Johnnie To
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-04-22 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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.
Acting
(2017)
In the Mood for Melville
as Self
(2016)
(2016)
Three
as Wong Superintendent (voice)
(2013)
Boundless
as Self
(2010)
Code Name: Melville
as Self
(2010)
Johnnie Got His Gun!
as Himself
(2004)
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
as (archive footage)
(2001)
Hong Kong Superstars
as Self
(2001)
(1998)
(1991)
The Royal Scoundrel
as Taxi Driver
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
(1988)
It's No Heaven
as Club Patron
Crew
In the Qing Dynasty
Producer
(2023)
Mad Fate
Producer, Executive Producer
(2022)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Director, Producer, Writer
(2019)
Chasing Dream
Producer, Director
(2018)
A or B
Producer
(2016)
Three
Producer, Director
(2016)
Trivisa
Producer
(2015)
Office
Director, Producer
(2014)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Director, Producer
(2013)
Blind Detective
Director, Producer
(2013)
A Complicated Story
Executive Producer
(2012)
Romancing in Thin Air
Director
(2012)
Drug War
Director, Producer
(2012)
Motorway
Producer
(2011)
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Producer, Director
(2011)
Life Without Principle
Director, Producer
(2011)
Punished
Producer
(2009)
Accident
Producer
(2009)
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Producer
(2009)
Vengeance
Director, Producer
(2009)
Newsmakers
Original Film Writer
(2009)
Tactical Unit - Partners
Producer
(2008)
Sparrow
Director, Producer
(2008)
Tactical Unit - The Code
Producer
(2008)
Linger
Director, Producer
(2008)
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Producer
(2008)
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Producer
(2007)
Triangle
Executive Producer, Producer, Director
(2007)
Mad Detective
Director, Producer
(2007)
Eye in the Sky
Producer
(2007)
Hooked on You
Producer
(2006)
Exiled
Director
(2006)
Election 2
Director, Producer
(2006)
2 Become 1
Producer
(2005)
Election
Director, Producer
(2005)
The Open Road
Director
(2004)
Throw Down
Director, Producer
(2004)
Breaking News
Director, Producer
(2004)
Yesterday Once More
Director, Producer
(2003)
Running on Karma
Director, Producer
(2003)
PTU
Director, Producer
(2003)
Turn Left, Turn Right
Director, Producer
(2003)
Love for All Seasons
Director, Producer
(2003)
1:99 Shorts
Director
(2003)
Memory of the Youth
Producer
(2003)
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Producer
(2003)
Love Under the Sun
Producer
(2002)
Fat Choi Spirit
Director, Producer
(2002)
Second Time Around
Producer
(2002)
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Director, Producer
(2001)
Wu Yen
Producer, Director
(2001)
Running Out of Time 2
Producer, Director
(2001)
Fulltime Killer
Director, Producer
(2001)
Love on a Diet
Director, Producer
(2001)
Gimme Gimme
Producer
(2000)
Needing You...
Director, Producer
(2000)
Help!!!
Director, Producer
(2000)
Comeuppance
Producer
(2000)
Spacked Out
Producer
(1999)
Running Out of Time
Producer, Director
(1999)
The Mission
Director, Producer
(1999)
Where a Good Man Goes
Director, Producer
(1999)
Sealed with a Kiss
Producer
(1998)
Expect the Unexpected
Producer, Co-Director
(1998)
A Hero Never Dies
Director, Producer
(1998)
The Longest Nite
Producer, Co-Director
(1997)
Lifeline
Director
(1997)
Final Justice
Producer
(1997)
Intruder
Producer
(1997)
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
Producer
(1997)
The Odd One Dies
Producer
(1996)
A Moment of Romance III
Director, Producer
(1996)
Beyond Hypothermia
Producer
(1995)
Loving You
Director
(1995)
Dead End
Producer, Director
(1995)
Only Fools Fall in Love
Producer
(1995)
Fatal Assignment
Producer
(1994)
The Lone Sabre
Producer
(1993)
The Heroic Trio
Director
(1993)
The Mad Monk
Director
(1993)
The Bare-Footed Kid
Director
(1993)
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Producer, Director
(1993)
A Moment of Romance II
Producer
(1993)
Edge of Justice
Producer
(1992)
Justice, My Foot!
Director
(1992)
Lucky Encounter
Director
(1992)
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
Story, Producer, Director
(1991)
Casino Raiders II
Director
(1991)
The Royal Scoundrel
Director
(1990)
A Moment of Romance
Producer
(1990)
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
Director
(1990)
The Story of My Son
Director, Writer
(1990)
The Iron Butterfly II
Screenplay, Director
(1990)
Behind Bars
Director, Producer
(1989)
All About Ah-Long
Director
(1989)
The Iron Butterfly
Director, Producer
(1989)
Story of Nam
Producer, Director
(1988)
The Eighth Happiness
Director
(1988)
The Big Heat
Director
(1988)
It's No Heaven
Director
(1988)
The Betrayal
Director
(1987)
Seven Years Itch
Director
(1987)
Magnificent Warriors
Assistant Director
(1986)
Happy Ghost III
Director
(1986)
Royal Warriors
Assistant Director
(1985)
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
Assistant Director
(1980)
The Enigmatic Case
Director
(1978)
The Good, the Bad and the Beauties
Assistant Director