Known For
Directing
Born
Apr 22, 1955
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Credits
128 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
What If
Producer
Mad Fate
Producer
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Director
Chasing Dream
Producer
A or B
Producer
In the Mood for Melville
Self
Three
Wong Superintendent (voice)
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
Self
Trivisa
Producer
Office
Director
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Director
Boundless
Self
Blind Detective
Producer
A Complicated Story
Executive Producer
Drug War
Director
Motorway
Producer
Romancing in Thin Air
Director
Life Without Principle
Director
Punished
Producer
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Director
Johnnie Got His Gun!
Himself
Code Name: Melville
Self
Accident
Producer
Tactical Unit - Partners
Producer
Vengeance
Director
Newsmakers
Original Film Writer
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Producer
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Producer
Sparrow
Director
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Producer
Tactical Unit - The Code
Producer
Linger
Director
Mad Detective
Director
Triangle
Producer
Hooked on You
Producer
Eye in the Sky
Producer
Exiled
Director
Election 2
Director
2 Become 1
Producer
Election
Director
The Open Road
Director
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
(archive footage)
Yesterday Once More
Director
Throw Down
Director
Breaking News
Director
Love Under the Sun
Producer
Running on Karma
Director
Memory of the Youth
Producer
Turn Left, Turn Right
Director
1:99 Shorts
Director