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vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2001–2007:_Decline_in_Hollywood_and_other_ventures"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>2001–2007: Decline in Hollywood and other ventures</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2001–2007:_Decline_in_Hollywood_and_other_ventures-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2008–2017:_Red_Cliff_and_return_to_Asian_cinema" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2008–2017:_Red_Cliff_and_return_to_Asian_cinema"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>2008–2017: <i>Red Cliff</i> and return to Asian cinema</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2008–2017:_Red_Cliff_and_return_to_Asian_cinema-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2021–present:_Silent_Night_and_return_to_Hollywood" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2021–present:_Silent_Night_and_return_to_Hollywood"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>2021–present: <i>Silent Night</i> and return to Hollywood</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2021–present:_Silent_Night_and_return_to_Hollywood-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Unrealized_film_projects" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Unrealized_film_projects"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Unrealized film projects</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Unrealized_film_projects-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personal_life" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_life"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Personal life</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Personal_life-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Television</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Television-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_works" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_works"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Other works</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_works-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Accolades" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Accolades"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Accolades</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Accolades-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Further reading subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-In_English" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#In_English"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>In English</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-In_English-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>Other languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" 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href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ng%C3%B4%CD%98_%C3%9A-sim" title="Ngô͘ Ú-sim – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Ngô͘ Ú-sim" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%88" title="جان وو – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="جان وو" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EC%9A%B0%EC%82%BC" title="오우삼 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="오우삼" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8B%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%8E%D5%B8%D6%82" title="Ջոն Վու – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ջոն Վու" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%27%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%95%D7%95" title="ג&#039;ון וו – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ג&#039;ון וו" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AF%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C_%E1%83%95%E1%83%A3" title="ჯონ ვუ – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ჯონ ვუ" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%92%D1%83" title="Джон Ву – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Джон Ву" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C5%BEons_V%C5%AB" title="Džons Vū – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Džons Vū" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%88" title="جون وو – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جون وو" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC" title="ジョン・ウー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ジョン・ウー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83,_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD" title="Ву, Джон – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Ву, Джон" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%86%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%88" title="جۆن وو – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="جۆن وو" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8F%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%92%D1%83" title="Џон Ву – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Џон Ву" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woo" title="John Woo – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="John Woo" data-language-autonym="Suomi" 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class="hlist"><ul><li>Film director</li><li>screenwriter</li><li>producer</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years&#160;active</th><td class="infobox-data">1968–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Anne Chun-Lung Niu</div>&#32;<div style="display:inline-block;">&#8203;</div>&#40;<abbr title="married">m.</abbr>&#160;1976&#41;<wbr />&#8203;</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de;">Chinese name</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Traditional&#160;Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hant" style="font-size: 1rem;"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%90%B3" class="extiw" title="wikt:吳">吳</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AE%87" class="extiw" title="wikt:宇">宇</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE" class="extiw" title="wikt:森">森</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters" title="Simplified Chinese characters">Simplified&#160;Chinese</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language text"><span lang="zh-Hans" style="font-size: 1rem;"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%90%B4" class="extiw" title="wikt:吴">吴</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AE%87" class="extiw" title="wikt:宇">宇</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE" class="extiw" title="wikt:森">森</a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="display:inline-table; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: left;color: #202122; background-color: #f9ffbc;">Transcriptions</th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Standard_Chinese" title="Standard Chinese">Standard Mandarin</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanyu Pinyin">Hanyu Pinyin</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Wú Yǔsēn</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Wade%E2%80%93Giles" title="Wade–Giles">Wade–Giles</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn">Wu<sup>2</sup> Yü<sup>3</sup>-sen<sup>1</sup></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">IPA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="zh-Latn"><span class="IPA" lang="cmn-Latn-fonipa" style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Mandarin" title="Help:IPA/Mandarin">[u&#780;&#160;y&#768;sə&#769;n]</a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #dcffc9;"><a href="/wiki/Cantonese" title="Cantonese">Yue: Cantonese</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese" title="Yale romanization of Cantonese">Yale Romanization</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Ǹgh Yúhsām</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Jyutping" title="Jyutping">Jyutping</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn">Ng4 Jyu5-sam1</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Cantonese" title="Help:IPA/Cantonese">IPA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Yue Chinese-language romanization"><span style="font-style: normal" lang="yue-Latn"><span class="IPA" lang="yue-Latn-fonipa" style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Cantonese" title="Help:IPA/Cantonese">[ŋ̍˩&#160;jy˩˧sɐm˥]</a></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Signature</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="infobox-signature skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Woo_Signature.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/John_Woo_Signature.svg/150px-John_Woo_Signature.svg.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/John_Woo_Signature.svg/225px-John_Woo_Signature.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/John_Woo_Signature.svg/300px-John_Woo_Signature.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="116" data-file-height="49" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Woo Yu-sen</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 85%;"><a href="/wiki/Silver_Bauhinia_Star" title="Silver Bauhinia Star">SBS</a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters" title="Traditional Chinese characters">Chinese</a>&#58; <span lang="zh-Hant"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%90%B3" class="extiw" title="wikt:吳">吳</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%AE%87" class="extiw" title="wikt:宇">宇</a><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E6%A3%AE" class="extiw" title="wikt:森">森</a></span>; born 22 September 1946)<sup id="cite_ref-Rawnsley_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rawnsley-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong people">Hong Kong</a> film director known as a highly influential figure in the <a href="/wiki/Action_film" title="Action film">action film</a> genre.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The recipient of various accolades, including a <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="Hong Kong Film Awards">Hong Kong Film Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="Hong Kong Film Awards">Best Picture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director">Best Director</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film Editing">Best Editing</a>, as well as a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Horse_Film_Festival_and_Awards" title="Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards">Golden Horse Award</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Asia_Pacific_Screen_Awards" title="Asia Pacific Screen Awards">Asia Pacific Screen Award</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Saturn_Awards" title="Saturn Awards">Saturn Award</a>, he is regarded as a pioneer of <a href="/wiki/Heroic_bloodshed" title="Heroic bloodshed">heroic bloodshed</a> films and the <a href="/wiki/Gun_fu" title="Gun fu">gun fu</a> genre in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_action_cinema" title="Hong Kong action cinema">Hong Kong action cinema</a>. He is known for his highly chaotic "bullet ballet"<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> action sequences, stylized imagery, <a href="/wiki/Mexican_standoff" title="Mexican standoff">Mexican standoffs</a>, frequent use of <a href="/wiki/Slow_motion" title="Slow motion">slow motion</a> and allusions to <i><a href="/wiki/Wuxia" title="Wuxia">wuxia</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Film_noir" title="Film noir">film noir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_(genre)" title="Western (genre)">Western</a> cinema.