Johnnie To
Directing
Born April 22, 1955 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Johnnie To Kei-Fung (Chinese: 杜琪峯, born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in the West he is best known for his action and crime movies, which have earned him critical respect and a cult following. His films, often made in collaboration with the same group of actors, screenwriters and cinematographers, frequently explore themes of friendship, fate and the changing face of Hong Kong society. Sometimes described as "multifaceted and chameleonic" due to his ability to switch tones and genres between movies, To is nonetheless seen as having a consistent style, which involves mixing subdued realism and social observation with highly stylized visual and acting elements. To heads the Hong Kong-based production company Milkyway Image with his frequent co-director Wai Ka-Fai.
Directed (68)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022
Chasing Dream
2019
Three
2016
Office
2015
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
2014
Blind Detective
2013
Drug War
2012
Romancing in Thin Air
2012
Life Without Principle
2011
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2011
Vengeance
2009
Sparrow
2008
Linger
2008
Mad Detective
2007
Triangle
2007
Exiled
2006
Election 2
2006
Election
2005
The Open Road
2005
Yesterday Once More
2004
Throw Down
2004
Breaking News
2004
Running on Karma
2003
Turn Left, Turn Right
2003
1:99 Shorts
2003
PTU
2003
Love for All Seasons
2003
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
Fat Choi Spirit
2002
Running Out of Time 2
2001
Fulltime Killer
2001
Love on a Diet
2001
Wu Yen
2001
Help!!!
2000
Needing You...
2000
The Mission
1999
Running Out of Time
1999
Where a Good Man Goes
1999
A Hero Never Dies
1998
The Longest Nite
1998
Lifeline
1997
A Moment of Romance III
1996
Loving You
1995
Dead End
1995
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
1993
The Mad Monk
1993
The Bare-Footed Kid
1993
The Heroic Trio
1993
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
1992
Justice, My Foot!
1992
Lucky Encounter
1992
Casino Raiders II
1991
The Royal Scoundrel
1991
The Story of My Son
1990
The Iron Butterfly II
1990
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
Behind Bars
1990
Story of Nam
1989
The Iron Butterfly
1989
All About Ah-Long
1989
The Big Heat
1988
The Eighth Happiness
1988
It's No Heaven
1988
The Betrayal
1988
Seven Years Itch
1987
Happy Ghost III
1986
The Enigmatic Case
1980
Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film
Acting (15)
In the Mood for Melville
2017
Three
2016
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
2016
Boundless
2013
Johnnie Got His Gun!
2010
Code Name: Melville
2010
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
2004
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001
Hong Kong Superstars
2001
Expect the Unexpected
1998
Sisters of the World Unite
1991
The Banquet
1991
The Royal Scoundrel
1991
The Iron Butterfly II
1990
It's No Heaven
1988