John Woo (b. October 1946) is a Hong Kong film director, writer, and producer. He is considered a major influence on the action genre, known for his highly chaotic action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and frequent 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 II. 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. (Wikipedia)
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| Hand of Death (1976) |
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| Last Hurrah for Chivalry (1979) Chinese poster |
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| Heroes Shed no Tears (1986) UK poster |
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| A Better Tomorrow (1986) |
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| A Better Tomorrow (1986) Japanese poster |
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| A Better Tomorrow II (1987) South Korean poster |
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| A Better Tomorrow II (1987) Thai poster |
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| Just Heroes (1989) Thai poster |
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| Just Heroes (1989) French poster |
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| The Killer (1989) |
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| The Killer (1989) |
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| Bullet in the Head (1990) Thai poster |
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| Bullet in the Head (1990) |
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| Once a Thief (1991) Chinese poster |
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| Once a Thief (1991) |
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| Hard-Boiled (1992) |
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| Hard-Boiled (1992) Japanese poster |
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| Hard-Boiled (1992) |
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| Hard Target (1993) |
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| Broken Arrow (1996) |
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| Broken Arrow (1996) Chinese poster |
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| Face Off (1997) |
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| Face Off (1997) |
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| Face Off (1997) |
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| Mission Impossible II (2000) |
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| Windtalkers (2002) |
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| Windtalkers (2002) |
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| Paycheck (2003) |
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| Paycheck (2003) |
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| Red Cliff (2008) |
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| Red Cliff (2008) |
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| Red Cliff II (2009) Chinese poster |
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| Red Cliff II (2009) Chinese poster |
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