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Considered one of the major figures of <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_Hong_Kong" title="Cinema of Hong Kong">Hong Kong cinema</a>, Woo has directed several notable <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_action_cinema" title="Hong Kong action cinema">action films</a>. He is known for his collaborations with actor <a href="/wiki/Chow_Yun-fat" title="Chow Yun-fat">Chow Yun-fat</a> in five Hong Kong action films: <i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow" title="A Better Tomorrow">A Better Tomorrow</a></i> (1986), which made Chow a box-office superstar in Asia,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow_II" title="A Better Tomorrow II">A Better Tomorrow II</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/wiki/The_Killer_(1989_film)" title="The Killer (1989 film)">The Killer</a></i> (1989), <i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)" title="Once a Thief (1991 film)">Once a Thief</a></i> (1991), and <i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Boiled" title="Hard Boiled">Hard Boiled</a></i> (1992). He has also directed <a href="/wiki/Martial_art_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Martial art film">martial arts films</a> such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dragon_Tamers" title="The Dragon Tamers">The Dragon Tamers</a></i> (1975), <i><a href="/wiki/Hand_of_Death_(1976_film)" title="Hand of Death (1976 film)">Hand of Death</a></i> (1976), and <i><a href="/wiki/Last_Hurrah_for_Chivalry" title="Last Hurrah for Chivalry">Last Hurrah for Chivalry</a></i> (1979), and action comedies such as <i><a href="/wiki/Follow_the_Star" title="Follow the Star">Follow the Star</a></i> (1978), <i><a href="/wiki/From_Riches_to_Rags" title="From Riches to Rags">From Riches to Rags</a></i> (1980), <i><a href="/wiki/Run,_Tiger,_Run" title="Run, Tiger, Run">Run, Tiger, Run</a></i> (1984), and <i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)" title="Once a Thief (1991 film)">Once a Thief</a></i> (1991). </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Target" title="Hard Target">Hard Target</a></i> (1993), starring <a href="/wiki/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme" title="Jean-Claude Van Damme">Jean-Claude Van Damme</a>, was his first American directorial debut, and the first major Hollywood film made by a Chinese director. His other Hollywood films include <i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Arrow_(1996_film)" title="Broken Arrow (1996 film)">Broken Arrow</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/wiki/Face/Off" title="Face/Off">Face/Off</a></i> (1997) and <i><a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_2" title="Mission: Impossible 2">Mission: Impossible 2</a></i> (2000).<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He made his Canadian debut with the action comedy film <i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1996_film)" title="Once a Thief (1996 film)">Once a Thief</a></i> (1996), which is a remake of Woo's 1991 film of the same name. He continued to be active in Hong Kong cinema, directing films such as the two-part historical epic <i><a href="/wiki/The_Crossing_(2014_film)" title="The Crossing (2014 film)">The Crossing</a></i> (2014). His first Chinese-language feature since <i>Hard Boiled</i> (1992) was the internationally co-produced <i><a href="/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)" title="Red Cliff (film)">Red Cliff</a></i> (2008-2009),<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which broke the <a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films_in_China" title="List of highest-grossing films in China">Chinese box office record</a> previously held by <i><a href="/wiki/Titanic_(1997_film)" title="Titanic (1997 film)">Titanic</a></i> in mainland China.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Woo is the creator of the comic series <i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Brothers_(comics)" title="Seven Brothers (comics)">Seven Brothers</a></i>, published by <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Comics" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin Comics">Virgin Comics</a>. He is the founder and chairman of the production company <i>Lion Rock Productions</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Woo was born as Wu Yu-seng (Ng Yu-sum in Cantonese) on 22 September 1946, in <a href="/wiki/Guangzhou" title="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</a>, China, amidst the chaotic <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War" title="Chinese Civil War">Chinese Civil War</a>. Due to school age restrictions, his mother changed his birth date to 22 September 1948, which is what remains on his passport. The Woo family, who were <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant Christians</a>, faced persecution during <a href="/wiki/Mao_Zedong" title="Mao Zedong">Mao Zedong</a>'s early anti-bourgeois purges after the <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Revolution_(1949)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chinese Revolution (1949)">communist revolution in China</a>, and fled to <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong" title="Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a> when he was five.<sup id="cite_ref-Rawnsley_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rawnsley-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Elder_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elder-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: xv, 3">&#58;&#8202;xv,&#8202;3&#8202;</span></sup> </p><p>Impoverished, the Woo family lived in the slums at <a href="/wiki/Shek_Kip_Mei" title="Shek Kip Mei">Shek Kip Mei</a>. His father was a teacher, though rendered unable to work by <a href="/wiki/Tuberculosis" title="Tuberculosis">tuberculosis</a>, and his mother was a manual laborer on construction sites.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The family was rendered homeless by the <a href="/wiki/Shek_Kip_Mei_Fire" class="mw-redirect" title="Shek Kip Mei Fire">Shek Kip Mei Fire</a> of 1953.<sup id="cite_ref-Elder_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elder-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Charitable donations from disaster relief efforts enabled the family to relocate; however, violent crime had by then become commonplace in Hong Kong housing projects. At age three he was diagnosed with a serious medical condition. Following surgery on his spine, he was unable to walk correctly until eight years old, and as a result his right leg is shorter than his left leg.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His Christian upbringing shows influences in his films.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As a young boy, Woo had wanted to be a Christian minister. He later found a passion for movies influenced by the <a href="/wiki/French_New_Wave" title="French New Wave">French New Wave</a> especially <a href="/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Melville" title="Jean-Pierre Melville">Jean-Pierre Melville</a>. Woo has said he was shy and had difficulty speaking, but found making movies a way to explore his feelings and thinking and would "use movies as a language".<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Woo found respite in <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dylan" title="Bob Dylan">Bob Dylan</a> and in American <a href="/wiki/Western_(genre)" title="Western (genre)">Westerns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He has stated the final scene of <i><a href="/wiki/Butch_Cassidy_and_the_Sundance_Kid" title="Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid">Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</a></i> made a particular impression on him in his youth: the device of two comrades, each of whom fire pistols from each hand, is a recurrent spectacle later found in his own work.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1969–1985:_Career_beginnings_in_Hong_Kong"><span id="1969.E2.80.931985:_Career_beginnings_in_Hong_Kong"></span>1969–1985: Career beginnings in Hong Kong</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: 1969–1985: Career beginnings in Hong Kong"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1969, Woo was hired as a script supervisor at <a href="/wiki/Cathay_Organisation" title="Cathay Organisation">Cathay Studios</a>. In 1971, he became an <a href="/wiki/Assistant_director" title="Assistant director">assistant director</a> at <a href="/wiki/Shaw_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaw Studios">Shaw Studios</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:92_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:92-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The same year, he watched <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Lee" title="Bruce Lee">Bruce Lee</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Boss" title="The Big Boss">The Big Boss</a></i>, which left a strong impression on him due to how different it was from earlier <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts_films" class="mw-redirect" title="Martial arts films">martial arts films</a>. Lee's films inspired Woo to direct his own <a href="/wiki/Action_films" class="mw-redirect" title="Action films">action films</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:92_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:92-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His directorial debut in 1974 was the feature film <i><a href="/wiki/The_Young_Dragons" title="The Young Dragons">The Young Dragons</a></i> (鐵漢柔情, <i>Tiě hàn róu qíng</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Kung_fu_film" title="Kung fu film">kung fu film</a> genre, it was choreographed by <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Chan" title="Jackie Chan">Jackie Chan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Havis_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Havis-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film was picked up by <a href="/wiki/Golden_Harvest_Studio" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden Harvest Studio">Golden Harvest Studio</a>, where he went on to direct more martial arts films. He later had success as a comedy director with <i><a href="/wiki/Money_Crazy" title="Money Crazy">Money Crazy</a></i> (發錢寒, <i>Fā qián hàn</i>) (1977), starring Hong Kong comedian <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Hui" title="Ricky Hui">Ricky