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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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All the Invisible Children |
2005 |
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Better Tomorrow II, A |
1987 |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
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Blackjack |
1998 |
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Broken Arrow |
1996 |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
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Crossing, The |
2014 |
Director |
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Dragon Tamers |
1975 |
Director |
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Face Off |
1997 |
Director |
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Follow The Star |
1978 |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
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Hard Target |
1993 |
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Hello, Late Homecomers |
1978 |
Director |
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Heroes Shed No Tears |
1983 |
Director |
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Hire : Hostage, The |
2002 |
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Just Heroes |
1989 |
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Killer, The |
1989 |
Director |
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Last Hurrah For Chivalry |
1977 |
Director |
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Laughing Times |
1981 |
Director |
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Mission : Impossible II |
2000 |
Director |
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Money Crazy |
1977 |
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Nike : Airport 98' |
1998 |
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Once A Thief |
1996 |
Director |
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Once A Thief |
1991 |
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Paycheck |
2003 |
Director |
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Plain Jane To The Rescue |
1982 |
Director |
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Princess Chang Ping |
1976 |
Director |
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Private Eyes, The |
1976 |
Director |
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Red Cliff - Part 1 |
2008 |
Director |
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Red Cliff - Part 2 |
2009 |
Director |
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Reign Of Assassins |
2010 |
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Run Tiger Run |
1984 |
Director |
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Time You Need A Friend, The |
1985 |
Director |
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To Hell With The Devil |
1982 |
Director |
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Windtalkers |
2002 |
Director |
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Young Dragons, The |
1975 |
Director |
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Assistant Director |
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Blood Brothers, 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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Fist To Fist |
1973 |
Assistant Director |
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Four Riders |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Games Gamblers Play |
1974 |
Assistant Director |
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Mandarin, The |
1973 |
Assistant Director |
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Water Margin, The |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Young People |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Blood Brothers |
2007 |
Producer |
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Breaking The Waves |
2014 |
Producer |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Producer |
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Bulletproof Monk |
2003 |
Producer |
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Crossing, The |
2014 |
Producer |
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Don't Cry, Nanking |
1995 |
Producer |
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Ghost Bustin' |
1983 |
Producer |
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Last Hurrah For Chivalry |
1977 |
Producer |
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My Fair Gentleman |
2009 |
Producer |
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Peace Hotel |
1995 |
Producer |
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Reign Of Assassins |
2010 |
Producer |
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Run Tiger Run |
1984 |
Producer |
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Seediq Bale |
2011 |
Producer |
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Somebody Up There Likes Me |
1996 |
Producer |
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Stranglehold |
2007 |
Producer |
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Super Citizen |
1986 |
Producer |
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Task Force |
1997 |
Producer |
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Windtalkers |
2002 |
Producer |
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Executive producer |
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Big Hit, The |
1998 |
Executive producer |
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Red Cliff - Part 1 |
2008 |
Executive producer |
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Red Cliff - Part 2 |
2009 |
Executive producer |
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Red Skies |
2002 |
Executive producer |
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Replacement Killers, The |
1998 |
Executive producer |
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Better Tomorrow II, A |
1987 |
Writer |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
Writer |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
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Dragon Tamers |
1975 |
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Follow The Star |
1978 |
Writer |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
Writer |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
Writer |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
Writer |
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Hello, Late Homecomers |
1978 |
Writer |
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Heroes Shed No Tears |
1983 |
Writer |
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Killer, The |
1989 |
Writer |
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Last Hurrah For Chivalry |
1977 |
Writer |
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Laughing Times |
1981 |
Writer |
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Longest Nite, The |
1998 |
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Money Crazy |
1977 |
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Once A Thief |
1991 |
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Plain Jane To The Rescue |
1982 |
Writer |
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Princess Chang Ping |
1976 |
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Stranglehold |
2007 |
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Time You Need A Friend, The |
1985 |
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To Hell With The Devil |
1982 |
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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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Editor |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
Editor |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
Actor |
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Founding Of A Republic, The |
2009 |
Actor |
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Founding Of The Party |
2011 |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
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Itchy Fingers |
1979 |
Actor |
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Jackie Chan : My Story |
1998 |
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Mandarin, The |
1973 |
Actor |
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Rebel From China |
1990 |
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Starry Is The Night |
1988 |
Actor |
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Yang ± Ying : Gender In Chinese Cinema |
1996 |
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Young Dragons, The |
1975 |
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Banquet, The |
1991 |
Brief appearance |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Brief appearance |
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I Love Maria |
1988 |
Brief appearance |
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Killer, The |
1989 |
Brief appearance |
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Plain Jane To The Rescue |
1982 |
Brief appearance |
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Task Force |
1997 |
Brief appearance |
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Thirty Million Dollar Rush, The |
1986 |
Brief appearance |
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Twin Dragons, The |
1992 |
Brief appearance |
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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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Games Gamblers Play |
1974 |
Production Manager |
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Private Eyes, The |
1976 |
Production Manager |
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