Cast
John Woo
Directing
Cast
John Woo
Known for
Directing
Born
1946-09-22
From
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Also known as Wu Yu-Sheng, Wu Yu-Shen, Wu Yao-Shen
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 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.
★7.5
MOVIE1992
Hard Boiled
as Mr. Woo
★7.4
MOVIE1986
A Better Tomorrow
as Inspector Wu
★7.3
MOVIE1993
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE1992
Twin Dragons
as Priest
★7.6
MOVIE1990
Bullet in the Head
as Policeman
★6.9
MOVIE1991
Once a Thief
as Stanley Wu
★6.6
MOVIE1976
Hand of Death
as Zhang Yi
★6.4
MOVIE1988
I Love Maria
★5.8
MOVIE1991
The Banquet
as Man on Stairs
★5.3
MOVIE2009
The Founding of a Republic
as Liu Wenhui
★5.3
MOVIE2009
The Founding of a Republic
as National Army Officers
★4.7
MOVIE2011
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Lin Sen
MOVIE2010
Mission: Remarkable - 40 Years of Creating the Impossible
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2009
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
★5.8
MOVIE2011
Kurosawa's Way
as Self
★5.9
MOVIE2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee
MOVIE2003
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self
★7.1
MOVIE2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE1974
The Young Dragons
as Message Deliverer
★6.0
MOVIE2003
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE1994
Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited)
★7.5
MOVIE2001
Mission: Improbable
as John Woo
★6.0
MOVIE1969
Dead Knot
as Boy
★7.5
MOVIE1997
Task Force
as Police Chief
MOVIETBA
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
as Self
MOVIE2004
Crossings: John Woo
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1973
The Mandarin
★6.2
MOVIE1999
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE1987
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
as Ling's Husband
★6.3
MOVIE1982
Plain Jane to the Rescue
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE1974
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
MOVIE2007
The Making of Hard Boiled
★6.7
MOVIE2016
Ken San
as Self
★8.7
MOVIE2022
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE1978
Follow the Star
as Miss Chen's Father
★4.9
MOVIE1968
Accidentally
as Young Man
★6.5
MOVIE1988
Starry Is the Night
as Father Fan
★5.2
MOVIE1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Self
MOVIE2007
The Light and The Dark: The Making of Face/Off
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE1979
Itchy Fingers
as Triad Boss on Lorry
★7.0
MOVIE1989
Sunset in Paris
as Maggie's uncle
★4.9
MOVIE1980
From Riches to Rags
as [cameo]
★10.0
MOVIE1990
Rebel from China
as Kwong
★8.0
MOVIE1985
Love, Lone Flower
★8.0
MOVIE2007
The Making of Stranglehold
MOVIE2022
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
★10.0
MOVIE1985
Happy Union 2
MOVIE2003
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
MOVIE2021
Life in 24 Frames a Second
as Self
MOVIE2008
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
MOVIE2003
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
as As himself