John Woo

Name: John Woo
Native name: 吳宇森
Also Known as: 吴宇森, Wú Yǔ Sēn, Wu Yu Sheng, Yusen Wu, Wu Yu-shen
Nationality: Hong Konger
Gender: Male
Born: May 1, 1946
Age: 80

Born in southern China, John Woo grew up in Hong Kong, where he began his film career as an assistant director in 1969, working for Shaw Brothers Studios. He directed his first feature in 1973 and has been a prolific director ever since, working in a wide variety of genres before A Better Tomorrow (1986) established his reputation as a master stylist specializing in ultra-violent gangster films and thrillers, with hugely elaborate action scenes shot with breathtaking panache. After gaining a cult reputation in the US with The Killer (1989), Woo was offered a Hollywood contract. Edit Biography

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2010	Reign of Assassins	Movie	7.7
1989	Just Heroes	Movie	6.8
1985	Run Tiger, Run	Movie	3.0
1976	Princess Chang Ping	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2017	Manhunt	Movie	6.9
2015	The Crossing 2	Movie	7.4
2014	The Crossing	Movie	7.4
2009	Red Cliff 2	Movie	8.3
2008	Red Cliff	Movie	8.3
1992	Hard Boiled	Movie	7.7
1991	Once a Thief	Movie	7.4
1990	Bullet in the Head	Movie	7.6
1989	The Killer	Movie	7.8
1987	A Better Tomorrow 2	Movie	7.3
1986	Heroes Shed No Tears	Movie	8.1
1986	A Better Tomorrow	Movie	7.7
1985	The Time You Need a Friend	Movie	0.0
1982	Plain Jane to the Rescue	Movie	0.0
1982	To Hell with the Devil	Movie	0.0
1980	Laughing Times	Movie	6.0
1980	From Riches to Rags	Movie	6.5
1979	Last Hurrah for Chivalry	Movie	6.9
1978	Hello, Late Homecomers	Movie	0.0
1978	Follow the Star	Movie	0.0
1976	Hand of Death	Movie	6.3
1975	The Young Dragons	Movie	6.5
1975	The Dragon Tamers	Movie	10.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
2007	Blood Brothers	Movie	6.4
1996	Somebody Up There Likes Me	Movie	7.3
1995	Don't Cry, Nanking	Movie	0.0

Year	Title	Type	Rating
1973	Fist to Fist	Movie	6.7

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2022	The King of Wuxia Taiwanese Movie, 2022, [Himself] (Support Role)	[Himself] Support Role	0.0
2016	Ken San Japanese Movie, 2016, [Himself] (Guest Role)	[Himself] Guest Role	1.0
2011	Beginning of the Great Revival Chinese Movie, 2011, Lin Sen (Support Role)	Lin Sen Support Role	6.8
2009	The Founding of a Republic Chinese Movie, 2009, Liu Wen Hui [PLA genearl (Guest Role)	Liu Wen Hui [PLA genearl Guest Role	6.8
1998	Jackie Chan: My Story Hong Kong Movie, 1998, [Himself] (Support Role)	[Himself] Support Role	7.4
1997	Task Force Hong Kong Movie, 1997, [Police Chief] (Support Role)	[Police Chief] Support Role	0.0
1992	Hard Boiled Hong Kong Movie, 1992, Mr. Woo [Uncredited] (Support Role)	Mr. Woo [Uncredited] Support Role	7.7
1991	The Banquet Hong Kong Movie, 1991, [Man on stairs] (Guest Role)	[Man on stairs] Guest Role	7.2
1991	Once a Thief Hong Kong Movie, 1991, Stanley Wu [Uncredited] (Support Role)	Stanley Wu [Uncredited] Support Role	7.4
1990	Rebel from China Hong Kong Movie, 1990, Kwong (Main Role)	Kwong Main Role	0.0
1990	Bullet in the Head Hong Kong Movie, 1990, Policeman (Support Role)	Policeman Support Role	7.6
1986	A Better Tomorrow Hong Kong Movie, 1986, Inspector Wu (Support Role)	Inspector Wu Support Role	7.7
1979	Itchy Fingers Hong Kong Movie, 1979, [Triad boss] (Support Role)	[Triad boss] Support Role	7.0
1978	Follow the Star Hong Kong Movie, 1978, [Miss Chen's father] (Support Role)	[Miss Chen's father] Support Role	0.0
1976	Hand of Death Hong Kong Movie, 1976, Scholar Zhang Yi (Support Role)	Scholar Zhang Yi Support Role	6.3
1975	The Young Dragons Hong Kong Movie, 1975, [Kin's message deliverer] (Support Role)	[Kin's message deliverer] Support Role	6.5
1974	Young Lovers on Flying Wheels Hong Kong Movie, 1974, [Man at bike reclaim center] (Bit part)	[Man at bike reclaim center] Bit part	0.0
1974	The Godfathers of Hong Kong Hong Kong Movie, 1974, [Thug] (Bit part)	[Thug] Bit part	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	My Legacy and I Season 3 Chinese TV Show, 2025, 7 eps (Regular Member)	7	Regular Member	0.0
2020	Mask Singer Season 5 Chinese TV Show, 2020, 11 eps (Ep. 6-7) (Guest)	11	(Ep. 6-7) Guest	7.8
2007	Bokura no Jidai Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps (Guest)	900	Guest	0.0
2006	Be My Guest Hong Kong TV Show, 2006, 160 eps (Ep. 112) (Guest)	160	(Ep. 112) Guest	6.7
2002	A Date with Lu Yu Chinese TV Show, 2002, 1 eps (Guest)	1	Guest	9.0
1996	King's Brunch Japanese TV Show, 1996, 1214 eps (20090404) (Guest)	1214	(20090404) Guest	0.0
1989	Celebrity Talk Show Season 2 Hong Kong TV Show, 1989, 17 eps (Ep. 6) (Guest)	17	(Ep. 6) Guest	0.0

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