John Woo
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor
September 22, 1946 (79 years)
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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| 2010 | Reign of AssassinsOn Plex |
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| 2008 | Red CliffOn Plex |
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| 1992 | Hard BoiledOn Plex |
| 1991 | Once a ThiefOn Plex |
| 1990 | Bullet in the HeadOn Plex |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | The KillerOn Plex |
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow IIOn Plex |
| 1986 | A Better TomorrowOn Plex |
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| 1984 | Heroes Shed No TearsOn Plex |
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| 1976 | The Hand of DeathOn Plex |
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| 2014 | Ji Lang Qing Chun · as Executive Producer |
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| 2010 | Reign of AssassinsOn Plex |
| 2010 | A Better Tomorrow · as Executive Producer |
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| 2008 | Red CliffOn Plex |
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| 2007 | |
| 2004 | The Robinsons: Lost in Space · as Executive Producer |
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| 2002 | Red Skies · as Executive Producer |
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| 1998 | |
| 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 · as Executive Producer |
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| 1995 | |
| 1995 | Peace Hotel · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1990 | Bullet in the HeadOn Plex |
| 1989 | |
| 1986 | A Better TomorrowOn Plex |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Heroes Shed No TearsOn Plex |
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| 1968 | |
| 2024 | The Killer · as Original Film Writer |
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| 2010 | A Better Tomorrow · as Screenplay |
| 2009 | Red Cliff II · as Screenplay |
| 2008 | Red Cliff · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1991 | Once a Thief · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1990 | Bullet in the HeadOn Plex |
| 1989 | The Killer · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1987 | A Better Tomorrow IIOn Plex |
| 1986 | A Better TomorrowOn Plex |
| 1985 | The Time You Need a Friend · as Screenplay |
| 1984 | Heroes Shed No TearsOn Plex |
| 1982 | Plain Jane to the Rescue · as Screenplay |
| 1982 | |
| 1981 | Laughing Times · as Screenplay |
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| 1979 | |
| 1978 | Hello, Late Homecomers · as Screenplay |
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| 1977 | Money Crazy · as Screenplay |
| 1976 | The Hand of Death · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 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 |
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| 1997 | Task Force · as Police Chief |
| 1992 | Hard Boiled · as Mr. WooOn Plex |
| 1992 | Twin Dragons · as PriestOn Plex |
| 1991 | The Banquet · as Man On Stairs |
| 1991 | Once a Thief · as Stanley WuOn Plex |
| 1990 | Rebel from China · as Kwong |
| 1990 | Bullet in the Head · as PolicemanOn Plex |
| 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 WuOn Plex |
| 1980 | From Riches to Rags · as [cameo] |
| 1978 | Follow the Star · as Miss Chen's Father |
| 1976 | The Hand of Death · as Zhang YiOn Plex |
| 1974 | The Young Dragons · as Message Deliverer |
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| 1968 | Sijie · as Boy |
| 1992 | Hard BoiledOn Plex |
| 1990 | Bullet in the HeadOn Plex |
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| 2018 | A Better Tomorrow 2018 · as Original Story |
| 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 StoryOn Plex |
| 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 |