Riches to Rags
as [cameo]
Itchy Fingers
as Triad Boss on Lorry
Follow the Star
as Miss Chen's Father
Hand of Death
as Zhang Yi
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
The Young Dragons
as Message Deliverer
The Mandarin
Dead Knot
as Boy
Accidentally
as Young Man