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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Hard Boiled
as Mr. Woo
1992
Mission: Improbable
as John Woo
2001
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
2009
Dead Knot
as Boy
1969
Accidentally
as Young Man
1968
The Young Dragons
as Message Deliverer
1974
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Lin Sen
2011
I Love Maria
1988
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
1974
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
Once a Thief
as Stanley Wu
1991
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self
1999
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Self
1998
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
as Self
2003
Sunset in Paris
as Maggie's uncle
1989
Starry Is the Night
as Father Fan
1988
Rebel from China
as Kwong
1990
Kurosawa's Way
as Self
2011
Plain Jane to the Rescue
as Self
1982
A Better Tomorrow
as Inspector Wu
1986
