John Woo
Directing
Born 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
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Oct 28, 2022
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Oct 24, 2022
Life in 24 Frames a Second
Jun 26, 2021
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Mar 19, 2017
Ken San
Aug 20, 2016
Beginning of the Great Revival
Jun 23, 2011
Kurosawa's Way
May 13, 2011
The Founding of a Republic
Sep 17, 2009
The Founding of a Republic
Sep 17, 2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
May 17, 2009
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
Mar 11, 2008
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
Sep 11, 2007
The Making of Hard Boiled
Jul 24, 2007
A Century of Light and Shadow
Jan 1, 2005
Crossings: John Woo
Jun 20, 2004
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Oct 4, 2003
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
Jun 4, 2003
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
Apr 1, 2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Jan 2, 2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Jan 1, 2003
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Jun 1, 2002
Mission: Improbable
Jun 2, 2001
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Jan 1, 1999
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Jun 4, 1998
Task Force
Nov 13, 1997
Cinema of Vengeance
Jan 1, 1994
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Jan 1, 1993
Hard Boiled
Apr 16, 1992
Twin Dragons
Jan 15, 1992
The Banquet
Nov 30, 1991