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John Woo

John Woo

Known For Directing
Birthday Sep 22, 1946 (79)
Birthplace Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Jul 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 R ... ed 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

Mission: Improbable

Mission: Improbable

2001

as John Woo

Jackie Chan: My Story

Jackie Chan: My Story

1998

as (archive footage)

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

1992

as Mr. Woo

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

1986

as Inspector Wu

The Killer

The Killer

2024

Original Film Writer

Red Cliff

Red Cliff

2008

Screenplay

The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

1998

Choreographer

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

1992

Story, Editor

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

1986

Writer

Dead Knot

Dead Knot

1968

Writer

The Killer

The Killer

2024

Director

Silent Night

Silent Night

2023

Director

Red Cliff

Red Cliff

2008

Director

Paycheck

Paycheck

2003

Director

Hostage

Hostage

2002

Director

Windtalkers

Windtalkers

2002

Director

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

2000

Director

Blackjack

Blackjack

1998

Director

Face/Off

Face/Off

1997

Director

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

1996

Director

Broken Arrow

Broken Arrow

1996

Director

Hard Target

Hard Target

1993

Director

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

1992

Director

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

1986

Director

Dead Knot

Dead Knot

1968

Director

The Killer

The Killer

2024

Producer

Silent Night

Silent Night

2023

Producer

Red Cliff

Red Cliff

2008

Producer

Bulletproof Monk

Bulletproof Monk

2003

Producer

Paycheck

Paycheck

2003

Producer

Red Skies

Red Skies

2002

Executive Producer

Windtalkers

Windtalkers

2002

Producer

The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

1998

Executive Producer

The Big Hit

The Big Hit

1998

Executive Producer

Blackjack

Blackjack

1998

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Celebrity Talk Show

as 吴宇森

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 10, 1989

Golden Horse Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1962

Bokura no Jidai

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 2007

Voice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 27, 2012

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