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Johnnie To

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1955-04-22 (69 years old)

Biography

Johnnie To Kei-Fung, 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.

Filmography

all 121

Movies 113

Producer 56

Director 52

self 8

TV Shows 8

Writer 1

Creator 1

Producer / Executive Producer

Johnnie To

Biography

Filmography

all 121

Movies 113

Producer 56

Director 52

self 8

TV Shows 8

Writer 1

Creator 1

Mad Fate (2023)

Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)

Chasing Dream (2019)

In the Mood for Melville (2017)

Three (2016)

The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft (2016)

Trivisa (2016)

Office (2015)

Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014)

Boundless (2013)

Blind Detective (2013)

A Complicated Story (2013)

Drug War (2012)

Motorway (2012)

Romancing in Thin Air (2012)

Life Without Principle (2011)

Punished (2011)

Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)

Johnnie Got His Gun! (2010)

Accident (2009)

Tactical Unit - Partners (2009)

Vengeance (2009)

Newsmakers (2009)

Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms (2009)

Code Name: Melville (2008)

Tactical Unit - Human Nature (2008)

Sparrow (2008)

Tactical Unit - No Way Out (2008)

Tactical Unit - The Code (2008)

Linger (2008)

Mad Detective (2007)

Triangle (2007)

Hooked on You (2007)

Eye in the Sky (2007)

Exiled (2006)

Election 2 (2006)

2 Become 1 (2006)

Election (2005)

The Open Road (2005)

Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video (2004)

Yesterday Once More (2004)

Throw Down (2004)

Breaking News (2004)

Running on Karma (2003)

Memory of the Youth (2003)

Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)

1:99 Shorts (2003)

PTU (2003)

Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)

Love for All Seasons (2003)

Love Under the Sun (2003)

My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)

Fat Choi Spirit (2002)

Second Time Around (2002)

Running Out of Time 2 (2001)

Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong (2001)

Fulltime Killer (2001)

Love on a Diet (2001)

Gimme Gimme (2001)

Wu Yen (2001)

Hong Kong Superstars (2001)

Comeuppance (2000)

Help!!! (2000)

Needing You... (2000)

Spacked Out (2000)

The Mission (1999)

Sealed with a Kiss (1999)

Running Out of Time (1999)

Where a Good Man Goes (1999)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1955-04-22 (69 years old)

Birth Place
Kowloon, China

Citizenships
Hong Kong

Also Known As
ジョニー・トー, 杜琪峰, Johnnie To Kei-Fung, Du Qifeng, Du Qi-Feng, Do Kei-Fong, To Kei-Fung, 두기봉

Awards
Time Machine Award, Sitges Film Festival Best Director award, Golden Horse Award for Best Director, Medal of Honour, Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director