Hui</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Ng" title="Richard Ng">Richard Ng</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1986–1992:_'Heroic_Bloodshed',_breakthrough_and_international_recognition"><span id="1986.E2.80.931992:_.27Heroic_Bloodshed.27.2C_breakthrough_and_international_recognition"></span>1986–1992: 'Heroic Bloodshed', breakthrough and international recognition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: 1986–1992: &#039;Heroic Bloodshed&#039;, breakthrough and international recognition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the mid-1980s, Woo was experiencing <a href="/wiki/Occupational_burnout" title="Occupational burnout">occupational burnout</a>. Several of his films were commercial disappointments, and he felt a distinct lack of creative control. It was during this period of self-imposed exile that director/producer <a href="/wiki/Tsui_Hark" title="Tsui Hark">Tsui Hark</a> provided the funding for Woo to film a longtime pet project, <i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow" title="A Better Tomorrow">A Better Tomorrow</a></i> (1986). The story of two brothers—one a law enforcement officer, the other a criminal—was a financial <a href="/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)" title="Blockbuster (entertainment)">blockbuster</a>. <i>A Better Tomorrow</i> became a defining achievement in <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_action_cinema" title="Hong Kong action cinema">Hong Kong action cinema</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>John Woo: Interviews</i> includes a 36-page interview with Woo by editor <a href="/wiki/Robert_K._Elder" title="Robert K. Elder">Robert K. Elder</a>, which documents the years 1968 to 1990. It includes Woo's early career in working on comedies, his work on kung fu films (during which time he gave <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Chan" title="Jackie Chan">Jackie Chan</a> one of his first major film roles), and more recently, his gunpowder morality plays in Hong Kong.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1993–2000:_Move_to_the_United_States_and_international_success"><span id="1993.E2.80.932000:_Move_to_the_United_States_and_international_success"></span>1993–2000: Move to the United States and international success</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: 1993–2000: Move to the United States and international success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An émigré in 1993, the director experienced difficulty in cultural adjustment while contracted with <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Studios</a> to direct <a href="/wiki/Jean-Claude_Van_Damme" title="Jean-Claude Van Damme">Jean-Claude Van Damme</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Target" title="Hard Target">Hard Target</a></i>. Like other foreign national film directors confronted with the Hollywood environment, Woo was unaccustomed to pervasive management concerns over matters such as limitations on violence and completion schedules. When initial cuts failed to yield an <a href="/wiki/MPAA_film_rating_system" class="mw-redirect" title="MPAA film rating system">"R" rated film</a>, the studio assumed control of the project and edited footage to produce a cut "suitable for American audiences". </p><p>A three-year hiatus saw Woo next direct <a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christian_Slater" title="Christian Slater">Christian Slater</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Arrow_(1996_film)" title="Broken Arrow (1996 film)">Broken Arrow</a>.</i> A frenetic chase-themed film, the director once again found himself hampered by studio management and editorial concerns. Despite a larger budget than his previous <i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Target" title="Hard Target">Hard Target</a>,</i> the final feature lacked the trademark Woo style. Public reception saw modest financial success. </p><p>Reluctant to pursue projects which would necessarily entail front-office controls, the director cautiously rejected the script for <i><a href="/wiki/Face/Off" title="Face/Off">Face/Off</a></i> several times until it was rewritten to suit him. (The futuristic setting was changed to a contemporary one.) <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> also offered the director significantly more freedom to exercise his speciality: emotional characterisation and elaborate action. A complex story of adversaries—each of whom surgically alters their identity—law enforcement agent <a href="/wiki/John_Travolta" title="John Travolta">John Travolta</a> and terrorist <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_Cage" title="Nicolas Cage">Nicolas Cage</a> play a cat-and-mouse game, trapped in each other's outward appearance. <i>Face/Off</i> opened in 1997 to critical acclaim and strong attendance. Grosses in the United States exceeded $100&#160;million. <i>Face/Off</i> was also nominated for an <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a> in the category <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Sound_Editing" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award for Best Sound Editing">Sound Effects Editing</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mark_Stoeckinger" title="Mark Stoeckinger">Mark Stoeckinger</a>) at the <a href="/wiki/70th_Academy_Awards" title="70th Academy Awards">70th Academy Awards</a>. </p><p>Around this period, Woo would also produce and direct several film and TV projects. In 1996, Woo produced and directed <i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1996_film)" title="Once a Thief (1996 film)">Once a Thief</a></i>, a Canadian <a href="/wiki/Made-for-television" class="mw-redirect" title="Made-for-television">made-for-television</a> remake of Woo's 1991 caper film. The teleplay subsequently spawned a <a href="/wiki/Television_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Television series">television series</a> <a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(TV_series)" title="Once a Thief (TV series)">of the same name</a>, which Woo executive produced. In 1998, Woo directed <i><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_(1998_film)" title="Blackjack (1998 film)">Blackjack</a></i>, which featured <a href="/wiki/Dolph_Lundgren" title="Dolph Lundgren">Dolph Lundgren</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Chromophobia#Terminology" title="Chromophobia">leukophobic</a> bodyguard who hunts down an assassin. The film was intended as a <a href="/wiki/Backdoor_pilot" class="mw-redirect" title="Backdoor pilot">backdoor pilot</a> for a television series, but was not picked up. That same year, Woo served as executive producer and action choreographer on <a href="/wiki/Antoine_Fuqua" title="Antoine Fuqua">Antoine Fuqua</a>'s directorial debut <i><a href="/wiki/The_Replacement_Killers" title="The Replacement Killers">The Replacement Killers</a></i>, which featured <a href="/wiki/Chow_Yun-Fat" class="mw-redirect" title="Chow Yun-Fat">Chow Yun-Fat</a>'s first international starring role. </p><p>Later, Woo directed <i><a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_2" title="Mission: Impossible 2">Mission: Impossible 2</a></i>, the second entry in the <a href="/wiki/Tom_Cruise" title="Tom Cruise">Tom Cruise</a>-led <a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_(film_series)" title="Mission: Impossible (film series)">action film series</a>. Despite receiving mixed reviews, <i>Mission: Impossible 2</i> grossed over $549 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 2000,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> as well as of Woo's career.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2001–2007:_Decline_in_Hollywood_and_other_ventures"><span id="2001.E2.80.932007:_Decline_in_Hollywood_and_other_ventures"></span>2001–2007: Decline in Hollywood and other ventures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: 2001–2007: Decline in Hollywood and other ventures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Woo made two additional films in Hollywood: <i><a href="/wiki/Windtalkers" title="Windtalkers">Windtalkers</a></i> (2002) and <i><a href="/wiki/Paycheck_(film)" title="Paycheck (film)">Paycheck</a></i> (2003), both of which fared poorly at the box office and were summarily dismissed by critics. Also in 2003, Woo directed a television pilot entitled <i>The Robinsons: Lost in Space</i> for The WB Television Network, based on the 1960s television series <i><a href="/wiki/Lost_in_Space" title="Lost in Space">Lost in Space</a></i>. The pilot was not purchased. </p><p>Woo also directed and produced the 2007 video game <i><a href="/wiki/Stranglehold_(video_game)" title="Stranglehold (video game)">Stranglehold</a></i>, which is a sequel to his 1992 film, <i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Boiled" title="Hard Boiled">Hard Boiled</a></i>. The game features Woo as a multiplayer playable character. That same year he produced the <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> movie, <i><a href="/wiki/Appleseed:_Ex_Machina" class="mw-redirect" title="Appleseed: Ex Machina">Appleseed: Ex Machina</a></i>, the sequel to <a href="/wiki/Shinji_Aramaki" title="Shinji Aramaki">Shinji Aramaki</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2004_in_film" title="2004 in film">2004 film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Appleseed_(2004_film)" title="Appleseed (2004 film)">Appleseed</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–2017:_Red_Cliff_and_return_to_Asian_cinema"><span id="2008.E2.80.932017:_Red_Cliff_and_return_to_Asian_cinema"></span>2008–2017: <i>Red Cliff</i> and return to Asian cinema</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: 2008–2017: Red Cliff and return to Asian cinema"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008, Woo returned to Asian cinema with the completion of the two-part <a href="/wiki/Epic_film" title="Epic film">epic</a> <a href="/wiki/War_film" title="War film">war film</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)" title="Red Cliff (film)">Red Cliff</a></i>, based on a historical battle from <i><a href="/wiki/Records_of_the_Three_Kingdoms" title="Records of the Three Kingdoms">Records of the Three Kingdoms</a></i>. Produced on a grand scale, it is his first film in China since he emigrated from Hong Kong to the United States in 1993. Part 1 of the film was released throughout Asia in July 2008, to generally favourable reviews and strong attendance. Part 2 was released in China in January 2009. </p><p>John Woo was presented with a <a href="/wiki/Golden_Lion" title="Golden Lion">Golden Lion</a> award for lifetime achievement at the <a href="/wiki/Venice_Film_Festival" title="Venice Film Festival">Venice Film Festival</a> in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>He followed <i>Red Cliff</i> with another two-part film, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Crossing_(2014_film)" title="The Crossing (2014 film)">The Crossing</a></i>, in 2014 and 2015. Featuring an all-star cast, the four-hour epic tells the parallel stories of several characters who all ultimately find themselves passengers on the doomed <a href="/wiki/Taiping_(steamer)" title="Taiping (steamer)">Taiping</a> steamer, which sank in 1949 en route from mainland China to Taiwan and has been described as "China's <i><a href="/wiki/Titanic" title="Titanic">Titanic</a></i>". </p><p>Following the box-office disappointment of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Crossing_(2014_film)" title="The Crossing (2014 film)">The Crossing</a></i>, Woo and producer <a href="/wiki/Terence_Chang" title="Terence Chang">Terence Chang</a> disbanded <a href="/wiki/Lion_Rock_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Lion Rock Productions">Lion Rock Productions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Woo followed up <i>The Crossing</i> with <i><a href="/wiki/Manhunt_(2017_film)" title="Manhunt (2017 film)">Manhunt</a></i>, a remake of the 1976 Japanese crime thriller <a href="/wiki/Kimi_yo_Fundo_no_Kawa_o_Watare" class="mw-redirect" title="Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare">of the same name</a>. Production started on <i>Manhunt</i> in June 2016 in <a href="/wiki/Osaka" title="Osaka">Osaka</a><sup id="cite_ref-sd-manhunt_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd-manhunt-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and later reported to be finished filming by the end of November.