Johnnie To
Biography
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.
Acting (15 movies)
The Royal Scoundrel
1991
It's No Heaven
1988
The Iron Butterfly II
1990
Code Name: Melville
2010
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
2016
Boundless
2013
In the Mood for Melville
2017
Johnnie Got His Gun!
2010
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
2004
The Banquet
1991
Hong Kong Superstars
2001
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001
Sisters of the World Unite
1991
Three
2016
Expect the Unexpected
1998
Directing (67 movies)
Running Out of Time
1999
Sparrow
2008
Justice, My Foot!
1992
Throw Down
2004
Triangle
2007
Running on Karma
2003
Breaking News
2004
PTU
2003
Yesterday Once More
2004
Fulltime Killer
2001
Exiled
2006
Turn Left, Turn Right
2003
Mad Detective
2007
Love on a Diet
2001
Election 2
2006
Fat Choi Spirit
2002
The Heroic Trio
1993
Running Out of Time 2
2001
Love for All Seasons
2003
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
Wu Yen
2001
Needing You...
2000
Help!!!
2000
The Mission
1999
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2011
Election
2005
Vengeance
2009
Happy Ghost III
1986
Life Without Principle
2011
The Mad Monk
1993
The Eighth Happiness
1988
All About Ah-Long
1989
Where a Good Man Goes
1999
A Hero Never Dies
1998
Romancing in Thin Air
2012
The Big Heat
1988
Casino Raiders II
1991
Drug War
2012
Linger
2008
Lifeline
1997
The Bare-Footed Kid
1993
Loving You
1995
The Royal Scoundrel
1991
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
The Story of My Son
1990
Lucky Encounter
1992
Seven Years Itch
1987
The Enigmatic Case
1980
A Moment of Romance III
1996
Blind Detective
2013
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
2014
1:99 Shorts
2003
Office
2015
The Iron Butterfly
1989
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
1993
Three
2016
Story of Nam
1989
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
1992
The Iron Butterfly II
1990
Dead End
1995
Behind Bars
1990
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022
The Open Road
2005
Chasing Dream
2019
It's No Heaven
1988
The Betrayal
1988
The Longest Nite
1998