John Woo
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday22 September 1946 (79 years old)
Place of birthGuangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Known credits127
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 dire…
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
2026 · Self
The Killer
2024 · Director
The Killer
2024 · Producer
The Killer
2024 · Original Film Writer
Silent Night
2023 · Producer
Silent Night
2023 · Director
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022 · Self
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022 · Self
大侠胡金铨
2022 · self
Life in 24 Frames a Second
2021 · Self
A Better Tomorrow
2018 · Original Story
Manhunt
2017 · Director
Manhunt
2017 · Writer
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ken San
2016 · Self
The Crossing II
2015 · Director
The Crossing I
2014 · Director
Breaking the Waves
2014 · Executive Producer
Voice
2012
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
2012 · Producer
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
2011 · Producer
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
2011 · Producer
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011 · Lin Sen
Kurosawa's Way
2011 · Self
Color Me Love
2010 · Producer
A Better Tomorrow
2010 · Executive Producer
A Better Tomorrow
2010 · Screenplay
A Better Tomorrow
2010 · Original Story
Reign of Assassins
2010 · Producer
Reign of Assassins
2010 · Director
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
2010 · Self
My Fair Gentleman
2009 · Producer
The Founding of a Republic
2009 · Liu Wenhui
The Founding of a Republic
2009 · National Army Officers
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009 · Self
Red Cliff II
2009 · Screenplay
Red Cliff II
2009 · Director
Red Cliff II
2009 · Producer
Red Cliff
2008 · Director
Red Cliff
2008 · Screenplay
Red Cliff
2008 · Producer
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008
Appleseed: Ex Machina
2007 · Producer
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
2007 · Self
Blood Brothers
2007 · Producer
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
The Making of Stranglehold
2007 · Producer
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