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 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.
Filmography as Director (27)
The Killer
Silent Night
Manhunt
The Crossing II
The Crossing I
Reign of Assassins
Red Cliff II
Red Cliff
Paycheck
Windtalkers
Mission: Impossible II
Blackjack
Face/Off
Once a Thief
Broken Arrow
Hard Target
Hard Boiled
Once a Thief
Bullet in the Head
Just Heroes
The Killer
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow
Heroes Shed No Tears
Last Hurrah for Chivalry
Hand of Death
The Young Dragons