John Woo

Director 41 / Actor 32 / Writer 25 · 1969 – 2024 · 🎬 98

John Woo Yu-sen is a Hong Kong filmmaker, known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre. The recipient of various accolades, including a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing, as well as a Golden Horse Award, an Asia Pacific Screen Award and a Saturn Award, he is regarded as a pioneer of heroic bloodshed films and the gun fu genre in Hong Kong action cinema. He is known for his highly chaotic "bullet ballet" action sequences, stylized imagery, Mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to wuxia, film noir and Western cinema.

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Frequent Collaborators

Chow Yun-fat

15 shared

David Wu

David Wu

12 shared

Leslie Cheung

10 shared

Shing Fui-on

10 shared

Kenneth Tsang

Kenneth Tsang

10 shared

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

10 shared

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The Killer

The Killer

writer

2024

The Killer

The Killer

director

2024

Silent Night

Silent Night

director

2023

The King of Wuxia Part 1

The King of Wuxia Part 1

actor

2022

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

writer

2018

Manhunt

Manhunt

director

2017

Manhunt

Manhunt

writer

2017

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

actor

2017

Ken San

Ken San

actor

2016

The Crossing II

The Crossing II

director

2015

The Crossing I

The Crossing I

director

2014

Beginning of the Great Revival

Beginning of the Great Revival

actor

2011

Kurosawa's Way

Kurosawa's Way

actor

2011

A Better Tomorrow

A Better Tomorrow

writer

2010

Reign of Assassins

Reign of Assassins

director

2010

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

actor

2009

Red Cliff II

Red Cliff II

director

2009

Red Cliff II

Red Cliff II

writer

2009

Red Cliff

Red Cliff

writer

2008

Red Cliff

Red Cliff

director

2008

The Making of Stranglehold

The Making of Stranglehold

actor

2007

All the Invisible Children

All the Invisible Children

director

2006

A Century of Light and Shadow

A Century of Light and Shadow

actor

2005

Paycheck

Paycheck

director

2003

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong

actor

2003

The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian

The Life and Times of Wu Zhong Xian

actor

2003

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia

actor

2003

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu

actor

2003

Hostage

Hostage

director

2002

Windtalkers

Windtalkers

director

2002

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

actor

2002

Mission: Impossible II

Mission: Impossible II

director

2000

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

Kurosawa: The Last Emperor

actor

1999

Blackjack

Blackjack

director

1998

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

actor

1998

Task Force

Task Force

actor

1997

Face/Off

Face/Off

director

1997

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

director

1996

Broken Arrow

director

1996

Hard Target

Hard Target

director

1993

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

writer

1992

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

director

1992

Hard Boiled

Hard Boiled

actor

1992

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

actor

1991

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

writer

1991

Once a Thief

Once a Thief

director

1991

Rebel from China

Rebel from China

actor

1990

Bullet in the Head

Bullet in the Head

writer

1990

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