John Woo (I)

Director | Producer | Writer

Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an ...

Born: May 1, 1946

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Filmography

Known For

A Better Tomorrow Director (1986)
Red Cliff Director (2008)
Face/Off Director (1997)
Known For

Hard Boiled Director (1992)
Director

Manhunt (2017)
The Crossing 2 (2015)
The Crossing (2014)
Reign of Assassins (2010)
Red Cliff II (2009)
Red Cliff (2008)
Stranglehold (2007)
All the Invisible Children (2005)
The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004)
The Hire (2003)
Paycheck (2003)
Hostage (2002)
Windtalkers (2002)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Blackjack (1998)
Face/Off (1997)
Once a Thief (1996)
Broken Arrow (1996)
Hard Target (1993)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Once a Thief (1991)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Just Heroes (1989)
The Killer (1989)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Xiao jiang (1985)
Run Tiger, Run (1984)
Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)
Ba cai Lin Ya Zhen (1982)
To Hell with the Devil (1982)
Hua ji shi dai (1981)
Qian zuo guai (1980)
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
Ha luo, ye gui ren (1978)
Follow the Star (1978)
Money Crazy (1977)
The Hand of Death (1976)
Princess Chang Ping (1976)
The Dragon Tamers (1975)
The Young Dragons (1974)
Sijie (1968)
Director

Accidentaly (1968)
Producer

Nuts! (2016)
Breaking the Waves (2014)
7 Brothers (2011)
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II (2011)
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I (2011)
Reign of Assassins (2010)
A Better Tomorrow (2010)
My Fair Gentleman (2009)
Red Cliff II (2009)
Red Cliff (2008)
Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)
Blood Brothers (2007)
Stranglehold (2007)
The Glass Beads (2005)
The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004)
Paycheck (2003)
Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Red Skies (2002)
Windtalkers (2002)
Once a Thief: Family Business (1998)
Blackjack (1998)
The Big Hit (1998)
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother (1997)
Once a Thief (1996)
Once a Thief (1996)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)
Nanjing 1937 (1995)
Peace Hotel (1995)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon (1989)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Zhua gui te gong dui (1985)
Gu lian hua (1985)
Run Tiger, Run (1984)
Producer

Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)
Writer

Manhunt (2017)
A Better Tomorrow (2010)
Red Cliff II (2009)
Red Cliff (2008)
Once a Thief: Family Business (1998)
Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother (1997)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Once a Thief (1991)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
The Killer (1989)
A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
A Better Tomorrow (1986)
Xiao jiang (1985)
Heroes Shed No Tears (1984)
Ba cai Lin Ya Zhen (1982)
To Hell with the Devil (1982)
Hua ji shi dai (1981)
Qian zuo guai (1980)
Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979)
Ha luo, ye gui ren (1978)
Follow the Star (1978)
Money Crazy (1977)
The Hand of Death (1976)
Princess Chang Ping (1976)
The Dragon Tamers (1975)
The Young Dragons (1974)
Writer

Sijie (1968)
Actor

Beginning of the Great Revival Lin Sen (2011)
The Founding of a Republic Liu Wenhui (2009)
Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki (2008)
Stranglehold Mr. Woo (2007)
Task Force Police Chief (1997)
Hard Boiled Mr. Woo (1992)
Twin Dragons Priest (1992)
The Banquet Man on Stairs (1991)
Once a Thief Stanley Wu (1991)
Rebel from China Kwong (1990)
Bullet in the Head Policeman (1990)
Starry is the Night Father Fan (1988)
I Love Maria (1988)
Heng cai san qian wan Ling's Husband (1987)
A Better Tomorrow Inspector Wu (1986)
Gu lian hua (1985)
Ba cai Lin Ya Zhen John Woo (Guest Star) (1982)
Qian zuo guai (1980)
Itchy Fingers (1979)
Follow the Star Miss Chen's father (1978)
The Hand of Death Scholar Cheng (1976)
The Young Dragons (1974)
Man zhou ren (1973)
Sijie Young Artist (1968)
Actor

Accidentaly Young Man (1968)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Man zhou ren (1973)
Fist to Fist (1973)
Dynasty of Blood (1973)
Four Riders (1972)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Young People (1972)
Please Sir, We're Sorry! (1972)
The Water Margin (1972)
The Boxer from Shantung (1972)
Additional Crew

Red Cliff II (2009)
Red Cliff (2008)
The Replacement Killers (1998)
Additional Crew

American Cinema (1995)
The Private Eyes (1976)
Editor

Hard Boiled (1992)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Editor

To Hell with the Devil (1982)
Archive footage

Rémy Julienne: 50 ans de cascades (2013)
Archive footage

American Masters (2009)
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious (2002)
Camera and Electrical Department

My Fair Gentleman (2009)
Camera and Electrical Department

True Colors (1986)
Script and Continuity Department

Hen xin di ren (1970)

Videos

Awards

21 wins & 19 nominations.

Did You Know

Woo's many American admirers include the likes of Martin Scorsese, Sam Raimi (who compared his mastery of action to Alfred Hitchcock's mastery of suspense) and Quentin Tarantino (who, replying to a studio executive saying "I suppose Woo can direct ...

Quotes

[on Mean Streets (1973)] I saw this film before I directed my first movie. Even after I directed my first movie, I didn't have much confidence. I must confess, I think I started a little too young. I should have learned more. I started with some ...