John Woo
Directing
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Acting Credits
44
Directed
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 Co...
Known For
Filmography
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
2026
as Self
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022
as Self
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022
as Self
大侠胡金铨
2022
as self
Life in 24 Frames a Second
2021
as Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Ken San
2016
as Self
Voice
2012
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Lin Sen
Kurosawa's Way
2011
as Self
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Self
The Founding of a Republic
2009
as Liu Wenhui
The Founding of a Republic
2009
as National Army Officers
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
The Making of Stranglehold
2007
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
2007
as Self
Bokura no Jidai
2007
Be My Guest
2006
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
as Self
Crossings: John Woo
2004
as Self
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003
as Self
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
as Self
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003
as Self
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
2003
as As himself
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
as Self - Interviewee
Mission: Improbable
2001
as John Woo
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999
as Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Self
Task Force
1997
as Police Chief
Cinema of Vengeance
1994
as Self (uncredited)
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993
as Self
Hard Boiled
1992
as Mr. Woo
Twin Dragons
1992
as Priest
Once a Thief
1991
as Stanley Wu
The Banquet
1991
as Man on Stairs
Rebel from China
1990
as Kwong
Bullet in the Head
1990
as Policeman
Sunset in Paris
1989
as Maggie's uncle
Celebrity Talk Show
1989
as 吴宇森
I Love Maria
1988
Starry Is the Night
1988
as Father Fan
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
as Ling's Husband
A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Inspector Wu
Happy Union 2
1985
Love, Lone Flower
1985
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982
as Self
From Riches to Rags
1980
as [cameo]
Itchy Fingers
1979
as Triad Boss on Lorry
Follow the Star
1978
as Miss Chen's Father
Hand of Death
1976
as Zhang Yi
The Young Dragons
1974
as Message Deliverer
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
The Mandarin
1973
Dead Knot
1969
as Boy
Accidentally
1968
as Young Man
Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self