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Born September 22, 1946 · 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.

The Killer
2024

Silent Night
2023

Manhunt
2017

The Crossing II
2015

The Crossing I
2014

Reign of Assassins
2010

Red Cliff II
2009

Red Cliff
2008

All the Invisible Children
2006

The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2004

Paycheck
2003

Hostage
2002

Windtalkers
2002

Mission: Impossible II
2000

Blackjack
1998

Face/Off
1997

Once a Thief
1996

Broken Arrow
1996

Hard Target
1993

Hard Boiled
1992

Once a Thief
1991

Bullet in the Head
1990

Just Heroes
1989

The Killer
1989

A Better Tomorrow II
1987

A Better Tomorrow
1986

Run Tiger Run
1985

Heroes Shed No Tears
1984

The Time You Need a Friend
1984

Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982

To Hell with the Devil
1982

Laughing Times
1980

From Riches to Rags
1980

Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979

Hello, Late Homecomers
1978

Follow the Star
1978

Money Crazy
1977

Hand of Death
1976

Princess Chang-Ping
1976

The Dragon Tamers
1975

The Young Dragons
1974

Dead Knot
1969

Accidentally
1968
X-Crucior
Gambino

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

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
2007

The Making of Hard Boiled
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