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Wu Yu-Sheng, Wu Yu-Shen, Wu Yao-Shen, John Y. S. Woo, John Y. Woo, Ng Yue-Sum
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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 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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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1946-09-22
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 11.2
- info Birth Place Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by John Woo
7.5
Hard Boiled
1992-04-16
7.6
Mission: Improbable
2001-06-02
8
How Bruce Lee Changed the World
2009-05-17
0
Dead Knot
1968-01-01
4.2
Accidentally
1968-01-01
6.7
The Young Dragons
1974-07-25
6.3
Jackie Chan: My Story
1998-07-17
4.6
Beginning of the Great Revival
2011-06-23
6.2
I Love Maria
1988-03-10
5
Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
1974-09-20
0
The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
2003-06-04
6.7
Once a Thief
1991-02-02
5.5
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
1999-01-01
5.4
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998-06-04
6
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
2003-01-02
7
Sunset in Paris
1989-06-14
6
Starry Is the Night
1988-10-13
0
Rebel from China
1990-10-25
5.4
Kurosawa's Way
2011-05-13
5
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982-10-21
7.5
A Better Tomorrow
1986-08-02
0
Love, Lone Flower
1985-06-22
0
Happy Union 2
1985-01-01
7
Task Force
1997-11-13
5.3
The Founding of a Republic
2009-09-17
8.7
The King of Wuxia Part 1
2022-10-24
10
Follow the Star
1978-02-04
6.9
The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
1987-07-02
6
Ken San
2016-08-20
6.8
Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
2003-01-01
6.3
Itchy Fingers
1979-01-26
7.3
Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
1993-01-01
5.4
Cinema of Vengeance
1994-01-01
5.7
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies
2002-06-01
5.5
The Banquet
1991-11-30
7
The Mandarin
1973-06-28
7.6
Bullet in the Head
1990-08-17
4
From Riches to Rags
1980-07-10
0
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005-01-01
6.8
Twin Dragons
1992-01-15
6
Hand of Death
1976-07-15
0
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
2008-03-11
5.3
The Founding of a Republic
2009-09-17
0
Crossings: John Woo
2004-06-20
7.3
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017-03-19
0
Life in 24 Frames a Second
2021-06-26
0
The King of Wuxia Part 2
2022-10-28
0
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong
2003-10-04
0
Golden Horse Awards
1962-10-31
0
Bokura no Jidai
2007-04-01
0
Voice
2012-08-27
9
Celebrity Talk Show
1989-03-10
movie_edit Directing
9
Face/Off
1997-06-27
9
Mission: Impossible II
2000-05-24
9
Hard Target
1993-04-27
9
The Killer
1989-03-24
9
Laughing Times
1980-12-24
9
A Better Tomorrow
1986-08-02
9
A Better Tomorrow
1986-08-02
9
All the Invisible Children
2005-09-01
9
Bullet in the Head
1990-08-17
9
Bullet in the Head
1990-08-17
9
Bullet in the Head
1990-08-17
9
Red Cliff
2008-07-10
9
Red Cliff
2008-07-10
9
Red Cliff
2008-07-10
9
Hard Boiled
1992-04-16
9
Hard Boiled
1992-04-16
9
Broken Arrow
1996-02-09
9
Bulletproof Monk
2003-03-28
9
Windtalkers
2002-06-14
9
Windtalkers
2002-06-14
9
The Big Hit
1998-04-24
9
Heroes Shed No Tears
1986-09-05
9
Paycheck
2003-12-25
9
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979-11-22
9
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
1979-11-22
9
Don't Cry, Nanking
1995-09-14
9
Appleseed: Ex Machina
2007-10-19
9
The Young Dragons
1974-07-25
9
Dead Knot
1968-01-01
9
Accidentally
1968-01-01
9
The Young Dragons
1974-07-25
9
Dead Knot
1968-01-01
9
The Dragon Tamers
1975-03-15
9
Money Crazy
1977-07-28
9
Hand of Death
1976-07-15
9
Hostage
2002-10-24
9
Red Cliff II
2009-01-07
9
Red Cliff II
2009-01-07
9
Blackjack
1998-06-11
9
Once a Thief
1996-09-29
9
Princess Chang-Ping
1976-01-30
9
Reign of Assassins
2010-09-01
9
Once a Thief
1991-02-02
9
Once a Thief
1991-02-02
9
A Better Tomorrow II
1987-12-17
9
A Better Tomorrow II
1987-12-17
9
Heroes Shed No Tears
1986-09-05
9
Heroes Shed No Tears
1986-09-05
9
Just Heroes
1989-09-14
9
Blackjack
1998-06-11
9
Happy Union 2
1985-01-01
9
The Mandarin
1973-06-28
9
Reign of Assassins
2010-09-01
9
To Hell with the Devil
1982-04-08
9
To Hell with the Devil
1982-04-08
9
The Killer
2024-08-22
9
The Robinsons: Lost in Space
2004-01-01
9
Laughing Times
1980-12-24
9
Run Tiger Run
1985-02-15
9
Paycheck
2003-12-25
9
The Crossing I
2014-12-02
9
Silent Night
2023-11-30
9
From Riches to Rags
1980-07-10
9
Laughing Times
1980-12-24
9
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978-11-16
9
The Time You Need a Friend
1985-01-10
9
Follow the Star
1978-02-04
9
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982-10-21
9
The Killer
2024-08-22
9
Silent Night
2023-11-30
9
The Crossing II
2015-07-30
9
Follow the Star
1978-02-04
9
Plain Jane to the Rescue
1982-10-21
9
Super Citizen
1985-04-01
9
Manhunt
2017-11-19
9
Red Skies
2002-08-07
9
Princess Chang-Ping
1976-01-30
9
Love, Lone Flower
1985-06-22
9
The Making of Stranglehold
2007-06-22
9
Hard Boiled
1992-04-16
9
The Replacement Killers
1998-02-06
9
The Replacement Killers
1998-02-06
9
The Boxer from Shantung
1972-02-11
9
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
2012-05-10
9
A Better Tomorrow
1986-08-02
9
Manhunt
2017-11-19
9
The Killer
1989-03-24
9
Fist to Fist
1973-09-01
9
Hand of Death
1976-07-15
9
The Dragon Tamers
1975-03-15
9
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1996-04-20
9
Red Cliff II
2009-01-07
9
A Better Tomorrow
2010-09-16
9
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon
1989-10-20
9
Run Tiger Run
1985-02-15
9
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978-11-16
9
Bullet in the Head
1990-08-17
9
From Riches to Rags
1980-07-10
9
The Killer
2024-08-22
9
Peace Hotel
1995-04-12
9
Money Crazy
1977-07-28
9
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 1: The Sun Flag
2011-09-09
9
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale - Part 2: The Rainbow Bridge
2011-09-30
9
A Better Tomorrow
2010-09-16
9
Blood Brothers
2007-08-16
9
Breaking the Waves
2014-03-14
9
X-Crucior
9
Once a Thief
1991-02-02
9
Blood Brothers
1973-02-24
9
Follow the Star
1978-02-04
9
The Private Eyes
1976-12-16
9
Ghost Bustin
1985-07-13
9
Happy Union
1984-07-07
9
My Fair Gentleman
2009-09-28
9
Color Me Love
2010-10-28
9
The Water Margin
1972-03-17
9
Four Riders
1972-12-22
9
Young People
1972-07-07
9
The Idiot Assassin
1981-01-01
9
The Devils
1973-01-01
9
The Ruthless Heart
1970-01-01
9
The Hire
2001-04-26
9
Once a Thief
1996-09-29