Johnnie To

Johnnie To

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Johnnie To

  • Birthday:

    1955-04-22

  • Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 1.6734
  • Also Known As

    ジョニー・トー

    杜琪峰

    Johnnie To Kei-Fung

    Du Qifeng

    Du Qi-Feng

    Do Kei-Fong

    To Kei-Fung

    두기봉

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.

Top Movie Cast

The Royal Scoundrel
The Royal Scoundreltrue- Taxi Driver

1991-01-10

5.2
It's No Heaven
It's No Heaventrue- Club Patron

1988-01-01

5.0
The Iron Butterfly II
The Iron Butterfly IItrue

1990-09-21

0.0
Code Name: Melville
Code Name: Melvilletrue- Self

2010-03-27

6.7
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Crafttrue- Self

2016-05-01

0.0
Boundless
Boundlesstrue- Self

2013-11-02

7.5
In the Mood for Melville
In the Mood for Melvilletrue- Self

2017-12-15

3.0
Johnnie Got His Gun!
Johnnie Got His Gun!true- Himself

2010-10-30

0.0
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de videotrue- (archive footage)

2004-11-11

0.0
The Banquet
The Banquettrue

1991-11-30

5.6
Hong Kong Superstars
Hong Kong Superstarstrue- Self

2001-01-01

0.0
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kongtrue- Self

2001-10-01

0.0
Sisters of the World Unite
Sisters of the World Unitetrue

1991-12-05

0.0
Three
Threetrue- Wong Superintendent (voice)

2016-06-24

6.0
Expect the Unexpected
Expect the Unexpectedtrue

1998-05-28

6.4

Top Movie Crew

Running Out of Time
Running Out of Timetrue

Directing

1999-09-23

7.3
Running Out of Time
Running Out of Timetrue

Production

1999-09-23

7.3
Sparrow
Sparrowtrue

Directing

2008-06-19

6.3
Justice, My Foot!
Justice, My Foot!true

Directing

1992-07-02

6.7
Throw Down
Throw Downtrue

Directing

2004-07-08

6.7
Triangle
Triangletrue

Directing

2007-10-01

6.5
Triangle
Triangletrue

Production

2007-10-01

6.5
Triangle
Triangletrue

Production

2007-10-01

6.5
Running on Karma
Running on Karmatrue

Directing

2003-09-27

6.4
Breaking News
Breaking Newstrue

Directing

2004-06-10

6.9
Breaking News
Breaking Newstrue

Production

2004-06-10

6.9
Accident
Accidenttrue

Production

2009-09-24

6.7
PTU
PTUtrue

Directing

2003-04-17

7.0
Wu Yen
Wu Yentrue

Production

2001-01-18

6.2
Running Out of Time 2
Running Out of Time 2true

Production

2001-12-27

6.1
Yesterday Once More
Yesterday Once Moretrue

Directing

2004-10-14

6.4
Fulltime Killer
Fulltime Killertrue

Directing

2001-08-03

6.8
Fulltime Killer
Fulltime Killertrue

Production

2001-08-03

6.8
Exiled
Exiledtrue

Directing

2006-10-19

7.2
Turn Left, Turn Right
Turn Left, Turn Righttrue

Directing

2003-08-11

7.2
Mad Detective
Mad Detectivetrue

Directing

2007-11-29

7.1
Love on a Diet
Love on a Diettrue

Directing

2001-06-21

5.9
Election 2
Election 2true

Directing

2006-04-27

7.4
Eye in the Sky
Eye in the Skytrue

Production

2007-06-21

6.6
Fat Choi Spirit
Fat Choi Spirittrue

Directing

2002-02-08

6.2
The Heroic Trio
The Heroic Triotrue

Directing

1993-02-12

6.7
Running Out of Time 2
Running Out of Time 2true

Directing

2001-12-27

6.1
Love for All Seasons
Love for All Seasonstrue

Directing

2003-01-23

6.7
Second Time Around
Second Time Aroundtrue

Production

2002-01-11

5.6
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
My Left Eye Sees Ghoststrue

Directing

2002-07-13

6.1
Wu Yen
Wu Yentrue

Directing

2001-01-18

6.2
Needing You...
Needing You...true

Directing

2000-06-22

6.2
Help!!!
Help!!!true

Directing

2000-08-11

5.8
The Mission
The Missiontrue

Directing

1999-11-19

7.5
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Don't Go Breaking My Hearttrue

Directing

2011-03-31

6.4
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Don't Go Breaking My Hearttrue

