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John Woo
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn September 22, 1946 (79 years)
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.
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John Woo Filmography
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| 2001 | The Hire (TV Series) |
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| 2014 | Ji Lang Qing Chun · as Executive Producer |
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| 2010 | A Better Tomorrow · as Executive Producer |
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| 2004 | The Robinsons: Lost in Space · as Executive Producer |
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| 2002 | Red Skies · as Executive Producer |
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| 1998 | The Big Hit · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Once a Thief: Family Business · as Executive Producer |
| 1997 | Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Once a Thief · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Once a Thief (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 1995 | Peace Hotel · as Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | The Killer · as Original Film Writer |
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| 2010 | A Better Tomorrow · as Screenplay |
| 2009 | Red Cliff II · as Screenplay |
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| 1991 | Once a Thief · as Screenplay |
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| 1989 | The Killer · as Screenplay |
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| 1985 | The Time You Need a Friend · as Screenplay |
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| 1982 | Plain Jane to the Rescue · as Screenplay |
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| 1978 | Hello, Late Homecomers · as Screenplay |
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| 1977 | Money Crazy · as Screenplay |
| 1976 | The Hand of Death · as Screenplay |
| 1976 | Princess Chang Ping · as Screenplay |
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| 2011 | Beginning of the Great Revival · as Lin Sen |
| 2009 | The Founding of a Republic · as Liu Wenhui |
| 2007 | Bokura no jidai (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Task Force · as Police Chief |
| 1992 | Hard Boiled · as Mr. Woo |
| 1992 | Twin Dragons · as Priest |
| 1991 | The Banquet · as Man On Stairs |
| 1991 | Once a Thief · as Stanley Wu |
| 1990 | Rebel from China · as Kwong |
| 1990 | Bullet in the Head · as Policeman |
| 1988 | Starry is the Night · as Father Fan |
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| 1987 | The Thirty Million Dollar Rush · as Ling's Husband |
| 1986 | A Better Tomorrow · as Inspector Wu |
| 1980 | From Riches to Rags · as [cameo] |
| 1978 | Follow the Star · as Miss Chen's Father |
| 1976 | The Hand of Death · as Zhang Yi |
| 1974 | The Young Dragons · as Message Deliverer |
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| 2010 | Reign of Assassins · as Co-Director |
| 1998 | Once a Thief: Family Business · as Based On The Film By |
| 1997 | Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother · as Based On The Film By |
| 1992 | Hard Boiled · as Story |
| 1973 | Fist to Fist · as Assistant Director |
| 1973 | Dynasty of Blood · as Assistant Director |
| 1972 | Four Riders · as Assistant Director |
| 1972 | Young People · as Assistant Director |
| 1972 | The Water Margin · as Assistant Director |
| 1972 | The Boxer from Shantung · as Assistant Director |