John Woo
Known for Directing
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 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
Hard Boiled
1992
as Mr. Woo
A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Inspector Wu
Twin Dragons
1992
as Priest
The Banquet
1991
as Man on Stairs
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Lin Sen
The Founding of a Republic
2009
as Liu Wenhui
The Founding of a Republic
2009
as National Army Officers
Bullet in the Head
1990
as Policeman
Once a Thief
1991
as Stanley Wu
Hand of Death
1976
as Zhang Yi
I Love Maria
1988
The Young Dragons
1974
as Message Deliverer
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
as Self
Rebel from China
1990
as Kwong
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Self
Ken San
2016
as Self
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
as Ling's Husband
Starry Is the Night
1988
as Father Fan
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982
as Self