<sup id="cite_ref-sd-manhunt_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd-manhunt-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film, co-led by Chinese actor <a href="/wiki/Zhang_Hanyu" title="Zhang Hanyu">Zhang Hanyu</a> and Japanese actor <a href="/wiki/Masaharu_Fukuyama" title="Masaharu Fukuyama">Masaharu Fukuyama</a>, features a large Japanese cast including <a href="/wiki/Yasuaki_Kurata" title="Yasuaki Kurata">Yasuaki Kurata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jun_Kunimura" title="Jun Kunimura">Jun Kunimura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiroyuki_Ikeuchi" title="Hiroyuki Ikeuchi">Hiroyuki Ikeuchi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nanami_Sakuraba" title="Nanami Sakuraba">Nanami Sakuraba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naoto_Takenaka" title="Naoto Takenaka">Naoto Takenaka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tao_Okamoto" title="Tao Okamoto">Tao Okamoto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sd-manhunt_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd-manhunt-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In addition, Chinese actress <a href="/wiki/Qi_Wei" class="mw-redirect" title="Qi Wei">Qi Wei</a>, Korean actress <a href="/wiki/Ha_Ji-won" title="Ha Ji-won">Ha Ji-won</a> and Woo's daughter Angeles were cast in key roles in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-sd-manhunt_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd-manhunt-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film was released in China on 24 November 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-Gewara_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gewara-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cn-ManhuntReboot_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cn-ManhuntReboot-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sd-manhunt_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sd-manhunt-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021–present:_Silent_Night_and_return_to_Hollywood"><span id="2021.E2.80.93present:_Silent_Night_and_return_to_Hollywood"></span>2021–present: <i>Silent Night</i> and return to Hollywood</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: 2021–present: Silent Night and return to Hollywood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following another hiatus, Woo returned to Hollywood to direct the action thriller <i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Night_(2023_film)" title="Silent Night (2023 film)">Silent Night</a></i>, where a normal father heads into the underworld to avenge his young son's death. Produced by <a href="/wiki/Basil_Iwanyk" title="Basil Iwanyk">Basil Iwanyk</a>, the film starred <a href="/wiki/Joel_Kinnaman" title="Joel Kinnaman">Joel Kinnaman</a> and was told entirely without dialogue.<sup id="cite_ref-Deadline_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Deadline-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was Woo's first American feature film since <i><a href="/wiki/Paycheck_(film)" title="Paycheck (film)">Paycheck</a></i> (2003).<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Woo commented in 2015 that he would remake <i>The Killer</i> for American audiences. Initially, actress <a href="/wiki/Lupita_Nyong%27o" title="Lupita Nyong&#39;o">Lupita Nyong'o</a> had been cast for the lead role,<sup id="cite_ref-var2018_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-var2018-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> however by March 2023, <a href="/wiki/Nathalie_Emmanuel" title="Nathalie Emmanuel">Nathalie Emmanuel</a> was cast instead,<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/Omar_Sy" title="Omar Sy">Omar Sy</a> joining the film as the cop character.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The film was directed by Woo, produced by <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Studios</a> and released exclusively on <a href="/wiki/Peacock_(streaming_service)" title="Peacock (streaming service)">Peacock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2024, Woo's official Instagram account and the social media accounts of the duo <a href="/wiki/Sparks_(band)" title="Sparks (band)">Sparks</a> all posted a photo of Woo with members <a href="/wiki/Ron_Mael" title="Ron Mael">Ron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Russell_Mael" title="Russell Mael">Russell Mael</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> strongly hinting at collaborating on a "new project" which would not be an action film.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The hashtag #xcrucior points to a musical Sparks have been developing with <a href="/wiki/Focus_Features" title="Focus Features">Focus Features</a> as their follow-up to <i><a href="/wiki/Annette_(film)" title="Annette (film)">Annette</a></i> and sought a director for. Woo has previously tried to get musical projects in production,<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and shares a love of French cinema and <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Demy" title="Jacques Demy">Jaques Demy</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Umbrellas_of_Cherbourg" title="The Umbrellas of Cherbourg">The Umbrellas of Cherbourg</a></i> with the Mael brothers.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He later confirmed it to be a "half-musical".<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unrealized_film_projects">Unrealized film projects</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Unrealized film projects"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2008, Woo announced in Cannes that his next movie would be <i>1949</i>, an epic love story set between the end of World War II and <a href="/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War" title="Chinese Civil War">Chinese Civil War</a> to <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China" title="History of the People&#39;s Republic of China">the founding of the People's Republic of China</a>, the shooting of which would take place in China and Taiwan. Its production was due to begin by the end of 2008, with a theatrical release planned in December 2009. However, in early April 2009, the film was cancelled due to script right issues. Reports indicated that Woo might be working on another World War II film, this time about the <a href="/wiki/American_Volunteer_Group" title="American Volunteer Group">American Volunteer Group</a>, or the <a href="/wiki/Flying_Tigers" title="Flying Tigers">Flying Tigers</a>. The movie was tentatively titled "Flying Tiger Heroes" and Woo is reported as saying it will feature "The most spectacular aerial battle scenes ever seen in Chinese cinema." It was not clear whether Woo would not be directing the earlier war film, or whether it was put on the back burner. Woo has stated that Flying Tiger Heroes would be an "extremely important production" and will "emphasise US-Chinese friendship and the contributions of the Flying Tigers and the Yunnan people during the war of resistance."<sup id="cite_ref-thr_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thr-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Woo has announced he will be using <a href="/wiki/IMAX" title="IMAX">IMAX</a> cameras to film the <i>Flying Tigers</i> project. "It has always been a dream of mine to explore shooting with IMAX cameras and to work in the IMAX format, and the strong visual element of this film is incredibly well-suited to the tastes of cinemagoers today [...] Using IMAX for Flying Tigers would create a new experience for the audience, and I think it would be another breakthrough for Chinese movies".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Woo has been married to Annie Woo Ngau Chun-lung since 1976. They have two daughters, Kimberley Woo, Angeles Woo, and a son Frank Woo.<sup id="cite_ref-Elder_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elder-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He is a <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christian</a> and told <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> in an interview that he believes in God and has utmost admiration for <a href="/wiki/Jesus" title="Jesus">Jesus</a>, whom he calls a "great philosopher".<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>His three favorite films are <a href="/wiki/David_Lean" title="David Lean">David Lean</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_of_Arabia_(film)" title="Lawrence of Arabia (film)">Lawrence of Arabia</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa" title="Akira Kurosawa">Akira Kurosawa</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Samurai" title="Seven Samurai">Seven Samurai</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Melville" title="Jean-Pierre Melville">Jean-Pierre Melville</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Le_Samoura%C3%AF" title="Le Samouraï">Le Samouraï</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A complete list of his 48 inspirational films was published in May 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of July 2024, Woo is the only filmmaker who has listed <i><a href="/wiki/The_Bridge_on_the_River_Kwai" title="The Bridge on the River Kwai">The Bridge on the River Kwai</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/David_Lean" title="David Lean">David Lean</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Zorba_the_Greek_(film)" title="Zorba the Greek (film)">Zorba the Greek</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cacoyannis" title="Michael Cacoyannis">Michael Cacoyannis</a> as favorites on LaCinetek, a French website that collects and publishes lists from film directors.