Johnnie To
Directing
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
Directing77
movieChasing Dream
2019
Director
movieThree
2016
Director
movieOffice
2015
Director
movieBlind Detective
2013
Director
movieDrug War
2012
Director
movieRomancing in Thin Air
2012
Director
movieLife Without Principle
2011
Director
movieVengeance
2009
Director
movieSparrow
2008
Director
movieLinger
2008
Director
movieMad Detective
2007
Director
movieTriangle
2007
Director
movieExiled
2006
Director
movieElection 2
2006
Director
movieElection
2005
Director
movieThe Open Road
2005
Director
movieYesterday Once More
2004
Director
movieThrow Down
2004
Director
movieBreaking News
2004
Director
movieRunning on Karma
2003
Director
movieTurn Left, Turn Right
2003
Director
movie1:99 Shorts
2003
Director
moviePTU
2003
Director
movieLove for All Seasons
2003
Director
movieMy Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
Director
movieFat Choi Spirit
2002
Director
movieRunning Out of Time 2
2001
Director
movieFulltime Killer
2001
Director
movieLove on a Diet
2001
Director
movieWu Yen
2001
Director
movieHelp!!!
2000
Director
movieNeeding You...
2000
Director
movieThe Mission
1999
Director
movieRunning Out of Time
1999
Director
movieWhere a Good Man Goes
1999
Director
movieA Hero Never Dies
1998
Director
movieLifeline
1997
Director
movieA Moment of Romance III
1996
Director
movieLoving You
1995
Director
movieDead End
1995
Director
movieThe Mad Monk
1993
Director
movieThe Bare-Footed Kid
1993
Director
movieThe Heroic Trio
1993
Director
movieJustice, My Foot!
1992
Director
movieLucky Encounter
1992
Director
movieCasino Raiders II
1991
Director
movieThe Royal Scoundrel
1991
Director
movieBehind Bars
1990
Director
movieThe Story of My Son
1990
Director
movieThe Iron Butterfly II
1990
Director
movieStory of Nam
1989
Director
movieThe Iron Butterfly
1989
Director
tvThe Vampire Strikes Back
1989
Director
movieAll About Ah-Long
1989
Director
movieThe Big Heat
1988
Director
movieThe Eighth Happiness
1988
Director
movieIt's No Heaven
1988
Director
movieThe Betrayal
1988
Director
movieMagnificent Warriors
1987
Second Unit Director
movieSeven Years Itch
1987
Director
movieHappy Ghost III
1986
Director
movieRoyal Warriors
1986
Second Unit Director
movieIt's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
1985
Assistant Director
tvThe Yang's Saga
1985
Director
tvThe Duke of Mount Deer
1984
Director
tv萬水千山總是情 (數碼修復版)
1982
Assistant Director
movieThe Enigmatic Case
1980
Director
movieThe Good, the Bad and the Beauties
1978
Assistant Director
Production81
tvWhat If
2025
Producer
movieMad Fate
2023
Producer, Executive Producer
movieChasing Dream
2019
Producer
movieA or B
2018
Producer
movieThree
2016
Producer
movieTrivisa
2016
Producer
movieOffice
2015
Producer, Co-Executive Producer
movieBlind Detective
2013
Producer
movieA Complicated Story
2013
Executive Producer
movieDrug War
2012
Producer
movieMotorway
2012
Producer
movieRomancing in Thin Air
2012
Producer
movieLife Without Principle
2011
Producer
moviePunished
2011
Producer
movieAccident
2009
Producer
movieVengeance
2009
Producer
movieSparrow
2008
Producer
movieLinger
2008
Producer
movieMad Detective
2007
Producer
movieTriangle
2007
Executive Producer, Producer
movieHooked on You
2007
Producer
movieEye in the Sky
2007
Producer
movieElection 2
2006
Producer
movie2 Become 1
2006
Producer
movieElection
2005
Producer
movieYesterday Once More
2004
Producer
movieThrow Down
2004
Producer
movieBreaking News
2004
Producer
movieLove Under the Sun
2003
Producer
movieRunning on Karma
2003
Producer
movieMemory of the Youth
2003
Producer
movieTurn Left, Turn Right
2003
Producer
moviePTU
2003
Producer
movieLooking for Mr. Perfect
2003
Producer
movieLove for All Seasons
2003
Producer
movieMy Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002
Producer
movieFat Choi Spirit
2002
Producer
movieSecond Time Around
2002
Producer
movieRunning Out of Time 2
2001
Producer
movieFulltime Killer
2001
Producer
movieLove on a Diet
2001
Producer
movieGimme Gimme
2001
Producer
movieWu Yen
2001
Producer
movieComeuppance
2000
Producer
movieHelp!!!
2000
Producer
movieNeeding You...
2000
Producer
movieSpacked Out
2000
Producer
movieThe Mission
1999
Producer
movieSealed with a Kiss
1999
Producer
movieRunning Out of Time
1999
Producer
movieWhere a Good Man Goes
1999
Producer
movieA Hero Never Dies
1998
Producer
movieExpect the Unexpected
1998
Producer
movieThe Longest Nite
1998
Producer
movieIntruder
1997
Producer
movieThe Odd One Dies
1997
Producer
movieFinal Justice
1997
Producer
movieBeyond Hypothermia
1996
Producer
movieA Moment of Romance III
1996
Producer
movieOnly Fools Fall in Love
1995
Producer
movieDead End
1995
Producer
movieFatal Assignment
1995
Producer
movieThe Lone Sabre
1994
Producer
movieA Moment of Romance II
1993
Producer
movieEdge of Justice
1993
Producer
movieBehind Bars
1990
Producer
movieA Moment of Romance
1990
Producer
movieStory of Nam
1989
Producer
movieThe Iron Butterfly
1989
Producer
Acting16
movieThree
2016
Wong Superintendent (voice)
movieKatanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
2004
(archive footage)
movieThe Royal Scoundrel
1991
Taxi Driver
movieIt's No Heaven
1988
Club Patron
tvGolden Horse Awards
1962
Self / Host
Writing6
movieNewsmakers
2009
Original Film Writer
movieThe Iron Butterfly II
1990
Screenplay
Creator2
Art1
movieThe Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990
Production Design