John Woo

John Woo

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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TV Series

Golden Horse Awards

Golden Horse Awards

0
Bokura no Jidai

Bokura no Jidai

0
Voice

Voice

0
Celebrity Talk Show

Celebrity Talk Show

9

Movies

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

7.516
Mission: Improbable

Mission: Improbable

7.5
How Bruce Lee Changed the World

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

8
Accidentally

Accidentally

4.375
Dead Knot

Dead Knot

4
The Young Dragons

The Young Dragons

6.7
Jackie Chan: My Story

Jackie Chan: My Story

6.2
Beginning of the Great Revival

Beginning of the Great Revival

4.6
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

Young Lovers on Flying Wheels

5
I Love Maria

I Love Maria

6.2
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary

0
Once a Thief

Once a Thief

6.7
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

5.5
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

5.4
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

6
Sunset in Paris

Sunset in Paris

7
Starry Is the Night

Starry Is the Night

6
Rebel from China

Rebel from China

0
Kurosawa's Way

Kurosawa's Way

5.4
Plain Jane to the Rescue

Plain Jane to the Rescue

4.75
A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

7.399
Love, Lone Flower

Love, Lone Flower

0
Happy Union 2

Happy Union 2

0
Task Force

Task Force

7
The Founding of a Republic

The Founding of a Republic

5.2
The King of Wuxia Part 1

The King of Wuxia Part 1

8.7
Follow the Star

Follow the Star

10
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

The Thirty Million Dollar Rush

6.9
Ken San

Ken San

6
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

6.8
Itchy Fingers

Itchy Fingers

6.3
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino

7.3
Cinema of Vengeance

Cinema of Vengeance

5.4
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

5.7
The Banquet

The Banquet

5.2
The Mandarin

The Mandarin

7
Bullet in the Head

Bullet in the Head

7.575
From Riches to Rags

From Riches to Rags

4
A Century of Light and Shadow

A Century of Light and Shadow

0
Twin Dragons

Twin Dragons

6.8
Hand of Death

Hand of Death

6
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki

0
The Founding of a Republic

The Founding of a Republic

5.2
Crossings: John Woo

Crossings: John Woo

0
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

7.3
Life in 24 Frames a Second

Life in 24 Frames a Second

0
The King of Wuxia Part 2

The King of Wuxia Part 2

0
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

0
The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'

The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'

0