John Woo
Birthday
1946/09/22 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
Also know as
Wu Yu-Sheng, Wu Yu-Shen, Wu Yao-Shen, John Y. S. Woo, John Y. Woo, Ng Yue-Sum, 吳宇森
Biography
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...Read more
Acting
(1992) Hard Boiled
as Mr. Woo
(2001) Mission: Improbable
as John Woo
(2009) How Bruce Lee Changed the World
as Self
(1968) Dead Knot
as ---
(1968) Accidentally
as Young Man
(1974) The Young Dragons
as Message Deliverer
(2011) Beginning of the Great Revival
as Lin Sen
(1988) I Love Maria
as ---
(1974) Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre
(2003) The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
as ---
(1991) Once a Thief
as Stanley Wu
(1999) Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
as Self
(1998) Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Self
(2003) Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
as Self
(1989) Sunset in Paris
as Maggie's uncle
(1988) Starry Is the Night
as Father Fan
(1990) Rebel from China
as Kwong
(2011) Kurosawa's Way
as Self
(1982) Plain Jane to the Rescue
as Self
(1986) A Better Tomorrow
as Inspector Wu
(1985) Love, Lone Flower
as ---
(1985) Happy Union 2
as ---
(1997) Task Force
as Police Chief
(2009) The Founding of a Republic
as Liu Wenhui
(2022) The King of Wuxia Part 1
as Self
(1978) Follow the Star
as Miss Chen's Father
(1987) The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
as Ling's Husband
(2016) Ken San
as Self
(2003) Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
as Self
(1979) Itchy Fingers
as Triad Boss on Lorry
(1993) Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
as Self
(1994) Cinema of Vengeance
as Self (uncredited)
(2002) The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
as Self - Interviewee
(1991) The Banquet
as Man on Stairs
(1973) The Mandarin
as ---
(1990) Bullet in the Head
as Policeman
(1980) From Riches to Rags
as [cameo]
(2005) A Century of Light and Shadow
as Self
(1992) Twin Dragons
as Priest
(1976) Hand of Death
as Zhang Yi
(2008) Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
as ---
(2009) The Founding of a Republic
as National Army Officers
(2004) Crossings: John Woo
as Self
(2017) John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2021) Life in 24 Frames a Second
as Self
(2022) The King of Wuxia Part 2
as Self
(2003) Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
as Self
(2007) The Light and the Dark: The Making of 'Face/Off'
as Self
(2003) The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian
as As himself
(1962) Golden Horse Awards
as Self
(2007) Bokura no Jidai
as ---
(2012) Voice
as ---
(1989) Celebrity Talk Show
as 吴宇森
(2006) Be My Guest
as ---