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=11" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=12" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th width="65"><a href="/wiki/Film_director" title="Film director">Director</a> </th> <th width="65"><a href="/wiki/Screenwriter" title="Screenwriter">Writer</a> </th> <th width="65"><a href="/wiki/Film_producer" title="Film producer">Producer</a> </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1968 </td> <td>死結 <i>Sijie</i> (<i>Dead Knot</i>) </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Short film, co-directed with <a href="/wiki/Sek_Kei" title="Sek Kei">Sek Kei</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Ouran</i> (<i>Accidentally</i>) </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Young_Dragons" title="The Young Dragons">The Young Dragons</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dragon_Tamers" title="The Dragon Tamers">The Dragon Tamers</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2">1976 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Princess_Chang_Ping_(film)" title="Princess Chang Ping (film)">Princess Chang Ping</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hand_of_Death_(1976_film)" title="Hand of Death (1976 film)">Hand of Death</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Also actor (as Scholar Cheng) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Money_Crazy" title="Money Crazy">Money Crazy</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-:0_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1978 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hello,_Late_Homecomers" title="Hello, Late Homecomers">Hello, Late Homecomers</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Follow_the_Star" title="Follow the Star">Follow the Star</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Also actor (as Mr. Chen) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Last_Hurrah_for_Chivalry" title="Last Hurrah for Chivalry">Last Hurrah for Chivalry</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2">1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/From_Riches_to_Rags" title="From Riches to Rags">From Riches to Rags</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Laughing_Times" title="Laughing Times">Laughing Times</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2">1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/To_Hell_with_the_Devil_(film)" title="To Hell with the Devil (film)">To Hell with the Devil</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Plain_Jane_to_the_Rescue" title="Plain Jane to the Rescue">Plain Jane to the Rescue</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Cameo (as a director playing God) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1984 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Time_You_Need_a_Friend" title="The Time You Need a Friend">The Time You Need a Friend</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Heroes_Shed_No_Tears_(1986_film)" title="Heroes Shed No Tears (1986 film)">Heroes Shed No Tears</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Run,_Tiger,_Run" title="Run, Tiger, Run">Run, Tiger, Run</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow" title="A Better Tomorrow">A Better Tomorrow</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>Also actor (as Inspector Wu) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow_II" title="A Better Tomorrow II">A Better Tomorrow II</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Killer_(1989_film)" title="The Killer (1989 film)">The Killer</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Just_Heroes" title="Just Heroes">Just Heroes</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bullet_in_the_Head" title="Bullet in the Head">Bullet in the Head</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>Also actor (as Police Inspector) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)" title="Once a Thief (1991 film)">Once a Thief</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Boiled" title="Hard Boiled">Hard Boiled</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Also actor (as Bartender) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Target" title="Hard Target">Hard Target</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Arrow_(1996_film)" title="Broken Arrow (1996 film)">Broken Arrow</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Face/Off" title="Face/Off">Face/Off</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_2" title="Mission: Impossible 2">Mission: Impossible 2</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Windtalkers" title="Windtalkers">Windtalkers</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Paycheck_(film)" title="Paycheck (film)">Paycheck</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/All_the_Invisible_Children" title="All the Invisible Children">All the Invisible Children</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td>Segment "Song Song and Little Cat" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)" title="Red Cliff (film)">Red Cliff: Part I</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)" title="Red Cliff (film)">Red Cliff: Part II</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Reign_of_Assassins" title="Reign of Assassins">Reign of Assassins</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>Co-directed with Su Chao-pin </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crossing_(2014_film)" title="The Crossing (2014 film)">The Crossing: Part I</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crossing_(2014_film)" title="The Crossing (2014 film)">The Crossing: Part II</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Manhunt_(2017_film)" title="Manhunt (2017 film)">Manhunt</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2023 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Night_(2023_film)" title="Silent Night (2023 film)">Silent Night</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Killer_(2024_film)" title="The Killer (2024 film)">The Killer</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=13" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th width="65"><a href="/wiki/Television_director" title="Television director">Director</a> </th> <th width="65"><a href="/wiki/Executive_Producer" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive Producer">Executive Producer</a> </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1996_film)" title="Once a Thief (1996 film)">Once a Thief</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997–98 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(TV_series)" title="Once a Thief (TV series)">Once a Thief</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#FFC7C7;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-no">No </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_(1998_film)" title="Blackjack (1998 film)">Blackjack</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td>TV movie </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Producer only</b> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Director </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow_III:_Love_%26_Death_in_Saigon" title="A Better Tomorrow III: Love &amp; Death in Saigon">A Better Tomorrow III: Love &amp; Death in Saigon</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tsui_Hark" title="Tsui Hark">Tsui Hark</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peace_Hotel_(film)" title="Peace Hotel (film)"><i>Peace Hotel</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wai_Ka-fai" title="Wai Ka-fai">Wai Ka-fai</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Somebody_Up_There_Likes_Me_(1996_film)" title="Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996 film)">Somebody Up There Likes Me</a></i> </td> <td>Patrick Leung </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1998 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Replacement_Killers" title="The Replacement Killers">The Replacement Killers</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antoine_Fuqua" title="Antoine Fuqua">Antoine Fuqua</a> </td> <td>Woo also choreographed the action sequences </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Hit" title="The Big Hit">The Big Hit</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Wong" title="Kirk Wong">Kirk Wong</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bulletproof_Monk" title="Bulletproof Monk">Bulletproof Monk</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Hunter_(director)" title="Paul Hunter (director)">Paul Hunter</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><i>The Glass Beads</i> </td> <td>Angeles Woo </td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2007 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_Brothers_(2007_action_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood Brothers (2007 action film)">Blood Brothers</a></i> </td> <td>Alexi Tan </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Appleseed_Ex_Machina" title="Appleseed Ex Machina">Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shinji_Aramaki" title="Shinji Aramaki">Shinji Aramaki</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i>My Fair Gentleman</i> </td> <td>Li Ju-Yuan </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow_(2010_film)" title="A Better Tomorrow (2010 film)"><i>A Better Tomorrow</i></a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Song_Hae-sung" title="Song Hae-sung">Song Hae-sung</a> </td> <td>Also writer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Warriors_of_the_Rainbow:_Seediq_Bale" title="Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale">Seediq Bale</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wei_Te-sheng" title="Wei Te-sheng">Wei Te-sheng</a> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_works">Other works</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: Other works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Airport '98</i> (<a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike</a> commercial) (1998)<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hire#Hostage" title="The Hire">Hostage</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Branded_content" title="Branded content">branded content</a> short film for <a href="/wiki/BMW" title="BMW">BMW</a>) (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Seven_Brothers_(comics)" title="Seven Brothers (comics)">7 Brothers</a></i> (graphic novel) (2006–2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stranglehold_(video_game)" title="Stranglehold (video game)">Stranglehold</a></i> (video game) (2007)</li> <li><i>Bloodstroke</i> (<a href="/wiki/IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> videogame) (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Asahi_Super_Dry" class="mw-redirect" title="Asahi Super Dry">Asahi Super Dry</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;">&#160;&#91;<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B5%E3%83%92%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4" class="extiw" title="ja:アサヒスーパードライ">ja</a>&#93;</span></i> (<a href="/wiki/Asahi_Breweries" title="Asahi Breweries">Asahi Breweries</a> commercial) (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Men_of_Atalissa" title="The Men of Atalissa">The Men of Atalissa</a></i> (New York Times short documentary) (2014)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=15" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Woo_graumans.