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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.

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ACTING

The Royal Scoundrel (1991)
The Royal Scoundrel (1991)
The Iron Butterfly II (1990)
The Iron Butterfly II (1990)
It's No Heaven (1988)
It's No Heaven (1988)
Code Name: Melville (2010)
Code Name: Melville (2010)
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft (2016)
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft (2016)
Boundless (2013)
Boundless (2013)
In the Mood for Melville (2017)
In the Mood for Melville (2017)
Johnnie Got His Gun! (2010)
Johnnie Got His Gun! (2010)
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video (2004)
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video (2004)
The Banquet (1991)
The Banquet (1991)
Hong Kong Superstars (2001)
Hong Kong Superstars (2001)
Sisters of the World Unite (1991)
Sisters of the World Unite (1991)
Three (2016)
Three (2016)
Expect the Unexpected (1998)
Expect the Unexpected (1998)
Golden Horse Awards (1962)
Golden Horse Awards (1962)
Golden Horse Awards (1962)
Golden Horse Awards (1962)

ART

The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990)
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990)

CREATOR

No One is Innocent (1981)
No One is Innocent (1981)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983)

DIRECTING

Running Out of Time (1999)
Running Out of Time (1999)
Sparrow (2008)
Sparrow (2008)
Justice, My Foot! (1992)
Justice, My Foot! (1992)
Throw Down (2004)
Throw Down (2004)
Triangle (2007)
Triangle (2007)
Running on Karma (2003)
Running on Karma (2003)
Breaking News (2004)
Breaking News (2004)
PTU (2003)
PTU (2003)
Yesterday Once More (2004)
Yesterday Once More (2004)
Fulltime Killer (2001)
Fulltime Killer (2001)
Exiled (2006)
Exiled (2006)
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
Mad Detective (2007)
Mad Detective (2007)
Love on a Diet (2001)
Love on a Diet (2001)
Election 2 (2006)
Election 2 (2006)
Fat Choi Spirit (2002)
Fat Choi Spirit (2002)
The Heroic Trio (1993)
The Heroic Trio (1993)
Running Out of Time 2 (2001)
Running Out of Time 2 (2001)
Love for All Seasons (2003)
Love for All Seasons (2003)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
Wu Yen (2001)
Wu Yen (2001)
Needing You... (2000)
Needing You... (2000)
Help!!! (2000)
Help!!! (2000)
The Mission (1999)
The Mission (1999)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)
Election (2005)
Election (2005)
Vengeance (2009)
Vengeance (2009)
Happy Ghost III (1986)
Happy Ghost III (1986)
Life Without Principle (2011)
Life Without Principle (2011)
The Mad Monk (1993)
The Mad Monk (1993)
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
The Eighth Happiness (1988)
All About Ah-Long (1989)
All About Ah-Long (1989)
Where a Good Man Goes (1999)
Where a Good Man Goes (1999)
A Hero Never Dies (1998)
A Hero Never Dies (1998)
Romancing in Thin Air (2012)
Romancing in Thin Air (2012)
The Big Heat (1988)
The Big Heat (1988)
Casino Raiders II (1991)
Casino Raiders II (1991)
Drug War (2012)
Drug War (2012)
Linger (2008)
Linger (2008)
Lifeline (1997)
Lifeline (1997)
The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
The Bare-Footed Kid (1993)
Loving You (1995)
Loving You (1995)
The Royal Scoundrel (1991)
The Royal Scoundrel (1991)
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990)
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon (1990)
The Story of My Son (1990)
The Story of My Son (1990)
Lucky Encounter (1992)
Lucky Encounter (1992)
Seven Years Itch (1987)
Seven Years Itch (1987)
The Enigmatic Case (1980)
The Enigmatic Case (1980)
A Moment of Romance III (1996)
A Moment of Romance III (1996)
Blind Detective (2013)
Blind Detective (2013)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014)
1:99 Shorts (2003)
1:99 Shorts (2003)
Office (2015)
Office (2015)
The Iron Butterfly (1989)
The Iron Butterfly (1989)
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993)
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993)
Three (2016)
Three (2016)
Story of Nam (1989)
Story of Nam (1989)
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow (1992)
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow (1992)
The Iron Butterfly II (1990)
The Iron Butterfly II (1990)
Dead End (1995)
Dead End (1995)
Behind Bars (1990)
Behind Bars (1990)
The Good, the Bad and the Beauties (1978)
The Good, the Bad and the Beauties (1978)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
The Open Road (2005)
The Open Road (2005)
Chasing Dream (2019)
Chasing Dream (2019)
It's No Heaven (1988)
It's No Heaven (1988)
The Betrayal (1988)
The Betrayal (1988)
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb! (1985)
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb! (1985)
Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film
Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film
Royal Warriors (1986)
Royal Warriors (1986)
Magnificent Warriors (1987)
Magnificent Warriors (1987)
The Duke of Mount Deer (1984)
The Duke of Mount Deer (1984)
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (1986)
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre (1986)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983)
The Yang's Saga (1985)
The Yang's Saga (1985)
The Vampire Strikes Back (1989)
The Vampire Strikes Back (1989)
萬水千山總是情 (數碼修復版) (1982)
萬水千山總是情 (數碼修復版) (1982)

