John Woo
Directing 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 Co…
Known For
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⭐ 7.5
Hard Boiled
1992
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⭐ 7.4
A Better Tomorrow
1986
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⭐ 6.9
Once a Thief
1991
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⭐ 6.4
I Love Maria
1988
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⭐ 4.7
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
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⭐ 6.8
The Young Dragons
1974
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⭐ 6.5
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974
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⭐ 8.0
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
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⭐ 6.5
Starry Is the Night
1988
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⭐ 5.8
Kurosawa's Way
2011
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⭐ 7.5
Mission: Improbable
2001
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⭐ 10.0
Rebel from China
1990
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⭐ 5.2
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
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⭐ 6.3
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982
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⭐ 6.0
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003
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⭐ 6.2
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
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⭐ 7.0
Sunset in Paris
1989
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The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
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⭐ 4.9
Accidentally
1968
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⭐ 6.0
Dead Knot
1969