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.

Personal Details

• Born: 1946-09-22 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
• Known For: Directing

John Woo Movies List

Looking for John Woo movies? Here are some of their most popular films and where they rank in their career:

• Hard Boiled (1992)
• A Better Tomorrow (1986)
• Twin Dragons (1992)
• Bullet in the Head (1990)
• Once a Thief (1991)
• Hand of Death (1976)
• The Founding of a Republic (2009)
• The Founding of a Republic (2009)
• Beginning of the Great Revival (2011)
• How Bruce Lee Changed the World (2009)

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