Directing
John Woo
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.
Filmography
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
Film · 2026
The King of Wuxia Part 1
Film · 2022
The King of Wuxia Part 2
Film · 2022
大侠胡金铨
Series · 2022
Life in 24 Frames a Second
Film · 2021
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Film · 2017
Ken San
Film · 2016
Voice
Series · 2012
Beginning of the Great Revival
Film · 2011
Kurosawa's Way
Film · 2011
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
Film · 2010
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
Film · 2009
The Founding of a Republic
Film · 2009
The Founding of a Republic
Film · 2009
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
Film · 2008
The Making of Hard Boiled
Film · 2007
The Making of Stranglehold
Film · 2007
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
Film · 2007
Bokura no Jidai
Series · 2007
Be My Guest
Series · 2006
A Century of Light and Shadow
Series · 2005
Crossings: John Woo
Film · 2004
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
Film · 2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
Film · 2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
Film · 2003
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
Film · 2003
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
Film · 2003
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
Film · 2002
Mission: Improbable
Film · 2000
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Film · 1999
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Film · 1998
Task Force
Film · 1997
Cinema of Vengeance
Film · 1994
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
Film · 1993
Hard Boiled
Film · 1992
Twin Dragons
Film · 1992
Once a Thief
Film · 1991
The Banquet
Film · 1991
Rebel from China
Film · 1990
Bullet in the Head
Film · 1990
Sunset in Paris
Film · 1989
Celebrity Talk Show
Series · 1989
I Love Maria
Film · 1988
Starry Is the Night
Film · 1988
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
Film · 1987
A Better Tomorrow
Film · 1986
Love, Lone Flower
Film · 1985
Happy Union 2
Film · 1985
Plain Jane to the Rescue
Film · 1982
From Riches to Rags
Film · 1980
Itchy Fingers
Film · 1979
Follow the Star
Film · 1978
Hand of Death
Film · 1976
The Young Dragons
Film · 1974
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
Film · 1974
The Mandarin
Film · 1973
Dead Knot
Film · 1969
Accidentally
Film · 1968
Golden Horse Awards
Series · 1962