John Woo
AKA: Wu Yu-Sheng, Wu Yu-Shen, Wu Yao-Shen
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1946-09-22
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Biography
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS 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.
Crew Roles
Face/Off
Director
Mission: Impossible II
Director
Hard Target
Director
The Killer
Director
Laughing Times
Writer
A Better Tomorrow
Director
All the Invisible Children
Director
Bullet in the Head
Director
Bullet in the Head
Producer
Bullet in the Head
Editor
Red Cliff
Director
Red Cliff
Screenplay
Red Cliff
Producer
Hard Boiled
Director
Hard Boiled
Editor
Broken Arrow
Director
Bulletproof Monk
Producer
Windtalkers
Director
Windtalkers
Producer
The Big Hit
Executive Producer
Heroes Shed No Tears
Producer
Paycheck
Director
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Director
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Writer
Don't Cry, Nanking
Producer
Appleseed: Ex Machina
Producer
Dead Knot
Writer
Accidentally
Director
The Young Dragons
Director
The Young Dragons
Writer
The Dragon Tamers
Director
Hand of Death
Director
Money Crazy
Director
Hostage
Director
Red Cliff II
Screenplay
Red Cliff II
Director
Blackjack
Director
Once a Thief
Director
Princess Chang-Ping
Director
Reign of Assassins
Producer
Once a Thief
Director
Once a Thief
Screenplay
A Better Tomorrow II
Director
A Better Tomorrow II
Writer
Heroes Shed No Tears
Director
Heroes Shed No Tears
Writer
Just Heroes
Director
Blackjack
Producer
Happy Union 2
Producer
The Mandarin
Second Unit
Reign of Assassins
Co-Director
To Hell with the Devil
Director
To Hell with the Devil
Writer
The Killer
Director
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
Director
Laughing Times
Screenplay
Run Tiger Run
Director
Paycheck
Producer
The Crossing I
Director
Silent Night
Producer
Hello, Late Homecomers
Director
Follow the Star
Director
From Riches to Rags
Director
Laughing Times
Director
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Director
The Time You Need a Friend
Director
The Killer
Producer
Silent Night
Director
The Crossing II
Director
Follow the Star
Writer
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Screenplay
Super Citizen
Producer
Manhunt
Director
Red Skies
Executive Producer
Princess Chang-Ping
Screenplay
Love, Lone Flower
Producer
The Making of Stranglehold
Producer
Hard Boiled
Story
The Replacement Killers
Executive Producer
The Replacement Killers
Choreographer
The Boxer from Shantung
Assistant Director
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
Producer
Manhunt
Writer
The Killer
Screenplay
Fist to Fist
Assistant Director
Hand of Death
Screenplay
The Dragon Tamers
Writer
A Better Tomorrow
Executive Producer
Red Cliff II
Producer
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Producer
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
Producer
Run Tiger Run
Producer
Hello, Late Homecomers
Screenplay
Bullet in the Head
Writer
From Riches to Rags
Writer
The Killer
Original Film Writer
Peace Hotel
Executive Producer
Money Crazy
Screenplay
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
Producer
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
Producer
A Better Tomorrow
Screenplay
Blood Brothers
Producer
Breaking the Waves
Executive Producer
X-Crucior
Director
Once a Thief
Story
Blood Brothers
Assistant Director
Follow the Star
Screenplay
The Private Eyes
Producer
Ghost Bustin
Producer
Happy Union
Producer
My Fair Gentleman
Producer
Color Me Love
Producer
The Water Margin
Assistant Director
Four Riders
Assistant Director
Young People
Assistant Director
The Idiot Assassin
Producer
The Devils
Assistant Director
The Ruthless Heart
Story
A Better Tomorrow
Writer
Dead Knot
Producer
Director
Creator
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