John Woo
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 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.
Acted in
The King of Wuxia
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
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011
as Lin Sen
Kurosawa's Way
2011
as Self
The Founding of a Republic
2009
as Liu Wenhui
The Founding of a Republic
2009
as National Army officers
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009
as Self
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
as Himself
Crossings: John Woo
2004
as Self
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003
as Himself
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003
as Self
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
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998
as Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
as Himself
Task Force
1997
as Police Chief
Cinema of Vengeance
1994
as Himself (uncredited)
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993
as Himself
Hard Boiled
1992
as Mr. Woo
Twin Dragons
1992
as Priest
The Banquet
1991
as Man on stairs
Once a Thief
1991
as Stanley Wu
Rebel from China
1990
as Kwong
Bullet in the Head
1990
as Policeman
Sunset in Paris
1989
Starry Is the Night
1988
as Father Fan
I Love Maria
1988
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
as Ling's Husband
A Better Tomorrow
1986
as Inspector Wu
Love, Lone Flower
1985
Happy Union 2
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
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974
as Man at bike reclaim centre
The Young Dragons
1974
as Message deliverer
The Mandarin
1973
Dead Knot
1968
Accidentally
1968
as Young Man
Golden Horse Awards
1962
as Self