Johnnie To

Directing·Apr 22, 1955·Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

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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.

Film	Credit
Mad Fate2023 · Producer	Producer
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong2022 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Chasing Dream2019 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
A or B2018 · Producer	Producer
In the Mood for Melville2017 · Self	Self
Three2016 · Wong Superintendent (voice), Director, Producer	Wong Superintendent (voice), Director, Producer
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft2016 · Self	Self
Trivisa2016 · Producer	Producer
Office2015 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 22014 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Boundless2013 · Self	Self
Blind Detective2013 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Drug War2012 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Motorway2012 · Producer	Producer
Romancing in Thin Air2012 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Life Without Principle2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Punished2011 · Producer	Producer
Don't Go Breaking My Heart2011 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Johnnie Got His Gun!2010 · Himself	Himself
Code Name: Melville2010 · Self	Self
Accident2009 · Producer	Producer
Tactical Unit - Partners2009 · Producer	Producer
Vengeance2009 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms2009 · Producer	Producer
Tactical Unit - Human Nature2008 · Producer	Producer
Sparrow2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Tactical Unit - No Way Out2008 · Producer	Producer
Tactical Unit - The Code2008 · Producer	Producer
Linger2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Mad Detective2007 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Triangle2007 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Hooked on You2007 · Producer	Producer
Eye in the Sky2007 · Producer	Producer
Exiled2006 · Director	Director
Election 22006 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
2 Become 12006 · Producer	Producer
Election2005 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Open Road2005 · Director	Director
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video2004 · (archive footage)	(archive footage)
Yesterday Once More2004 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Throw Down2004 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Breaking News2004 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Love Under the Sun2003 · Producer	Producer
Running on Karma2003 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Memory of the Youth2003 · Producer	Producer
Turn Left, Turn Right2003 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
1:99 Shorts2003 · Director	Director
PTU2003 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer