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John Woo

Director
Biography
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.

Personal Info

Occupation Director
Place of Birth Guangzhou, China
Birthday 1946-09-22

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Filmography by Year

1
2023
1
2017
1
2015
1
2014
1
2009
1
2008
2
2005
1
2004
1
2003
2
2002
1
2000
1
1998
1
1997
2
1996
1
1993
1
1992
1
1991
1
1990
2
1989
1
1987
1
1986
1
1985
2
1984
2
1982
2
1980
1
1979
2
1978
1
1977
2
1976
1
1975
1
1974
2
1968

Filmography by Genre

Action
29
Drama
14
Crime
12
Thriller
12
Comedy
9
Adventure
8
War
5
History
3
Science Fiction
3
TV Movie
2
Romance
2
Horror
1
Etc
1
Mystery
1
Family
1
Fantasy
1