John Woo
DirectingBorn
September 22, 1946
Place of Birth
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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…
Known For
Filmography
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
