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John Woo

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.

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

179

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-09-22

Place of Birth

Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

Also Known As

Wu Yu-Sheng, Wu Yu-Shen, Wu Yao-Shen, John Y. S. Woo, John Y. Woo, Ng Yue-Sum, 吳宇森, John Woo

Known For

Hard Boiled Mission: Improbable How Bruce Lee Changed the World Dead Knot Accidentally The Young Dragons Beginning of the Great Revival I Love Maria Young Lovers on Flying Wheels The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary Once a Thief Kurosawa: The Last Emperor Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia Sunset in Paris Starry Is the Night Rebel from China Kurosawa's Way Plain Jane to the Rescue A Better Tomorrow Happy Union 2 Love, Lone Flower Task Force The Founding of a Republic The King of Wuxia Part 1 Follow the Star The Thirty Million Dollar Rush Ken San Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu Itchy Fingers Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino Cinema of Vengeance The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies The Banquet The Mandarin Bullet in the Head From Riches to Rags A Century of Light and Shadow Twin Dragons Hand of Death Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki Crossings: John Woo John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood Life in 24 Frames a Second The King of Wuxia Part 2 Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian The Making of Hard Boiled The Making of Stranglehold Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki Face/Off Mission: Impossible II Hard Target The Killer All the Invisible Children Red Cliff Broken Arrow Bulletproof Monk Windtalkers Heroes Shed No Tears Paycheck Last Hurrah for Chivalry Don't Cry, Nanking Appleseed: Ex Machina The Dragon Tamers Money Crazy Hostage Red Cliff II Blackjack Once a Thief Princess Chang-Ping Reign of Assassins A Better Tomorrow II Just Heroes To Hell with the Devil The Killer The Robinsons: Lost in Space Run Tiger Run The Crossing I Silent Night Hello, Late Homecomers Laughing Times The Time You Need a Friend The Crossing II Super Citizen Manhunt Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale Somebody Up There Likes Me A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge Blood Brothers X-Crucior The Private Eyes Ghost Bustin Happy Union My Fair Gentleman Color Me Love The Idiot Assassin Gambino
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