Johnnie To
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.
73 directing credits · 16 acting credits
Directing · 73
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
1983
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
1986
The Yang's Saga
1985
The Duke of Mount Deer
1984
The Mission
1999
Running Out of Time
1999
The Vampire Strikes Back
1989
Election
2005
Election 2
2006
Running on Karma
2003
Vengeance
2009
The Mad Monk
1993
Justice, My Foot!
1992
Drug War
2012
Wu Yen
2001
PTU
2003
Running Out of Time 2
2001
The Heroic Trio
1993
Exiled
2006
All About Ah-Long
1989
Three
2016
Happy Ghost III
1986
A Hero Never Dies
1998
Mad Detective
2007
The Bare-Footed Kid
1993
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2011
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
1993
Fat Choi Spirit
2002
The Royal Scoundrel
1991
The Longest Nite
1998
Breaking News
2004
Needing You...
2000
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022
Love on a Diet
2001
Life Without Principle
2011
Lifeline
1997
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
1:99 Shorts
2003
The Story of My Son
1990
Blind Detective
2013
Triangle
2007
Throw Down
2004
The Eighth Happiness
1988
Help!!!
2000
Loving You
1995
Casino Raiders II
1991
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
2014
Sparrow
2008
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
Office
2015
Story of Nam
1989
The Big Heat
1988
A Moment of Romance III
1996
Yesterday Once More
2004
Turn Left, Turn Right
2003
Fulltime Killer
2001
Where a Good Man Goes
1999
Love for All Seasons
2003
Seven Years Itch
1987
Romancing in Thin Air
2012
Lucky Encounter
1992
Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film
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The Open Road
2005
It's No Heaven
1988
Chasing Dream
2019
The Iron Butterfly
1989
The Enigmatic Case
1980
The Iron Butterfly II
1990
Dead End
1995
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
1992
Linger
2008
Behind Bars
1990
The Betrayal
1988
Acting · 16
Golden Horse Awards
1962
The Banquet
1991
Three
2016
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
2016
The Royal Scoundrel
1991
Expect the Unexpected
1998
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001
Hong Kong Superstars
2001
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
2004
Boundless
2013
It's No Heaven
1988
Code Name: Melville
2010
The Iron Butterfly II
1990
In the Mood for Melville
2017
Sisters of the World Unite
1991
Johnnie Got His Gun!
2010