
Born
September 22, 1946
Place of Birth
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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…

The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022

The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022

Life in 24 Frames a Second
2021

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017

Ken San
2016

Beginning of the Great Revival
2011

Kurosawa's Way
2011

The Founding of a Republic
2009

The Founding of a Republic
2009

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008

The Making of Hard Boiled
2007

The Making of Stranglehold
2007

A Century of Light and Shadow
2005

Crossings: John Woo
2004

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003

The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
2003

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002

Mission: Improbable
2001

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998

Task Force
1997

Cinema of Vengeance
1994

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993

Hard Boiled
1992

Twin Dragons
1992

The Banquet
1991

Once a Thief
1991

Rebel from China
1990

Bullet in the Head
1990

Sunset in Paris
1989

Starry Is the Night
1988

I Love Maria
1988

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987

A Better Tomorrow
1986

Love, Lone Flower
1985

Happy Union 2
1985

Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982

From Riches to Rags
1980

Itchy Fingers
1979

Follow the Star
1978

Hand of Death
1976

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974

The Young Dragons
1974

The Mandarin
1973

Dead Knot
1969

Accidentally
1968
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki