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