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A hand and shoe print reading &quot;John Woo&quot; at the top, the Chinese name &quot;吳宇森&quot; in the middle, and &quot;5/21/2002&quot; at the bottom." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/John_Woo_graumans.jpg/220px-John_Woo_graumans.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/John_Woo_graumans.jpg/330px-John_Woo_graumans.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/John_Woo_graumans.jpg/440px-John_Woo_graumans.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Woo's hand and shoe prints in front of <a href="/wiki/Grauman%27s_Chinese_Theatre" title="Grauman&#39;s Chinese Theatre">Grauman's Chinese Theatre</a> in Hollywood</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>2022 — Career Achievement Award at 26th <a href="/wiki/Fantasia_International_Film_Festival" title="Fantasia International Film Festival">Fantasia International Film Festival</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Award/Nomination </th></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow" title="A Better Tomorrow">A Better Tomorrow</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Film" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film">Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film</a><br />Nominated–<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director">Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director</a><br />Nominated–<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay">Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Killer_(1989_film)" title="The Killer (1989 film)">The Killer</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director">Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director</a><br />Nominated–<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Screenplay" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay">Hong Kong Film Award for Best Screenplay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bullet_in_the_Head" title="Bullet in the Head">Bullet in the Head</a></i> </td> <td>Nominated–<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director">Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)" title="Once a Thief (1991 film)">Once a Thief</a></i> </td> <td>Nominated–<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director">Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Target" title="Hard Target">Hard Target</a></i> </td> <td>Nominated–<a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Saturn Award for Best Director">Saturn Award for Best Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Face/Off" title="Face/Off">Face/Off</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Saturn Award for Best Director">Saturn Award for Best Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)" title="Red Cliff (film)">Red Cliff: Part I</a></i> </td> <td>Nominated–<a href="/wiki/3rd_Asian_Film_Awards" title="3rd Asian Film Awards">Asian Film Award for Best Director</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)" title="Red Cliff (film)">Red Cliff: Part II</a></i> </td> <td>Nominated–<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Film" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film">Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film</a><br />Nominated–<a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Film_Award_for_Best_Director" title="Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director">Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=16" title="Edit section: See 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class="mw-redirect" title="Rawnsley, Gary D.">Rawnsley, Gary D.</a> <a href="/wiki/Rawnsley,_Ming-Yeh_T." class="mw-redirect" title="Rawnsley, Ming-Yeh T.">Rawnsley, Ming-Yeh T.</a> (2003). <i>Political Communications in Greater China: construction and reflection identity</i>. 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Filmmakers series, no. 92. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2002. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8108-4110-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-8108-4110-X">0-8108-4110-X</a>.</li> <li>Brown, Andrew M. J. <i>Directing Hong Kong: The Political Cinema of John Woo and Wong Kar-Wai</i>. Political Communications in Greater China: the Construction and Reflection of Identity. London: RoutledgeCurzon, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7007-1734-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7007-1734-X">0-7007-1734-X</a>.</li> <li>Crawford, Kevin R. "Mixing violence and religion in 'The Reckoning'&#160;: The Scripting of a Postmodern Action Thriller inside the John Woo-film noir Paradigm". Digital Dissertation/Theses, 2007. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/ER/detail/hkul/4082576">[1]</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110612123221/http://sunzi1.lib.hku.hk/ER/detail/hkul/4082576">Archived</a> 12 June 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>.</li> <li>Fang, Karen Y. <i>John Woo's A Better Tomorrow</i>. The New Hong Kong Cinema. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2004. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/962-209-652-2" title="Special:BookSources/962-209-652-2">962-209-652-2</a>.</li> <li>Hall, Kenneth E. <i>John Woo: The Films</i>. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1999. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7864-0619-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-7864-0619-4">0-7864-0619-4</a>.</li> <li>Heard, Christopher. <i>Ten Thousand Bullets: The Cinematic Journey of John Woo</i>. Los Angeles: Lone Eagle Publishing Co., 2000. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-58065-021-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-58065-021-X">1-58065-021-X</a>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWoo2005" class="citation book cs1">Woo, John (2005). Elder, Robert K. (ed.). <a href="/wiki/Conversations_with_Filmmakers_Series" title="Conversations with Filmmakers Series"><i>John Woo:Interviews;Conversations with Filmmakers Series</i></a>. University Press of Mississippi. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-57806-776-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-57806-776-3"><bdi>978-1-57806-776-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=John+Woo%3AInterviews%3BConversations+with+Filmmakers+Series&amp;rft.pub=University+Press+of+Mississippi&amp;rft.date=2005&amp;rft.isbn=978-1-57806-776-3&amp;rft.aulast=Woo&amp;rft.aufirst=John&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Woo" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_languages">Other languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Woo&amp;action=edit&amp;section=20" title="Edit section: Other languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Berruezo, Pedro J. <i>John Woo y el cine de acción de Hong Kong</i>. Biblioteca Dr. Vértigo, 23. [Barcelona]: Ediciones Glénat, 2000. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/84-8449-043-2" title="Special:BookSources/84-8449-043-2">84-8449-043-2</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Spanish)</span></li> <li>Bertolino, Marco, and Ettore Ridola. <i>John Woo: la violenza come redenzione</i>. Recco, Genova: Le mani, 1998. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/88-8012-098-0" title="Special:BookSources/88-8012-098-0">88-8012-098-0</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Italian)</span></li> <li>Gaschler, Thomas, and Ralph Umard. <i>Woo Leben und Werk</i>. München: Belleville, 2005. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/3-933510-48-1" title="Special:BookSources/3-933510-48-1">3-933510-48-1</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in German)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giona_A._Nazzaro" title="Giona A. Nazzaro">Nazzaro, Giona A.</a>, and Andrea Tagliacozzo. <i>John Woo: la nuova leggenda del cinema d'azione</i>. Contatti, 199. Roma: Castelvecchi, 2000. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/88-8210-203-3" title="Special:BookSources/88-8210-203-3">88-8210-203-3</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Italian)</span></li> <li>Spanu, Massimiliano. <i>John Woo</i>. Il castoro cinema, 203. Milano: Castoro, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/88-8033-192-2" title="Special:BookSources/88-8033-192-2">88-8033-192-2</a>. <span class="languageicon">(in Italian)</span></li> <li>Vié-Toussaint, Caroline. <i>John Woo</i>. 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also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Follow_the_Star" title="Follow the Star">Follow the Star</a></i> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Last_Hurrah_for_Chivalry" title="Last Hurrah for Chivalry">Last Hurrah for Chivalry</a></i> (1979, also wrote and produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/From_Riches_to_Rags" title="From Riches to Rags">From Riches to Rags</a></i> (1980, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Laughing_Times" title="Laughing Times">Laughing Times</a></i> (1980, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/To_Hell_with_the_Devil_(film)" title="To Hell with the Devil (film)">To Hell with the Devil</a></i> (1982, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Plain_Jane_to_the_Rescue" title="Plain Jane to the Rescue">Plain Jane to the Rescue</a></i> (1982, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Time_You_Need_a_Friend" title="The Time You Need a Friend">The Time You Need a Friend</a></i> (1984, also wrote and produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Run,_Tiger,_Run" title="Run, Tiger, Run">Run, Tiger, Run</a></i> (1984, also produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Heroes_Shed_No_Tears_(1986_film)" title="Heroes Shed No Tears (1986 film)">Heroes Shed No Tears</a></i> (1984, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow" title="A Better Tomorrow">A Better Tomorrow</a></i> (1986, also wrote and produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow_II" title="A Better Tomorrow II">A Better Tomorrow II</a></i> (1987, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Killer_(1989_film)" title="The Killer (1989 film)">The Killer</a></i> (1989, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Just_Heroes" title="Just Heroes">Just Heroes</a></i> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Bullet_in_the_Head" title="Bullet in the Head">Bullet in the Head</a></i> (1990, also wrote and produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1991_film)" title="Once a Thief (1991 film)">Once a Thief</a></i> (1991, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Boiled" title="Hard Boiled">Hard Boiled</a></i> (1992, also wrote)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Hard_Target" title="Hard Target">Hard Target</a></i> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Broken_Arrow_(1996_film)" title="Broken