PRODUCTION

Running Out of Time (1999)
Running Out of Time (1999)
Triangle (2007)
Triangle (2007)
Triangle (2007)
Triangle (2007)
Breaking News (2004)
Breaking News (2004)
Accident (2009)
Accident (2009)
Wu Yen (2001)
Wu Yen (2001)
Running Out of Time 2 (2001)
Running Out of Time 2 (2001)
Fulltime Killer (2001)
Fulltime Killer (2001)
Eye in the Sky (2007)
Eye in the Sky (2007)
Second Time Around (2002)
Second Time Around (2002)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms (2009)
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms (2009)
Life Without Principle (2011)
Life Without Principle (2011)
A Moment of Romance (1990)
A Moment of Romance (1990)
Expect the Unexpected (1998)
Expect the Unexpected (1998)
Tactical Unit - The Code (2008)
Tactical Unit - The Code (2008)
Mad Fate (2023)
Mad Fate (2023)
Comeuppance (2000)
Comeuppance (2000)
Linger (2008)
Linger (2008)
Blind Detective (2013)
Blind Detective (2013)
A Complicated Story (2013)
A Complicated Story (2013)
Final Justice (1997)
Final Justice (1997)
Sparrow (2008)
Sparrow (2008)
Intruder (1997)
Intruder (1997)
Help!!! (2000)
Help!!! (2000)
The Longest Nite (1998)
The Longest Nite (1998)
Beyond Hypothermia (1996)
Beyond Hypothermia (1996)
PTU (2003)
PTU (2003)
Drug War (2012)
Drug War (2012)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 (2014)
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1997)
Memory of the Youth (2003)
Memory of the Youth (2003)
2 Become 1 (2006)
2 Become 1 (2006)
Gimme Gimme (2001)
Gimme Gimme (2001)
The Odd One Dies (1997)
The Odd One Dies (1997)
Running on Karma (2003)
Running on Karma (2003)
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993)
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners (1993)
Office (2015)
Office (2015)
The Lone Sabre (1994)
The Lone Sabre (1994)
Three (2016)
Three (2016)
Trivisa (2016)
Trivisa (2016)
Vengeance (2009)
Vengeance (2009)
Needing You... (2000)
Needing You... (2000)
Yesterday Once More (2004)
Yesterday Once More (2004)
A Moment of Romance III (1996)
A Moment of Romance III (1996)
Love on a Diet (2001)
Love on a Diet (2001)
Story of Nam (1989)
Story of Nam (1989)
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow (1992)
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow (1992)
Love for All Seasons (2003)
Love for All Seasons (2003)
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
Dead End (1995)
Dead End (1995)
In the Qing Dynasty
In the Qing Dynasty
Mad Fate (2023)
Mad Fate (2023)
Hooked on You (2007)
Hooked on You (2007)
The Iron Butterfly (1989)
The Iron Butterfly (1989)
Sealed with a Kiss (1999)
Sealed with a Kiss (1999)
Punished (2011)
Punished (2011)
A Moment of Romance II (1993)
A Moment of Romance II (1993)
Throw Down (2004)
Throw Down (2004)
Behind Bars (1990)
Behind Bars (1990)
The Mission (1999)
The Mission (1999)
Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)
Looking for Mr. Perfect (2003)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
A Hero Never Dies (1998)
A Hero Never Dies (1998)
Election (2005)
Election (2005)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)
Election 2 (2006)
Election 2 (2006)
Fat Choi Spirit (2002)
Fat Choi Spirit (2002)
Chasing Dream (2019)
Chasing Dream (2019)
Only Fools Fall in Love (1995)
Only Fools Fall in Love (1995)
Motorway (2012)
Motorway (2012)
Spacked Out (2000)
Spacked Out (2000)
Mad Detective (2007)
Mad Detective (2007)
Where a Good Man Goes (1999)
Where a Good Man Goes (1999)
Tactical Unit - No Way Out (2008)
Tactical Unit - No Way Out (2008)
Tactical Unit - Partners (2009)
Tactical Unit - Partners (2009)
Tactical Unit - Human Nature (2008)
Tactical Unit - Human Nature (2008)
Edge of Justice (1993)
Edge of Justice (1993)
Fatal Assignment (1995)
Fatal Assignment (1995)
Love Under the Sun (2003)
Love Under the Sun (2003)
A or B (2018)
A or B (2018)
Romancing in Thin Air (2012)
Romancing in Thin Air (2012)
Office (2015)
Office (2015)
What If (2025)
What If (2025)

WRITING

Newsmakers (2009)
Newsmakers (2009)
The Story of My Son (1990)
The Story of My Son (1990)
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow (1992)
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow (1992)
The Iron Butterfly II (1990)
The Iron Butterfly II (1990)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong (2022)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983)
The Legend of the Condor Heroes (1983)