I was really honored to direct a film in America, because it was a dream when I was young. I like those American Western movies, and I also watched some French new wave movies. My favorite director is Jean-Pierre Melville. He makes films like Le Samouraï, Bob le Flambeur. So I learned a lot from him. And also I love Japanese movies, Akira Kurosawa movies. So that’s why I created this style, like in The Killer, Hard Boiled. So when I got to America, I still tried to use my own style, and to combi
I like those American Western movies, and I also watched some French new wave movies. My favorite director is Jean-Pierre Melville. He makes films like Le Samouraï, Bob le Flambeur. So I learned a lot from him. And also I love Japanese movies, Akira Kurosawa movies. So that's why I created this style, like in The Killer, Hard Boiled.
I like those American Western movies, and I also watched some French new wave movies. My favorite director is Jean-Pierre Melville... And also I love Japanese movies, Akira Kurosawa movies. So that's why I created this style, like in The Killer, Hard Boiled.
My favorite director is Jean-Pierre Melville. He makes films like Le Samouraï, Bob le Flambeur. So I learned a lot from him. And also I love Japanese movies, Akira Kurosawa movies. So that's why I created this style, like in The Killer, Hard Boiled.
— John Woo · Collider Interview: John Woo on Manhunt, Hard Target, and the Time Van Damme Kicked a Producer
Films That Influenced Hard Target
