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John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, stylized imagery, Mexican standoffs, frequent use of slow motion and allusions to neo-noir, wuxia and Western cinema.

Birth Name

Yusen Wu

Born

Sunday, 22 September 1946

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Ken San	Himself	2016
Film Lab Presents	Himself	2014
Beginning of the Great Revival	Lin Sen	2011
Kurosawa's Way	Himself	2011
A Moment in Time	Himself	2010
The Founding of a Republic	Liu Wenhui	2009
How Bruce Lee Changed The World	Himself	2009
Hollywood's Best Film Directors		2009
The Rotten Tomatoes Show	Himself - Director	2009
Secret's Out	Himself - Guest	2006

(see additional filmography)

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Ken San	Himself	2016
Film Lab Presents	Himself	2014
Beginning of the Great Revival	Lin Sen	2011
Kurosawa's Way	Himself	2011
A Moment in Time	Himself	2010
The Founding of a Republic	Liu Wenhui	2009
How Bruce Lee Changed The World	Himself	2009
Hollywood's Best Film Directors		2009
The Rotten Tomatoes Show	Himself - Director	2009
Secret's Out	Himself - Guest	2006
At the Movies	Himself	2004
Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia	Himself	2003
Chop Socky: Cinema Hong Kong	Himself	2003
Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious	Himself (archive footage)	2002
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture	Himself - Interviewee	2002
World Film Report	Himself	2002
Mission: Improbable	Himself	2000
Jackie Chan: My Story	Himself	1998
Task Force	Police Chief	1997
Cinema of Vengeance	Himself (uncredited)	1994
HBO First Look	Himself	1992
Hard Boiled	Mr. Woo	1992
The Twin Dragons	Priest (as John Wu)	1992
The Banquet	Man on Stairs	1991
Once a Thief	Mr. Cheung (as Wu Fung)	1991
Yong chuang tian xia	Kwong	1990
Bullet in the Head	Policeman	1990
Starry is the Night	Father Fan	1988
Heng cai san qian wan	Ling's Husband	1987
A Better Tomorrow	Inspector Wu	1986
American Masters	Self (archive footage)	1986
Ba cai Lin Ya Zhen	John Wu	1982
Qian zuo guai	[cameo]	1980
Da sha xing yu xiao mei tou	Miss Chen's father	1978
The Hand of Death	Scholar Cheng	1976
The Young Dragons	Message deliverer	1974
Man zhou ren		1973
Sijie	Young Artist	1968
Accidentaly	Young Man	1968

Director Filmography

Title	Year

Manhunt	2017
The Crossing 2	2015
Reign of Assassins	2010
Red Cliff II	2009
Red Cliff	2008
All the Invisible Children	2006
The Robinsons: Lost in Space	2004
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
The Killer	1989
A Better Tomorrow II	1987
Ying xiong wu lei	1986
A Better Tomorrow	1986
Xiao jiang	1985
Run Tiger, Run	1985
Ba cai Lin Ya Zhen	1982
Hua ji shi dai	1980
Qian zuo guai	1980
Last Hurrah for Chivalry	1979
Ha luo, ye gui ren	1978
Da sha xing yu xiao mei tou	1978
Fa qian han	1977
The Hand of Death	1976
Princess Chang Ping	1976
The Dragon Tamers	1975
The Young Dragons	1974
Sijie	1968
Accidentaly	1968

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II	2011
Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale I	2011
A Better Tomorrow	2010
Reign of Assassins	2010
Red Cliff II	2009
Red Cliff	2008
Appleseed Ex Machina	2007
Blood Brothers	2007
The Robinsons: Lost in Space	2004
Paycheck	2003
Bulletproof Monk	2003
Red Skies	2002
Windtalkers	2002
Blackjack	1998
The Big Hit	1998
The Replacement Killers	1998
Once a Thief: Family Business	1998
Once a Thief	1996
Nanjing 1937	1995
Peace Hotel	1995
Bullet in the Head	1990
A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon	1989
Ying xiong wu lei	1986
A Better Tomorrow	1986
Run Tiger, Run	1985