Arrow (1996 film)">Broken Arrow</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Once_a_Thief_(1996_film)" title="Once a Thief (1996 film)">Once a Thief</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Face/Off" title="Face/Off">Face/Off</a></i> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_(1998_film)" title="Blackjack (1998 film)">Blackjack</a></i> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Mission:_Impossible_2" title="Mission: Impossible 2">Mission: Impossible 2</a></i> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Windtalkers" title="Windtalkers">Windtalkers</a></i> (2002, also produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Paycheck_(film)" title="Paycheck (film)">Paycheck</a></i> (2003, also produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/All_the_Invisible_Children" title="All the Invisible Children">All the Invisible Children</a></i> (2005, segment "Song Song and Little Cat")</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)" title="Red Cliff (film)">Red Cliff</a></i> (2008, also wrote and produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Reign_of_Assassins" title="Reign of Assassins">Reign of Assassins</a></i> (2010, also produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crossing_(2014_film)" title="The Crossing (2014 film)">The Crossing</a></i> (2014, also produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Manhunt_(2017_film)" title="Manhunt (2017 film)">Manhunt</a></i> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Silent_Night_(2023_film)" title="Silent Night (2023 film)">Silent Night</a></i> (2023, also produced)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Killer_(2024_film)" title="The Killer (2024 film)">The Killer</a></i> (2024, also produced)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Written only</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow_(2010_film)" title="A Better Tomorrow (2010 film)">A Better Tomorrow</a></i> (2010)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Produced only</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/A_Better_Tomorrow_III:_Love_%26_Death_in_Saigon" title="A Better Tomorrow III: Love &amp; Death in Saigon">A Better Tomorrow III: Love &amp; Death in Saigon</a></i> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Peace_Hotel_(film)" title="Peace Hotel (film)">Peace Hotel</a></i> (1995)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Somebody_Up_There_Likes_Me_(1996_film)" title="Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996 film)">Somebody Up There Likes Me</a></i> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Big_Hit" title="The Big Hit">The Big Hit</a></i> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Bulletproof_Monk" title="Bulletproof Monk">Bulletproof Monk</a></i> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_Brothers_(2007_Chinese_film)" title="Blood Brothers (2007 Chinese film)">Blood Brothers</a></i> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Appleseed_Ex_Machina" title="Appleseed Ex Machina">Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina</a></i> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Warriors_of_the_Rainbow:_Seediq_Bale" title="Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale">Seediq Bale</a></i> (2011)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Awards_for_John_Woo" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#e8e8ff;"><div id="Awards_for_John_Woo" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Awards for John Woo</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;font-size:114%"><div style="padding:0px"> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Golden_Horse_Award_for_Best_Director" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #ffd700"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist 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href="/wiki/Doe_Ching" title="Doe Ching">Doe Ching</a> (1962)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Li_Han-hsiang" title="Li Han-hsiang">Li Han-hsiang</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Li_Hsing" title="Li Hsing">Li Hsing</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Li_Han-hsiang" title="Li Han-hsiang">Li Han-hsiang</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_Chia&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Lee Chia (page does not exist)">Lee Chia</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pai_Ching-jui&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Pai Ching-jui (page does not exist)">Pai Ching-jui</a> (1968)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pai_Ching-jui&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Pai Ching-jui (page does not exist)">Pai Ching-jui</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chang_Tseng-chai&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Chang Tseng-chai (page does not exist)">Chang Tseng-chai</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ting_Shan-hsi" title="Ting Shan-hsi">Ting Shan-hsi</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Li_Hsing" title="Li Hsing">Li Hsing</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cheng_Kang&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Cheng Kang (page does not exist)">Cheng Kang</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liu_Yi_(director)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Liu Yi (director) (page does not exist)">Liu Yi</a> (1975)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chang_Pei-cheng&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Chang Pei-cheng (page does not exist)">Chang Pei-cheng</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chang_Tseng-chai&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Chang Tseng-chai (page does not exist)">Chang Tseng-chai</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Li_Hsing" title="Li Hsing">Li Hsing</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Hu" title="King Hu">King Hu</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wang_Chu-chin&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Wang Chu-chin (page does not exist)">Wang Chu-chin</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsui_Hark" title="Tsui Hark">Tsui Hark</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alex_Cheung&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Alex Cheung (page does not exist)">Alex Cheung</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chen_Kun-hou" title="Chen Kun-hou">Chen Kun-hou</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Mak_(director)&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Johnny Mak (director) (page does not exist)">Johnny Mak</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chang_Yi_(director)" title="Chang Yi (director)">Chang Yi</a> (1985)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">John Woo</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wang_Toon" title="Wang Toon">Wang Toon</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Law" title="Alex Law">Alex Law</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hou_Hsiao-hsien" title="Hou Hsiao-hsien">Hou Hsiao-hsien</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yim_Ho" title="Yim Ho">Yim Ho</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wong_Kar-wai" title="Wong Kar-wai">Wong Kar-wai</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wang_Toon" title="Wang Toon">Wang Toon</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ang_Lee" title="Ang Lee">Ang Lee</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsai_Ming-liang" title="Tsai Ming-liang">Tsai Ming-liang</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hou_Hsiao-hsien" title="Hou Hsiao-hsien">Hou Hsiao-hsien</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jiang_Wen" title="Jiang Wen">Jiang Wen</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruit_Chan" title="Fruit Chan">Fruit Chan</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Chen" title="Joan Chen">Joan Chen</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hui" title="Ann Hui">Ann Hui</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_To" title="Johnnie To">Johnnie To</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Kwan" title="Stanley Kwan">Stanley Kwan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruit_Chan" title="Fruit Chan">Fruit Chan</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lau" title="Andrew Lau">Andrew Lau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Mak_(director)" title="Alan Mak (director)">Alan Mak</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_To" title="Johnnie To">Johnnie To</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Chow" title="Stephen Chow">Stephen Chow</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Chan" title="Peter Chan">Peter Chan</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ang_Lee" title="Ang Lee">Ang Lee</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Chan" title="Peter Chan">Peter Chan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leon_Dai" title="Leon Dai">Leon Dai</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chung_Mong-hong" title="Chung Mong-hong">Chung Mong-hong</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hui" title="Ann Hui">Ann Hui</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_To" title="Johnnie To">Johnnie To</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsai_Ming-liang" title="Tsai Ming-liang">Tsai Ming-liang</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hui" title="Ann Hui">Ann Hui</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hou_Hsiao-hsien" title="Hou Hsiao-hsien">Hou Hsiao-hsien</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feng_Xiaogang" title="Feng Xiaogang">Feng Xiaogang</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivian_Qu" title="Vivian Qu">Vivian Qu</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zhang_Yimou" title="Zhang Yimou">Zhang Yimou</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chung_Mong-hong" title="Chung Mong-hong">Chung Mong-hong</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chen_Yu-hsun" title="Chen Yu-hsun">Chen Yu-hsun</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clara_Law" title="Clara Law">Clara Law</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laha_Mebow" title="Laha Mebow">Laha Mebow</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hsiao_Ya-chuan" title="Hsiao Ya-chuan">Hsiao Ya-chuan</a> (2023)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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Bergman">Ingmar Bergman</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin" title="Charlie Chaplin">Charlie Chaplin</a> / <a href="/wiki/Anatoli_Golovnya" title="Anatoli Golovnya">Anatoli Golovnya</a> / <a href="/wiki/Billy_Wilder" title="Billy Wilder">Billy Wilder</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alessandro_Blasetti" title="Alessandro Blasetti">Alessandro Blasetti</a> / <a href="/wiki/Luis_Bu%C3%B1uel" title="Luis Buñuel">Luis Buñuel</a> / <a href="/wiki/Frank_Capra" title="Frank Capra">Frank Capra</a> / <a