John Woo

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Sep 22, 1946 (78 years old)

John Woo

Known For

The King of Wuxia Part 1
3h 36m
Movie 2022

The King of Wuxia Part 1

The life of the epoch-making master of martial arts cinema, King Hu.

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
0h 53m
Movie 2017

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in disgrace in the 1980s; and his stunning artistic rebirth in the 1990s.

Ken San
1h 35m
Movie 2016

Ken San

KEN SAN pieces together the puzzle of the life and legacy of Japan's mythical acting icon, Ken Takakura. Collaborators, friends and family tell intimate stories of Ken's journey: how one man of quiet dignity became a cultural barrier-breaking film star.

Beginning of the Great Revival
2h 4m
Movie 2011

Beginning of the Great Revival

A chronicle of the events that led to the founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

The Founding of a Republic
2h 18m
Movie 2009

The Founding of a Republic

The tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

How Bruce Lee Changed the World
1h 31m
Movie 2009

How Bruce Lee Changed the World

More than just a biography, this film explores Bruce Lee's global impact to see how he has influenced all areas of popular culture including fitness, cinema, music, sport, dance, video games and philosophy. A journey across the United States, Asia and Europe, takes Shannon Lee on a trip back to her father's roots in Hong Kong and China. With unique access to the family's photographic archive, home movies and all material owned by the Bruce Lee Foundation.

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki
0h 16m
Movie 2008

Team-Up: John Woo and Shinji Aramaki

Short focusing on the collaboration between John Woo and Shinji Aramaki in Appleseed Ex Machina.

Cinema of Vengeance
1h 25m
Movie 1994

Cinema of Vengeance

A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo favourite Chow Yun Fat.

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino
0h 44m
Movie 1993

Film ohne Fesseln - Das neue Hongkong Kino

A German documentary on Hong Kong cinema.

Hard Boiled
2h 6m
Movie 1992

Hard Boiled

A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them.

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.

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