John Woo
Born
1946-09-22
Place of birth
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 dire...
Known for
Hard Boiled
Mr. Woo
A Better Tomorrow
Inspector Wu
Twin Dragons
Priest
Bullet in the Head
Policeman
Once a Thief
Stanley Wu
Hand of Death
Zhang Yi
The Founding of a Republic
Liu Wenhui
The Founding of a Republic
National Army Officers
Beginning of the Great Revival
Lin Sen
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Self
I Love Maria
Movie
Mission: Improbable
John Woo
The Banquet
Man on Stairs
Kurosawa's Way
Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Self - Interviewee