Personal Info
Known Credits
48
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1946-09-22 (79 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Also Known For
Wu Yu-ShengWu Yu-ShenWu Yao-ShenJohn Y. S. WooJohn Y. WooNg Yue-Sum
John Woo
Biography
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS 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 ...
Known For
Acting
2022 --
The King of Wuxia Part 2
| Self
2022 --
The King of Wuxia Part 1
| Self
2021 --
Life in 24 Frames a Second
| Self
2017 --
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
| Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016 --
Ken San
| Self
2011 --
Beginning of the Great Revival
| Lin Sen
2011 --
Kurosawa's Way
| Self
2009 --
The Founding of a Republic
| National Army Officers
2009 --
The Founding of a Republic
| Liu Wenhui
2009 --
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
| Self
2008 --
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
|
2005 --
A Century of Light and Shadow
| Self
2004 --
Crossings: John Woo
| Self
2003 --
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
| Self
2003 --
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
|
2003 --
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
| Self
2003 --
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
| Self
2002 --
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
| Self - Interviewee
2001 --
Mission: Improbable
| John Woo
1999 --
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
| Self
1998 --
Jackie Chan: My Story
| (archive footage)
1998 --
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
| Self
1997 --
Task Force
| Police Chief
1994 --
Cinema of Vengeance
| Self (uncredited)
1993 --
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
| Self
1992 --
Hard Boiled
| Mr. Woo
1992 --
Twin Dragons
| Priest
1991 --
The Banquet
| Man on Stairs
1991 --
Once a Thief
| Stanley Wu
1990 --
Rebel from China
| Kwong
1990 --
Bullet in the Head
| Policeman
1989 --
Sunset in Paris
|
1988 --
Starry Is the Night
| Father Fan
1988 --
I Love Maria
|
1987 --
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
| Ling's Husband
1986 --
A Better Tomorrow
| Inspector Wu
1985 --
Love, Lone Flower
|
1985 --
Happy Union 2
|
1982 --
Plain Jane to the Rescue
| Self
1980 --
From Riches to Rags
| [cameo]
1979 --
Itchy Fingers
| Triad Boss on Lorry
1978 --
Follow the Star
| Miss Chen's Father
1976 --
Hand of Death
| Zhang Yi
1974 --
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
| Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
1974 --
The Young Dragons
| Message Deliverer
1973 --
The Mandarin
|
1968 --
Accidentally
| Young Man
1968 --
Dead Knot
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