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Statistics : 11630 Movies 19215 People 1448 Studios 29 Articles 73 Interviews 12 DVD Reviews 32452 Screenshots 3722 Videos
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吴宇森 Ng Yue Sam John Y. S. Woo John Wu Yu Sen Wu Yao Shen Wu Yu Sen Wu Yu Shen Wu Yu Sheng Wu2 Yu3 Sen1
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Birthdate : |
1/5/1946 |
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China |
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Hong Kong, USA |
Activities : |
Director (38), Assistant Director (9), Producer (18), Executive producer (5), Writer (22), Art director (1), Editor (2), Actor (13), Brief appearance (8), Original Story (2), Planning (1), Presenter (1), Production Manager (3) |
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Born in canton in 1946, John Woo left the country with his family in 1951 to settle in HK. At 9 years, whereas his parents are in misery, John started to study thanks to American catholic families. Very quickly, he discovered the cinema and started to direct 8mm movies : Accidentally, Fast Knot, Cruel The One.
At 23 years old, John Woo became assistant of production for the Studios of Cathay. Two years later, in 1971, he joined the most significant company of production of Hong Kong, directed by the Shaw Brothers, and became the personal assistant of one of the greatest action director, Chang Cheh (Revenge, Blood Brothers). Again two years later, he directed his first movie The Young Dragons. Impressed by this movie, the boss of the Golden Harvest make him sign a contract. So he made several martial arts movies like Countdown in Kung Fu.
In 1983, he joined the Workshop, in which Tsui Hark allowed him to direct his own movie A better Tomorrow. A sequel would follow a few years later, and also The Killer, Once a Thief. John Woo left HK in 1992 to Los Angeles where he directed Hard Target with Jean-Claude Van Damme, then Brokken Arrow. His first success is Face/Off with John Travolta and Nicholas Cage. Now after M:i-2, he has directed Wintalkers, a movie about the Navajos Indians in charge of the transmissions within the American army during the WW2.
In addition to his career of director and producer, he is also actor in some of his movies and others like Rebel From China (90) where he has the first role. |
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Crossing, The |
2014 |
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Reign Of Assassins |
2010 |
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Red Cliff - Part 2 |
2009 |
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Red Cliff - Part 1 |
2008 |
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All the Invisible Children |
2005 |
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Paycheck |
2003 |
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Hire : Hostage, The |
2002 |
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Windtalkers |
2002 |
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Mission : Impossible II |
2000 |
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Blackjack |
1998 |
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Nike : Airport 98' |
1998 |
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Face Off |
1997 |
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Broken Arrow |
1996 |
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Once A Thief |
1996 |
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Hard Target |
1993 |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
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Once A Thief |
1991 |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
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Just Heroes |
1989 |
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Killer, The |
1989 |
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Better Tomorrow II, A |
1987 |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
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Time You Need A Friend, The |
1985 |
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Run Tiger Run |
1984 |
Director |
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Heroes Shed No Tears |
1983 |
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Plain Jane To The Rescue |
1982 |
Director |
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To Hell With The Devil |
1982 |
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Laughing Times |
1981 |
Director |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
Director |
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Follow The Star |
1978 |
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Hello, Late Homecomers |
1978 |
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Last Hurrah For Chivalry |
1977 |
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Money Crazy |
1977 |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
Director |
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Princess Chang Ping |
1976 |
Director |
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Private Eyes, The |
1976 |
Director |
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Dragon Tamers |
1975 |
Director |
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Young Dragons, The |
1975 |
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Assistant Director |
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Games Gamblers Play |
1974 |
Assistant Director |
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Blood Brothers, The |
1973 |
Assistant Director |
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Fist To Fist |
1973 |
Assistant Director |
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Mandarin, The |
1973 |
Assistant Director |
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Boxer From Shantung, The |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Casino, The |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Four Riders |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Water Margin, The |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Young People |
1972 |
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Breaking The Waves |
2014 |
Producer |
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Crossing, The |
2014 |
Producer |
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Seediq Bale |
2011 |
Producer |
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Reign Of Assassins |
2010 |
Producer |
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My Fair Gentleman |
2009 |
Producer |
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Blood Brothers |
2007 |
Producer |
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Stranglehold |
2007 |
Producer |
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Bulletproof Monk |
2003 |
Producer |
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Windtalkers |
2002 |
Producer |
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Task Force |
1997 |
Producer |
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Somebody Up There Likes Me |
1996 |
Producer |
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Don't Cry, Nanking |
1995 |
Producer |
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Peace Hotel |
1995 |
Producer |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Producer |
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Super Citizen |
1986 |
Producer |
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Run Tiger Run |
1984 |
Producer |
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Ghost Bustin' |
1983 |
Producer |
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Last Hurrah For Chivalry |
1977 |
Producer |
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Executive producer |
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Red Cliff - Part 2 |
2009 |
Executive producer |
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Red Cliff - Part 1 |
2008 |
Executive producer |
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Red Skies |
2002 |
Executive producer |
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Big Hit, The |
1998 |
Executive producer |
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Replacement Killers, The |
1998 |
Executive producer |
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Stranglehold |
2007 |
Writer |
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Longest Nite, The |
1998 |
Writer |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
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Once A Thief |
1991 |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
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Killer, The |
1989 |
Writer |
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Better Tomorrow II, A |
1987 |
Writer |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
Writer |
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Time You Need A Friend, The |
1985 |
Writer |
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Heroes Shed No Tears |
1983 |
Writer |
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Plain Jane To The Rescue |
1982 |
Writer |
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To Hell With The Devil |
1982 |
Writer |
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Laughing Times |
1981 |
Writer |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
Writer |
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Follow The Star |
1978 |
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Hello, Late Homecomers |
1978 |
Writer |
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Last Hurrah For Chivalry |
1977 |
Writer |
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Money Crazy |
1977 |
Writer |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
Writer |
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Princess Chang Ping |
1976 |
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Dragon Tamers |
1975 |
Writer |
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Young Dragons, The |
1975 |
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Art director |
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Stranglehold |
2007 |
Art director |
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Editor |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
Editor |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Editor |
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Founding Of The Party |
2011 |
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Founding Of A Republic, The |
2009 |
Actor |
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Jackie Chan : My Story |
1998 |
Actor |
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Yang ± Ying : Gender In Chinese Cinema |
1996 |
Actor |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
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Rebel From China |
1990 |
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Starry Is The Night |
1988 |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
Actor |
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Itchy Fingers |
1979 |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
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Young Dragons, The |
1975 |
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Mandarin, The |
1973 |
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Task Force |
1997 |
Brief appearance |
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Twin Dragons, The |
1992 |
Brief appearance |
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Banquet, The |
1991 |
Brief appearance |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Brief appearance |
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Killer, The |
1989 |
Brief appearance |
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I Love Maria |
1988 |
Brief appearance |
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Thirty Million Dollar Rush, The |
1986 |
Brief appearance |
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Plain Jane To The Rescue |
1982 |
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Original Story |
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Blood Brothers |
2007 |
Original Story |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
Original Story |
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Private Eyes, The |
1976 |
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Stranglehold |
2007 |
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Contract, The |
1978 |
Production Manager |
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Private Eyes, The |
1976 |
Production Manager |
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Games Gamblers Play |
1974 |
Production Manager |
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