- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 22, 1955
- Place of Birth
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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…
Filmography
tvWhat If
2025 · Producer
movieMad Fate
2023 · Producer, Executive Producer
movieSeptet: The Story of Hong Kong
2022 · Director, Producer, Writer
movieChasing Dream
2019 · Producer, Director
movieA or B
2018 · Producer
movieIn the Mood for Melville
2017 · Self
movieThree
2016 · Wong Superintendent (voice), Producer, Director
movieThe Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
2016 · Self
movieTrivisa
2016 · Producer
movieOffice
2015 · Director, Producer, Co-Executive Producer
movieDon't Go Breaking My Heart 2
2014 · Director, Producer
movieBoundless
2013 · Self
movieBlind Detective
2013 · Producer, Director
movieA Complicated Story
2013 · Executive Producer
movieDrug War
2012 · Director, Producer
movieMotorway
2012 · Producer
movieRomancing in Thin Air
2012 · Director, Producer
movieLife Without Principle
2011 · Director, Producer
moviePunished
2011 · Producer
movieDon't Go Breaking My Heart
2011 · Director, Producer
movieJohnnie Got His Gun!
2010 · Himself
movieCode Name: Melville
2010 · Self
movieAccident
2009 · Producer
movieTactical Unit - Partners
2009 · Producer
movieVengeance
2009 · Director, Producer
movieNewsmakers
2009 · Original Film Writer
movieTactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
2009 · Producer
movieTactical Unit - Human Nature
2008 · Producer
movieSparrow
2008 · Director, Producer
movieTactical Unit - No Way Out
2008 · Producer
movieTactical Unit - The Code
2008 · Producer
movieLinger
2008 · Director, Producer
movieMad Detective
2007 · Director, Producer
movieTriangle
2007 · Producer, Director, Executive Producer
movieHooked on You
2007 · Producer
movieEye in the Sky
2007 · Producer
movieExiled
2006 · Director
movieElection 2
2006 · Director, Producer
movie2 Become 1
2006 · Producer
movieElection
2005 · Director, Producer
movieThe Open Road
2005 · Director
movieKatanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
2004 · (archive footage)
movieYesterday Once More
2004 · Director, Producer
movieThrow Down
2004 · Director, Producer
movieBreaking News
2004 · Director, Producer
movieLove Under the Sun
2003 · Producer
movieRunning on Karma
2003 · Director, Producer
movieMemory of the Youth
2003 · Producer
movieTurn Left, Turn Right
2003 · Director, Producer
movie1:99 Shorts
2003 · Director
moviePTU
2003 · Director, Producer
movieLooking for Mr. Perfect
2003 · Producer
movieLove for All Seasons
2003 · Director, Producer
movieMy Left Eye Sees Ghosts
2002 · Director, Producer
movieFat Choi Spirit
2002 · Director, Producer
movieSecond Time Around
2002 · Producer
movieRunning Out of Time 2
2001 · Producer, Director
movieGrit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
2001 · Self
movieFulltime Killer
2001 · Director, Producer
movieLove on a Diet
2001 · Director, Producer
movieGimme Gimme
2001 · Producer
movieWu Yen
2001 · Producer, Director
movieHong Kong Superstars
2001 · Self
movieComeuppance
2000 · Producer
movieHelp!!!
2000 · Director, Producer
movieNeeding You...
2000 · Director, Producer
movieSpacked Out
2000 · Producer
movieThe Mission
1999 · Director, Producer
movieSealed with a Kiss
1999 · Producer
movieRunning Out of Time
1999 · Director, Producer
movieWhere a Good Man Goes
1999 · Director, Producer
movieA Hero Never Dies
1998 · Director, Producer
movieExpect the Unexpected
1998 · , Producer
movieThe Longest Nite
1998 · Producer
movieIntruder
1997 · Producer
movieThe Odd One Dies
1997 · Producer
movieToo Many Ways to Be No. 1
1997 · Producer
movieFinal Justice
1997 · Producer
movieLifeline
1997 · Director
movieBeyond Hypothermia
1996 · Producer
movieA Moment of Romance III
1996 · Director, Producer
movieOnly Fools Fall in Love
1995 · Producer
movieLoving You
1995 · Director
movieDead End
1995 · Producer, Director
movieFatal Assignment
1995 · Producer
movieThe Lone Sabre
1994 · Producer
movieHeroic Trio 2: Executioners
1993 · Producer, Director
movieThe Mad Monk
1993 · Director
movieA Moment of Romance II
1993 · Producer
movieThe Bare-Footed Kid
1993 · Director
movieEdge of Justice
1993 · Producer
movieThe Heroic Trio
1993 · Director
movieIron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
1992 · Producer, Story, Director
movieJustice, My Foot!
1992 · Director
movieLucky Encounter
1992 · Director
movieSisters of the World Unite
1991
movieThe Banquet
1991
movieCasino Raiders II
1991 · Director
movieThe Royal Scoundrel
1991 · Taxi Driver, Director
movieBehind Bars
1990 · Director, Producer
movieThe Story of My Son
1990 · Director, Writer
movieThe Iron Butterfly II
1990 · , Screenplay, Director
movieA Moment of Romance
1990 · Producer
movieThe Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
1990 · Director, Production Design
movieStory of Nam
1989 · Producer, Director
movieThe Iron Butterfly
1989 · Director, Producer
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 · Club Patron, Director
movieThe Betrayal
1988 · Director
movieMagnificent Warriors
1987 · Second Unit Director
movieSeven Years Itch
1987 · Director
tvNew Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
1986 · 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
tvThe Legend of the Condor Heroes
1983 · Writer, Director, Creator
tv萬水千山總是情 (數碼修復版)
1982 · Assistant Director
tvNo One is Innocent
1981 · Creator
movieThe Enigmatic Case
1980 · Director
movieThe Good, the Bad and the Beauties
1978 · Assistant Director
tvGolden Horse Awards
1962 · Self, Host
In the Qing Dynasty
movieIn the Qing Dynasty
— · Producer
Untitled Johnnie To Gangster Film
movieUntitled Johnnie To Gangster Film
— · Director