Johnnie To
Directing
Born: April 22, 1955 (age 71) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Highest Rated
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
Drug War
2012
Election
2005
Exiled
2006
Mad Detective
2007
Vengeance
2009
Election 2
2006
PTU
2003
The Mission
1999
Breaking News
2004
Running Out of Time
1999
Fulltime Killer
2001
Blind Detective
2013
Photos (4)
Movies (8)
Three
Wong Superintendent (voice)
The Banquet
1991
Expect the Unexpected
1998
It's No Heaven
Club Patron
The Royal Scoundrel
Taxi Driver
The Iron Butterfly II
1990
Sisters of the World Unite
1991
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
(archive footage)
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (8)
Golden Horse Awards
Self · 2 eps
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Self
Hong Kong Superstars
Self
In the Mood for Melville
Self
Boundless
Self
Code Name: Melville
Self
Johnnie Got His Gun!
Himself
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (76)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Director
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
Director
萬水千山總是情 (數碼修復版)
Assistant Director
The Mission
Director
The Duke of Mount Deer
Director
Drug War
Director
Exiled
Director
The Yang's Saga
Director
Election 2
Director
Election
Director
Running Out of Time
Director
Vengeance
Director
PTU
Director
Running Out of Time 2
Director
Justice, My Foot!
Director
Mad Detective
Director
Royal Warriors
Second Unit Director
Breaking News
Director
Throw Down
Director
Casino Raiders II
Director
The Heroic Trio
Director
The Vampire Strikes Back
Director
Life Without Principle
Director
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Director
Running on Karma
Director
Magnificent Warriors
Second Unit Director
All About Ah-Long
Director
Three
Director
Blind Detective
Director
The Eighth Happiness
Director
A Moment of Romance III
Director
A Hero Never Dies
Director
The Mad Monk
Director
Fulltime Killer
Director
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Director
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
Director
Triangle
Director
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Director
Fat Choi Spirit
Director
Happy Ghost III
Director
The Bare-Footed Kid
Director
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Director
Needing You...
Director
Romancing in Thin Air
Director
The Big Heat
Director
Where a Good Man Goes
Director
Wu Yen
Director
Sparrow
Director
Yesterday Once More
Director
Love on a Diet
Director
Lifeline
Director
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Director
Office
Director
1:99 Shorts
Director
It's No Heaven
Director
Story of Nam
Director
Loving You
Director
Love for All Seasons
Director
Lucky Encounter
Director
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
Director
Help!!!
Director
The Iron Butterfly
Director
Turn Left, Turn Right
Director
The Story of My Son
Director
The Royal Scoundrel
Director
Linger
Director
The Iron Butterfly II
Director
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
Assistant Director
Chasing Dream
Director
Behind Bars
Director
Seven Years Itch
Director
Dead End
Director
The Open Road
Director
The Enigmatic Case
Director
The Betrayal
Director
The Good, the Bad and the Beauties
Assistant Director
Writing (6)
Producing (83)
The Mission
Producer
Drug War
Producer
Election 2
Producer
Election
Producer
Running Out of Time
Producer
A Moment of Romance
Producer
What If
Producer
Vengeance
Producer
PTU
Producer
Running Out of Time 2
Producer
Trivisa
Producer
Mad Detective
Producer
Breaking News
Producer
Throw Down
Producer
Life Without Principle
Producer
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Producer
Running on Karma
Producer
The Longest Nite
Producer
Three
Producer
Blind Detective
Producer
Mad Fate
Producer
Mad Fate
Executive Producer
Intruder
Producer
A Moment of Romance III
Producer
A Hero Never Dies
Producer
Accident
Producer
Eye in the Sky
Producer
Fulltime Killer
Producer
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Producer
Triangle
Executive Producer
Triangle
Producer
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Producer
Expect the Unexpected
Producer
Fat Choi Spirit
Producer
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Producer
Needing You...
Producer
A Moment of Romance II
Producer
Romancing in Thin Air
Producer
Beyond Hypothermia
Producer
Motorway
Producer
Where a Good Man Goes
Producer
Love Under the Sun
Producer
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Producer
Wu Yen
Producer
Sparrow
Producer
Yesterday Once More
Producer
Only Fools Fall in Love
Producer
Love on a Diet
Producer
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Producer
Office
Producer
Office
Co-Executive Producer
Hooked on You
Producer
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Producer
Story of Nam
Producer
Love for All Seasons
Producer
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
Producer
Help!!!
Producer
Spacked Out
Producer
The Iron Butterfly
Producer
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
Producer
Turn Left, Turn Right
Producer
Punished
Producer
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Producer
Linger
Producer
Final Justice
Producer
A or B
Producer
Second Time Around
Producer
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Producer
Fatal Assignment
Producer
The Odd One Dies
Producer
2 Become 1
Producer
Tactical Unit - The Code
Producer
Edge of Justice
Producer
Chasing Dream
Producer
Behind Bars
Producer
Tactical Unit - Partners
Producer
Dead End
Producer
Memory of the Youth
Producer
Comeuppance
Producer
Sealed with a Kiss
Producer
Gimme Gimme
Producer
A Complicated Story
Executive Producer
The Lone Sabre
Producer
