John Woo
Born September 22, 1946 (Age: 79)
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Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
2007
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as Self
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Age: 60
The Making of Hard Boiled
2007
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as
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Age: 60
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005
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as Self
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Age: 58
Crossings: John Woo
2004
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as Self
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Age: 57
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002
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as Self - Interviewee
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Age: 55
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998
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as Self
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Age: 51
Task Force
1997
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as Police Chief
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Age: 51
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993
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as Self
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Age: 46
Hard Boiled
1992
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as Mr. Woo
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Age: 45
Twin Dragons
1992
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as Priest
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Age: 45
The Banquet
1991
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as Man on Stairs
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Age: 45
Once a Thief
1991
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as Stanley Wu
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Age: 44
Rebel from China
1990
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as Kwong
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Age: 44
Bullet in the Head
1990
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as Policeman
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Age: 43
Sunset in Paris
1989
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as Maggie's uncle
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Age: 42
Starry Is the Night
1988
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as Father Fan
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Age: 42
I Love Maria
1988
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as
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Age: 41
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987
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as Ling's Husband
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Age: 40
A Better Tomorrow
1986
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as Inspector Wu
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Age: 39
Love, Lone Flower
1985
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as
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Age: 38
Happy Union 2
1985
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as
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Age: 38
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982
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as Self
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Age: 36
From Riches to Rags
1980
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as [cameo]
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Age: 33
Follow the Star
1978
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as Miss Chen's Father
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Age: 31
Hand of Death
1976
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as Zhang Yi
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Age: 29
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974
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as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
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Age: 27
The Young Dragons
1974
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as Message Deliverer
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Age: 27
The Mandarin
1973
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as
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Age: 26
Dead Knot
1969
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as Boy
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Age: 22