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.
A Better Tomorrow
as Inspector Wu
Hard Boiled
as Mr. Woo
Once a Thief
as Stanley Wu
Twin Dragons
as Priest
Bullet in the Head
as Policeman
The Banquet
as Man on Stairs
The Founding of a Republic
as Liu Wenhui
The Founding of a Republic
as National Army Officers
I Love Maria
Beginning of the Great Revival
as Lin Sen
Hand of Death
as Zhang Yi
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self
The Young Dragons
as Message Deliverer
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
as Self
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
Kurosawa's Way
as Self
Rebel from China
as Kwong
Starry Is the Night
as Father Fan
A Century of Light and Shadow
as Self
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
as Ling's Husband
Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited)
Ken San
as Self
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
as Self
Mission: Improbable
as John Woo
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Self
Plain Jane to the Rescue
as Self
Sunset in Paris
as Maggie's uncle
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self
Crossings: John Woo
as Self
Love, Lone Flower
Task Force
as Police Chief
The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self
The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
From Riches to Rags
as [cameo]
Follow the Star
as Miss Chen's Father
Itchy Fingers
as Triad Boss on Lorry
The Mandarin
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
The Making of Stranglehold
Happy Union 2
Life in 24 Frames a Second
as Self
Dead Knot
as Boy
Accidentally
as Young Man
Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki
as Self
The Making of Hard Boiled
The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
as As himself