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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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Young Dragons, The |
1975 |
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To Hell With The Devil |
1982 |
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Time You Need A Friend, The |
1985 |
Director |
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Run Tiger Run |
1984 |
Director |
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Reign Of Assassins |
2010 |
Director |
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Red Cliff - Part 2 |
2009 |
Director |
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Red Cliff - Part 1 |
2008 |
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Private Eyes, The |
1976 |
Director |
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Princess Chang Ping |
1976 |
Director |
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Plain Jane To The Rescue |
1982 |
Director |
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Once A Thief |
1991 |
Director |
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Money Crazy |
1977 |
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Laughing Times |
1981 |
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Last Hurrah For Chivalry |
1977 |
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Killer, The |
1989 |
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Just Heroes |
1989 |
Director |
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Heroes Shed No Tears |
1983 |
Director |
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Hello, Late Homecomers |
1978 |
Director |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
Director |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
Director |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
Director |
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Follow The Star |
1978 |
Director |
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Dragon Tamers |
1975 |
Director |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Director |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
Director |
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Better Tomorrow II, A |
1987 |
Director |
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All the Invisible Children |
2005 |
Director |
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Assistant Director |
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Young People |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Water Margin, The |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Mandarin, The |
1973 |
Assistant Director |
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Games Gamblers Play |
1974 |
Assistant Director |
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Four Riders |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Fist To Fist |
1973 |
Assistant Director |
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Casino, The |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Boxer From Shantung, The |
1972 |
Assistant Director |
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Blood Brothers, The |
1973 |
Assistant Director |
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Producer |
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Task Force |
1997 |
Producer |
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Somebody Up There Likes Me |
1996 |
Producer |
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Run Tiger Run |
1984 |
Producer |
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Reign Of Assassins |
2010 |
Producer |
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Peace Hotel |
1995 |
Producer |
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My Fair Gentleman |
2009 |
Producer |
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Last Hurrah For Chivalry |
1977 |
Producer |
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Don't Cry, Nanking |
1995 |
Producer |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Producer |
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Breaking The Waves |
2014 |
Producer |
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Blood Brothers |
2007 |
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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Writer |
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Young Dragons, The |
1975 |
Writer |
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To Hell With The Devil |
1982 |
Writer |
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Time You Need A Friend, The |
1985 |
Writer |
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Princess Chang Ping |
1976 |
Writer |
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Plain Jane To The Rescue |
1982 |
Writer |
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Once A Thief |
1991 |
Writer |
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Money Crazy |
1977 |
Writer |
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Longest Nite, The |
1998 |
Writer |
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Laughing Times |
1981 |
Writer |
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Last Hurrah For Chivalry |
1977 |
Writer |
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Killer, The |
1989 |
Writer |
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Heroes Shed No Tears |
1983 |
Writer |
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Hello, Late Homecomers |
1978 |
Writer |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
Writer |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
Writer |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
Writer |
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Follow The Star |
1978 |
Writer |
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Dragon Tamers |
1975 |
Writer |
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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Writer |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
Writer |
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Better Tomorrow II, A |
1987 |
Writer |
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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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Actor |
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Young Dragons, The |
1975 |
Actor |
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Yang ± Ying : Gender In Chinese Cinema |
1996 |
Actor |
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Starry Is The Night |
1988 |
Actor |
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Rebel From China |
1990 |
Actor |
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Mandarin, The |
1973 |
Actor |
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Jackie Chan : My Story |
1998 |
Actor |
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Itchy Fingers |
1979 |
Actor |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
Actor |
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Hand Of Death |
1976 |
Actor |
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From Riches To Rags |
1979 |
Actor |
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Better Tomorrow, A |
1986 |
Actor |
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Brief appearance |
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Twin Dragons, The |
1992 |
Brief appearance |
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Thirty Million Dollar Rush, The |
1986 |
Brief appearance |
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Task Force |
1997 |
Brief appearance |
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Plain Jane To The Rescue |
1982 |
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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Bullet In The Head |
1990 |
Brief appearance |
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Banquet, The |
1991 |
Brief appearance |
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Original Story |
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Hard Boiled |
1992 |
Original Story |
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Blood Brothers |
2007 |
Original Story |
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Planning |
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Private Eyes, The |
1976 |
Planning, Production Manager |
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Production Manager |
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Games Gamblers Play |
1974 |
Production Manager |
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Contract, The |
1978 |
Production Manager |
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