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    John Woo

    1946-09-22 (78 years old) in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China

    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.

    Movies

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    The King of Wuxia Part 2
    0 %|Oct 28, 2022
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    The King of Wuxia Part 1
    87 %|Oct 24, 2022
    Documentary
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    Life in 24 Frames a Second
    0 %|Jun 26, 2021
    Documentary
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    John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
    73 %|Mar 19, 2017
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Ken San
    60 %|Aug 20, 2016
    Documentary
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    Beginning of the Great Revival
    45.970000000000006 %|Jun 23, 2011
    Drama, Action, History, War
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    Kurosawa's Way
    54 %|May 13, 2011
    Documentary
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    The Founding of a Republic
    53 %|Sep 17, 2009
    Drama, History
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    The Founding of a Republic
    53 %|Sep 17, 2009
    Drama, History
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    How Bruce Lee Changed the World
    80 %|May 17, 2009
    Documentary
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    A Century of Light and Shadow
    0 %|Jan 1, 2005
    Documentary
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    Crossings: John Woo
    0 %|Jun 20, 2004
    Documentary
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    The Master: Chang Cheh Documentary
    0 %|Jun 4, 2003
    Documentary
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    Cinema Hong Kong: Wu Xia
    60 %|Jan 2, 2003
    Documentary
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    Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu
    68 %|Jan 1, 2003
    Documentary, TV Movie
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    Mission: Improbable
    75.56 %|Jun 2, 2001
    Comedy
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    Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
    55 %|Jan 1, 1999
    Documentary
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    Jackie Chan: My Story
    62 %|Jul 17, 1998
    Documentary
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    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
    54 %|Jun 4, 1998
    Documentary
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    Task Force
    70 %|Nov 13, 1997
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Cinema of Vengeance
    54 %|Jan 1, 1994
    Documentary
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    Hard Boiled
    75 %|Apr 16, 1992
    Action, Thriller, Crime
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    Twin Dragons
    67.41 %|Jan 15, 1992
    Comedy, Action
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    The Banquet
    55 %|Nov 30, 1991
    Comedy
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    Once a Thief
    67 %|Feb 2, 1991
    Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime
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    Rebel from China
    0 %|Oct 25, 1990
    Crime, Drama, Action
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    Bullet in the Head
    76 %|Aug 17, 1990
    Action, Crime, Thriller
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    Sunset in Paris
    70 %|Jun 14, 1989
    Music, Romance
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    Starry Is the Night
    60 %|Oct 13, 1988
    Romance
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    I Love Maria
    62 %|Mar 10, 1988
    Science Fiction
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    The Thirty Million Dollar Rush
    69 %|Jul 2, 1987
    Comedy, Adventure
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    A Better Tomorrow
    74 %|Aug 2, 1986
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    Love, Lone Flower
    0 %|Jun 22, 1985
    Drama
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    Happy Union 2
    0 %|Jan 1, 1985
    Comedy
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    Plain Jane to the Rescue
    50 %|Oct 21, 1982
    Comedy
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    From Riches to Rags
    40 %|Jul 10, 1980
    Action, Comedy
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    Itchy Fingers
    63 %|Jan 26, 1979
    Comedy, Crime
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    Follow the Star
    100 %|Feb 4, 1978
    Action, Comedy
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    Hand of Death
    59 %|Jul 15, 1976
    Action, Drama
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    Young Lovers on Flying Wheels
    50 %|Sep 20, 1974
    Action
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    The Young Dragons
    66.67 %|Jul 25, 1974
    Action
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    The Mandarin
    70 %|Jun 28, 1973
    Crime, Action, Adventure
    actor
    Dead Knot
    0 %|Jan 1, 1968
    actor
    Accidentally
    42 %|Jan 1, 1968
    Romance, Drama

    Series

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    开讲啦
    0 %|Aug 27, 2012
    Talk
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    Bokura no Jidai
    0 %|Apr 1, 2007
    Talk
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    Celebrity Talk Show
    90 %|Mar 10, 1989
    Talk
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    Golden Horse Awards
    0 %|Oct 31, 1962
    Documentary