Johnnie To
Directing
- Born:
- 1955-04-22
- Place of birth:
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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
Filmography
What If
Mad Fate
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Chasing Dream
A or B
In the Mood for Melville
Three
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
Trivisa
Office
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Boundless
Blind Detective
A Complicated Story
Drug War
Motorway
Romancing in Thin Air
Life Without Principle
Punished
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Johnnie Got His Gun!
Code Name: Melville
Accident
Tactical Unit - Partners
Vengeance
Newsmakers
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Tactical Unit - The Code
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Sparrow
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Linger
Mad Detective
Triangle
Hooked on You
Eye in the Sky
Exiled
Election 2
2 Become 1
Election
The Open Road
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
Yesterday Once More
Throw Down
Breaking News
Love Under the Sun
Running on Karma
Memory of the Youth
Turn Left, Turn Right
1:99 Shorts
PTU
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Love for All Seasons
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Fat Choi Spirit
Second Time Around
Running Out of Time 2
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Fulltime Killer
Love on a Diet