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John Woo

John Woo is known for directing, with popular credits including Hard Boiled, Mission: Improbable, How Bruce Lee Changed the World, Accidentally.

Born 22 Sep 1946 Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

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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.

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2022 The King of Wuxia Part 2 as Self movie 2022 The King of Wuxia Part 1 as Self movie 2022 大侠胡金铨 as self tv 2021 Life in 24 Frames a Second as Self movie 2017 John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) movie 2016 Ken San as Self movie 2012 Voice tv 2011 Beginning of the Great Revival as Lin Sen movie 2011 Kurosawa's Way as Self movie 2009 The Founding of a Republic as Liu Wenhui movie 2009 The Founding of a Republic as National Army Officers movie 2009 How Bruce Lee Changed the World as Self movie 2008 Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki movie 2007 The Making of Hard Boiled movie 2007 The Making of Stranglehold movie 2007 Bokura no Jidai tv 2006 Be My Guest tv 2005 A Century of Light and Shadow as Self movie 2004 Crossings: John Woo as Self movie 2003 Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong as Self movie 2003 The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary movie 2003 The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian as As himself movie 2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia as Self movie 2003 Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu as Self movie 2002 The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies as Self - Interviewee movie 2001 Mission: Improbable as John Woo movie 1999 Kurosawa: The Last Emperor as Self movie 1998 Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema as Self movie 1997 Task Force as Police Chief movie 1994 Cinema of Vengeance as Self (uncredited) movie 1993 Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino as Self movie 1992 Hard Boiled as Mr. Woo movie 1992 Twin Dragons as Priest movie 1991 The Banquet as Man on Stairs movie 1991 Once a Thief as Stanley Wu movie 1990 Rebel from China as Kwong movie 1990 Bullet in the Head as Policeman movie 1989 Sunset in Paris as Maggie's uncle movie 1989 Celebrity Talk Show as 吴宇森 tv 1988 Starry Is the Night as Father Fan movie 1988 I Love Maria movie 1987 The Thirty Million Dollar Rush as Ling's Husband movie 1986 A Better Tomorrow as Inspector Wu movie 1985 Love, Lone Flower movie 1985 Happy Union 2 movie 1982 Plain Jane to the Rescue as Self movie 1980 From Riches to Rags as [cameo] movie 1979 Itchy Fingers as Triad Boss on Lorry movie 1978 Follow the Star as Miss Chen's Father movie 1976 Hand of Death as Zhang Yi movie 1974 Young Lovers on Flying Wheels as Man at Bike Reclaim Centre movie 1974 The Young Dragons as Message Deliverer movie 1973 The Mandarin movie 1969 Dead Knot as Boy movie 1968 Accidentally as Young Man movie 1962 Golden Horse Awards as Self tv TBA Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzuki as Self movie

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Who is John Woo?

John Woo is known for directing, with popular credits including Hard Boiled, Mission: Improbable, How Bruce Lee Changed the World, Accidentally.

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John Woo is 79 years old, based on the birthday listed by TMDB.

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John Woo is known for credits including Hard Boiled, Mission: Improbable, How Bruce Lee Changed the World, Accidentally, Dead Knot.

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