href="/wiki/George_Cukor" title="George Cukor">George Cukor</a> / <a href="/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard" title="Jean-Luc Godard">Jean-Luc Godard</a> / <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Kluge" title="Alexander Kluge">Alexander Kluge</a> / <a href="/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa" title="Akira Kurosawa">Akira Kurosawa</a> / <a href="/wiki/Michael_Powell" title="Michael Powell">Michael Powell</a> / <a href="/wiki/Satyajit_Ray" title="Satyajit Ray">Satyajit Ray</a> / <a href="/wiki/King_Vidor" title="King Vidor">King Vidor</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sergei_Yutkevich" title="Sergei Yutkevich">Sergei Yutkevich</a> / <a href="/wiki/Cesare_Zavattini" title="Cesare Zavattini">Cesare Zavattini</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelangelo_Antonioni" title="Michelangelo Antonioni">Michelangelo Antonioni</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federico_Fellini" title="Federico Fellini">Federico Fellini</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paolo_and_Vittorio_Taviani" title="Paolo and Vittorio Taviani">Paolo and Vittorio Taviani</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luigi_Comencini" title="Luigi Comencini">Luigi Comencini</a> / <a href="/wiki/Joseph_L._Mankiewicz" title="Joseph L. Mankiewicz">Joseph L. Mankiewicz</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joris_Ivens" title="Joris Ivens">Joris Ivens</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Bresson" title="Robert Bresson">Robert Bresson</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikl%C3%B3s_Jancs%C3%B3" title="Miklós Jancsó">Miklós Jancsó</a> / <a href="/wiki/Marcello_Mastroianni" title="Marcello Mastroianni">Marcello Mastroianni</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mario_Monicelli" title="Mario Monicelli">Mario Monicelli</a> / <a href="/wiki/Gian_Maria_Volont%C3%A9" title="Gian Maria Volonté">Gian Maria Volonté</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Ford_Coppola" title="Francis Ford Coppola">Francis Ford Coppola</a> / <a href="/wiki/Jeanne_Moreau" title="Jeanne Moreau">Jeanne Moreau</a> / <a href="/wiki/Paolo_Villaggio" title="Paolo Villaggio">Paolo Villaggio</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Cardinale" title="Claudia Cardinale">Claudia Cardinale</a> / <a href="/wiki/Robert_De_Niro" title="Robert De Niro">Robert De Niro</a> / <a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Fong" title="Allen Fong">Allen Fong</a> (<a href="/wiki/1st_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="1st Hong Kong Film Awards">1982</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hui" title="Ann Hui">Ann Hui</a> (<a href="/wiki/2nd_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="2nd Hong Kong Film Awards">1983</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Fong" title="Allen Fong">Allen Fong</a> (<a href="/wiki/3rd_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="3rd Hong Kong Film Awards">1984</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yim_Ho" title="Yim Ho">Yim Ho</a> (<a href="/wiki/4th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="4th Hong Kong Film Awards">1985</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mabel_Cheung" title="Mabel Cheung">Mabel Cheung</a> (<a href="/wiki/5th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="5th Hong Kong Film Awards">1986</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Fong" title="Allen Fong">Allen Fong</a> (<a href="/wiki/6th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="6th Hong Kong Film Awards">1987</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ringo_Lam" title="Ringo Lam">Ringo Lam</a> (<a href="/wiki/7th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="7th Hong Kong Film Awards">1988</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Kwan" title="Stanley Kwan">Stanley Kwan</a> (<a href="/wiki/8th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="8th Hong Kong Film Awards">1989</a>)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">John Woo</a> (<a href="/wiki/9th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="9th Hong Kong Film Awards">1990</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wong_Kar-wai" title="Wong Kar-wai">Wong Kar-wai</a> (<a href="/wiki/10th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="10th Hong Kong Film Awards">1991</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsui_Hark" title="Tsui Hark">Tsui Hark</a> (<a href="/wiki/11th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="11th Hong Kong Film Awards">1992</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Cheung" title="Jacob Cheung">Jacob Cheung</a> (<a href="/wiki/12th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="12th Hong Kong Film Awards">1993</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Yee" title="Derek Yee">Derek Yee</a> (<a href="/wiki/13th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="13th Hong Kong Film Awards">1994</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wong_Kar-wai" title="Wong Kar-wai">Wong Kar-wai</a> (<a href="/wiki/14th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="14th Hong Kong Film Awards">1995</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hui" title="Ann Hui">Ann Hui</a> (<a href="/wiki/15th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="15th Hong Kong Film Awards">1996</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Chan" title="Peter Chan">Peter Chan</a> (<a href="/wiki/16th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="16th Hong Kong Film Awards">1997</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruit_Chan" title="Fruit Chan">Fruit Chan</a> (<a href="/wiki/17th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="17th Hong Kong Film Awards">1998</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Chan" title="Gordon Chan">Gordon Chan</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Dante_Lam" title="Dante Lam">Dante Lam</a> (<a href="/wiki/18th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="18th Hong Kong Film Awards">1999</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_To" title="Johnnie To">Johnnie To</a> (<a href="/wiki/19th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="19th Hong Kong Film Awards">2000</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ang_Lee" title="Ang Lee">Ang Lee</a> (<a href="/wiki/20th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="20th Hong Kong Film Awards">2001</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Chow" title="Stephen Chow">Stephen Chow</a> (<a href="/wiki/21st_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="21st Hong Kong Film Awards">2002</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Lau" title="Andrew Lau">Andrew Lau</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Alan_Mak_(director)" title="Alan Mak (director)">Alan Mak</a> (<a href="/wiki/22nd_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="22nd Hong Kong Film Awards">2003</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_To" title="Johnnie To">Johnnie To</a> (<a href="/wiki/23rd_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="23rd Hong Kong Film Awards">2004</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Yee" title="Derek Yee">Derek Yee</a> (<a href="/wiki/24th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="24th Hong Kong Film Awards">2005</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnnie_To" title="Johnnie To">Johnnie To</a> (<a href="/wiki/25th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="25th Hong Kong Film Awards">2006</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Tam_(film_director)" title="Patrick Tam (film director)">Patrick Tam Kar-Ming</a> (<a href="/wiki/26th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="26th Hong Kong Film Awards">2007</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Chan" title="Peter Chan">Peter Chan</a> (<a href="/wiki/27th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="27th Hong Kong Film Awards">2008</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hui" title="Ann Hui">Ann Hui</a> (<a href="/wiki/28th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="28th Hong Kong Film Awards">2009</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teddy_Chan" title="Teddy Chan">Teddy Chan</a> (<a href="/wiki/29th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="29th Hong Kong Film Awards">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsui_Hark" title="Tsui Hark">Tsui Hark</a> (<a href="/wiki/30th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="30th Hong Kong Film Awards">2011</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hui" title="Ann Hui">Ann Hui</a> (<a href="/wiki/31st_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="31st Hong Kong Film Awards">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Longman_Leung&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Longman Leung (page does not exist)">Longman Leung</a> &amp; <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sunny_Luk&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" class="new" title="Sunny Luk (page does not exist)">Sunny Luk</a> (<a href="/wiki/32nd_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="32nd Hong Kong Film Awards">2013</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wong_Kar-wai" title="Wong Kar-wai">Wong Kar-wai</a> (<a href="/wiki/33rd_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="33rd Hong Kong Film Awards">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hui" title="Ann Hui">Ann Hui</a> (<a href="/wiki/34th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="34th Hong Kong Film Awards">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsui_Hark" title="Tsui Hark">Tsui Hark</a> (<a href="/wiki/35th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="35th Hong Kong Film Awards">2016</a>)</li> <li>Frank Hui, Jevons Au, <a href="/wiki/Vicky_Wong" title="Vicky Wong">Vicky Wong</a> (<a href="/wiki/36th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="36th Hong Kong Film Awards">2017</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Hui" title="Ann Hui">Ann Hui</a> (<a href="/wiki/37th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="37th Hong Kong Film Awards">2018</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felix_Chong" title="Felix Chong">Felix Chong</a> (<a href="/wiki/38th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="38th Hong Kong Film Awards">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derek_Tsang" title="Derek Tsang">Derek Tsang</a> (<a href="/wiki/39th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="39th Hong Kong Film Awards">2020</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benny_Chan_(filmmaker)" title="Benny Chan (filmmaker)">Benny Chan</a> (<a href="/wiki/40th_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="40th Hong Kong Film Awards">2021/2022</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wai_Ka-fai" title="Wai Ka-fai">Wai Ka-fai</a> (<a href="/wiki/41st_Hong_Kong_Film_Awards" title="41st Hong Kong Film 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