John Woo
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Biography
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 dire…
Also known as
Wu Yu-Sheng · Wu Yu-Shen · Wu Yao-Shen · John Y. S. Woo · John Y. Woo · Ng Yue-Sum
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Known For
A Century of Light and Shadow
2005 · TV
Voice
2012 · TV
Golden Horse Awards
1962 · TV
Mission: Impossible II
2000 · Movie
Face/Off
1997 · Movie
Celebrity Talk Show
1989 · TV
Hard Target
1993 · Movie
Broken Arrow
1996 · Movie
Hard Boiled
1992 · Movie
The Killer
2024 · Movie
Be My Guest
2006 · TV
A Better Tomorrow
1986 · Movie