John Woo
Directing
1946-09-22 · 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 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.
Filmography
TheatersTwist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
2026 · Movie
The Killer
2024 · Movie
Silent Night
2023 · Movie
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022 · Movie
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022 · Movie
大侠胡金铨
2022 · Series
Life in 24 Frames a Second
2021 · Movie
A Better Tomorrow
2018 · Movie
Manhunt
2017 · Movie
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017 · Movie
Ken San
2016 · Movie
The Crossing II
2015 · Movie
The Crossing I
2014 · Movie
Breaking the Waves
2014 · Movie
Voice
2012 · Series
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
2012 · Movie
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
2011 · Movie
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
2011 · Movie
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011 · Movie
Kurosawa's Way
2011 · Movie
Color Me Love
2010 · Movie
A Better Tomorrow
2010 · Movie
Reign of Assassins
2010 · Movie
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
2010 · Movie
My Fair Gentleman
2009 · Movie
The Founding of a Republic
2009 · Movie
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009 · Movie
Red Cliff II
2009 · Movie
Red Cliff
2008 · Movie
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008 · Movie
Appleseed: Ex Machina
2007 · Movie
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
2007 · Movie
Blood Brothers
2007 · Movie
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007 · Movie
The Making of Stranglehold
2007 · Movie
Bokura no Jidai
2007 · Series
Be My Guest
2006 · Series
All the Invisible Children
2006 · Movie
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005 · Series
Crossings: John Woo
2004 · Movie
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2004 · Movie
Paycheck
2003 · Movie
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003 · Movie
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003 · Movie
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
2003 · Movie
Bulletproof Monk
2003 · Movie
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003 · Movie
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003 · Movie
Hostage
2002 · Movie
Red Skies
2002 · Movie
Windtalkers
2002 · Movie
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002 · Movie
Mission: Improbable
2001 · Movie
The Hire
2001 · Series
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · Movie
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999 · Movie
Blackjack
1998 · Movie
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 · Movie
The Big Hit
1998 · Movie
The Replacement Killers
1998 · Movie
Task Force
1997 · Movie
Face/Off
1997 · Movie
Once a Thief
1996 · Series
Once a Thief
1996 · Movie
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1996 · Movie
Broken Arrow
1996 · Movie
Don't Cry, Nanking
1995 · Movie
Peace Hotel
1995 · Movie
Cinema of Vengeance
1994 · Movie
Hard Target
1993 · Movie
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993 · Movie
Hard Boiled
1992 · Movie
Twin Dragons
1992 · Movie
The Banquet
1991 · Movie
Once a Thief
1991 · Movie
Rebel from China
1990 · Movie
Bullet in the Head
1990 · Movie
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989 · Movie
Just Heroes
1989 · Movie
Sunset in Paris
1989 · Movie
The Killer
1989 · Movie
Celebrity Talk Show
1989 · Series
Starry Is the Night
1988 · Movie
I Love Maria
1988 · Movie
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · Movie
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987 · Movie
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · Movie
Ghost Bustin
1985 · Movie
Love, Lone Flower
1985 · Movie
Super Citizen
1985 · Movie
Run Tiger Run
1985 · Movie
Happy Union 2
1985 · Movie
Heroes Shed No Tears
1984 · Movie
The Time You Need a Friend
1984 · Movie
Happy Union
1984 · Movie
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982 · Movie
To Hell with the Devil
1982 · Movie
The Idiot Assassin
1981 · Movie
Laughing Times
1980 · Movie
From Riches to Rags
1980 · Movie
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979 · Movie
Itchy Fingers
1979 · Movie
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 · Movie
Follow the Star
1978 · Movie
Money Crazy
1977 · Movie
The Private Eyes
1976 · Movie
Hand of Death
1976 · Movie
Princess Chang-Ping
1976 · Movie
The Dragon Tamers
1975 · Movie
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974 · Movie
The Young Dragons
1974 · Movie
The Devils
1973 · Movie
Fist to Fist
1973 · Movie
The Mandarin
1973 · Movie
Blood Brothers
1973 · Movie
Four Riders
1972 · Movie
Young People
1972 · Movie
The Water Margin
1972 · Movie
The Boxer from Shantung
1972 · Movie
Begging
1970 · Movie
The Ruthless Heart
1970 · Movie
Dead Knot
1969 · Movie
Accidentally
1968 · Movie
Golden Horse Awards
1962 · Series
X-Crucior
Movie
Better Tomorrow
Movie
Gambino
Movie