Johnnie To

Johnnie To

Known for
Directing
Born
April 22, 1955 (age 71)
Birthplace
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

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.

Known For

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Filmography

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Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film poster

Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film

Movie · Director

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Two-Gun Cohen

Two-Gun Cohen

Movie · Director

2022
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong poster

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong

Movie · Director

2019
Chasing Dream poster

Chasing Dream

Movie · Director

2016
Three poster

Three

Movie · Director

2015
Office poster

Office

Movie · Director

2014
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 poster

Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2

Movie · Director

2013
Blind Detective poster

Blind Detective

Movie · Director

2012
Romancing in Thin Air poster

Romancing in Thin Air

Movie · Director

2012
Drug War poster

Drug War

Movie · Director

2011
Don't Go Breaking My Heart poster

Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Movie · Director

2011
Life Without Principle poster

Life Without Principle

Movie · Director

2009
Vengeance poster

Vengeance

Movie · Director

2008
Sparrow poster

Sparrow

Movie · Director

2008
Linger poster

Linger

Movie · Director

2007
Triangle poster

Triangle

Movie · Director

2007
Mad Detective poster

Mad Detective

Movie · Director

2006
Exiled poster

Exiled

Movie · Director

2006
Election 2 poster

Election 2

Movie · Director

2005
Election poster

Election

Movie · Director

2005
The Open Road poster

The Open Road

Movie · Director

2004
Throw Down poster

Throw Down

Movie · Director

2004
Breaking News poster

Breaking News

Movie · Director

2004
Yesterday Once More poster

Yesterday Once More

Movie · Director

2003
Running on Karma poster

Running on Karma

Movie · Director

2003
PTU poster

PTU

Movie · Director

2003
Turn Left, Turn Right poster

Turn Left, Turn Right

Movie · Director

2003
Love for All Seasons poster

Love for All Seasons

Movie · Director

2003
1:99 Shorts poster

1:99 Shorts

Movie · Director

2002
Fat Choi Spirit poster

Fat Choi Spirit

Movie · Director

2002
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts poster

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts

Movie · Director

2001
Fulltime Killer poster

Fulltime Killer

Movie · Director

2001
Love on a Diet poster

Love on a Diet

Movie · Director

2001
Running Out of Time 2 poster

Running Out of Time 2

Movie · Director

2001
Wu Yen poster

Wu Yen

Movie · Director

2000
Needing You... poster

Needing You...

Movie · Director

2000
Help!!! poster

Help!!!

Movie · Director

1999
Running Out of Time poster

Running Out of Time

Movie · Director

1999
The Mission poster

The Mission

Movie · Director

1999
Where a Good Man Goes poster

Where a Good Man Goes

Movie · Director

1998
A Hero Never Dies poster

A Hero Never Dies

Movie · Director

1997
Lifeline poster

Lifeline

Movie · Director

1996
A Moment of Romance III poster

A Moment of Romance III

Movie · Director

1995
Loving You poster

Loving You

Movie · Director

1995
Dead End poster

Dead End

Movie · Director

1993
The Heroic Trio poster

The Heroic Trio

Movie · Director

1993
The Mad Monk poster

The Mad Monk

Movie · Director

1993
The Bare-Footed Kid poster

The Bare-Footed Kid

Movie · Director

1993
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners poster

Heroic Trio 2: Executioners

Movie · Director

1992
Justice, My Foot! poster

Justice, My Foot!

Movie · Director

1992
Lucky Encounter poster

Lucky Encounter

Movie · Director

1992
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow poster

Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow

Movie · Director

1991
Casino Raiders II poster

Casino Raiders II

Movie · Director

1991
The Royal Scoundrel poster

The Royal Scoundrel

Movie · Director

1990
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon poster

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon

Movie · Director

1990
The Story of My Son poster

The Story of My Son

Movie · Director

1990
The Iron Butterfly II poster

The Iron Butterfly II

Movie · Director

1990
Behind Bars poster

Behind Bars

Movie · Director

1989
All About Ah-Long poster

All About Ah-Long

Movie · Director

1989
The Iron Butterfly poster

The Iron Butterfly

Movie · Director

1989
Story of Nam poster

Story of Nam

Movie · Director

1989
The Vampire Strikes Back poster

The Vampire Strikes Back

TV · Director · 20 eps

1988
The Eighth Happiness poster

The Eighth Happiness

Movie · Director

1988
The Big Heat poster

The Big Heat

Movie · Director

1988
It's No Heaven poster

It's No Heaven

Movie · Director

1988
The Betrayal poster

The Betrayal

Movie · Director

1987
Seven Years Itch poster

Seven Years Itch

Movie · Director

1987
Magnificent Warriors poster

Magnificent Warriors

Movie · Second Unit Director

1986
Happy Ghost III poster

Happy Ghost III

Movie · Director

1986
Royal Warriors poster

Royal Warriors

Movie · Second Unit Director

1986
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre poster

New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre

TV · Director · 40 eps

1985
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb! poster

It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!

Movie · Assistant Director

1985
The Yang's Saga poster

The Yang's Saga

TV · Director · 6 eps

1984
The Duke of Mount Deer poster

The Duke of Mount Deer

TV · Director · 40 eps

1983
The Legend of the Condor Heroes poster

The Legend of the Condor Heroes

TV · Director · 59 eps

1982
萬水千山總是情 (數碼修復版) poster

萬水千山總是情 (數碼修復版)

TV · Assistant Director · 30 eps

1980
The Enigmatic Case poster

The Enigmatic Case

Movie · Director

1978
The Good, the Bad and the Beauties poster

The Good, the Bad and the Beauties

Movie · Assistant Director