John Woo
Directing
- Born
- September 22, 1946 (age 80) · Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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.
Known for
Mission: Impossible II
May 24, 2000
Face/Off
June 27, 1997
Paycheck
December 25, 2003
Broken Arrow
February 9, 1996
Windtalkers
June 7, 2002
Hard Target
April 27, 1993
Bulletproof Monk
March 28, 2003
Hard Boiled
April 16, 1992
Silent Night
November 30, 2023
The Killer
March 24, 1989
Red Cliff
July 10, 2008
A Better Tomorrow
August 2, 1986
Behind the camera81
- 2024The Killer Director, Producer, Original Film Writer
- 2023Silent Night Producer, Director
- 2018A Better Tomorrow Original Story
- 2017Manhunt Director, Writer
- 2015The Crossing II Director
- 2014The Crossing I Director
- 2014Breaking the Waves Executive Producer
- 2012Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale Producer
- 2011Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge Producer
- 2011