Production

2011-03-31

6.4
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Armstrue

Production

2009-01-08

6.6
Election
Electiontrue

Directing

2005-10-20

7.2
Vengeance
Vengeancetrue

Directing

2009-05-20

6.6
Happy Ghost III
Happy Ghost IIItrue

Directing

1986-07-03

6.9
Life Without Principle
Life Without Principletrue

Directing

2011-10-20

6.6
Life Without Principle
Life Without Principletrue

Production

2011-10-20

6.6
A Moment of Romance
A Moment of Romancetrue

Production

1990-06-14

7.1
The Mad Monk
The Mad Monktrue

Directing

1993-07-29

5.8
Expect the Unexpected
Expect the Unexpectedtrue

Production

1998-05-28

6.4
The Eighth Happiness
The Eighth Happinesstrue

Directing

1988-02-11

6.1
All About Ah-Long
All About Ah-Longtrue

Directing

1989-03-16

7.3
Where a Good Man Goes
Where a Good Man Goestrue

Directing

1999-05-06

6.6
A Hero Never Dies
A Hero Never Diestrue

Directing

1998-09-30

6.8
Tactical Unit - The Code
Tactical Unit - The Codetrue

Production

2008-04-26

7.0
Romancing in Thin Air
Romancing in Thin Airtrue

Directing

2012-02-09

5.1
The Big Heat
The Big Heattrue

Directing

1988-09-22

6.3
Casino Raiders II
Casino Raiders IItrue

Directing

1991-06-13

6.1
Mad Fate
Mad Fatetrue

Production

2023-04-20

6.4
Drug War
Drug Wartrue

Directing

2012-11-15

6.9
Comeuppance
Comeuppancetrue

Production

2000-11-16

7.2
Linger
Lingertrue

Directing

2008-01-10

4.3
Linger
Lingertrue

Production

2008-01-10

4.3
Lifeline
Lifelinetrue

Directing

1997-01-03

7.1
The Bare-Footed Kid
The Bare-Footed Kidtrue

Directing

1993-04-03

6.2
Loving You
Loving Youtrue

Directing

1995-06-01

5.8
The Royal Scoundrel
The Royal Scoundreltrue

Directing

1991-01-10

5.2
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoontrue

Directing

1990-01-18

6.2
The Story of My Son
The Story of My Sontrue

Directing

1990-09-27

6.0
Lucky Encounter
Lucky Encountertrue

Directing

1992-06-10

7.0
Seven Years Itch
Seven Years Itchtrue

Directing

1987-03-05

4.0
The Enigmatic Case
The Enigmatic Casetrue

Directing

1980-06-11

6.0
A Moment of Romance III
A Moment of Romance IIItrue

Directing

1996-03-28

5.1
Blind Detective
Blind Detectivetrue

Directing

2013-07-04

6.2
Blind Detective
Blind Detectivetrue

Production

2013-07-04

6.2
A Complicated Story
A Complicated Storytrue

Production

2013-03-26

4.8
Final Justice
Final Justicetrue

Production

1997-03-08

8.0
Sparrow
Sparrowtrue

Production

2008-06-19

6.3
Intruder
Intrudertrue

Production

1997-11-29

6.0
Help!!!
Help!!!true

Production

2000-08-11

5.8
The Longest Nite
The Longest Nitetrue

Production

1998-01-01

6.9
Beyond Hypothermia
Beyond Hypothermiatrue

Production

1996-09-20

6.3
PTU
PTUtrue

Production

2003-04-17

7.0
Drug War
Drug Wartrue

Production

2012-11-15

6.9
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2true

Directing

2014-11-11

5.7
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2true

Production

2014-11-11

5.7
1:99 Shorts
1:99 Shortstrue

Directing

2003-08-04

6.3
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1true

Production

1997-03-14

6.5
Memory of the Youth
Memory of the Youthtrue

Production

2003-09-25

6.5
2 Become 1
2 Become 1true

Production

2006-03-23

6.0
Gimme Gimme
Gimme Gimmetrue

Production

2001-05-24

7.5
Newsmakers
Newsmakerstrue

Writing

2009-05-07

5.0
Office
Officetrue

Directing

2015-09-24

5.8
The Odd One Dies
The Odd One Diestrue

Production

1997-05-10

6.2
Running on Karma
Running on Karmatrue

Production

2003-09-27

6.4
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Heroic Trio 2: Executionerstrue

Production

1993-09-30

6.0
Office
Officetrue

Production

2015-09-24

5.8
The Iron Butterfly
The Iron Butterflytrue

Directing

1989-06-25

0.0
The Lone Sabre
The Lone Sabretrue

Production

1994-11-14

0.0
Heroic Trio 2: Executioners
Heroic Trio 2: Executionerstrue

Directing

1993-09-30

6.0
Three
Threetrue

Directing

2016-06-24

6.0
Three
Threetrue

Production

2016-06-24

6.0
Trivisa
Trivisatrue

Production

2016-04-07

7.2
The Story of My Son
The Story of My Sontrue

Writing

1990-09-27

6.0
Vengeance
Vengeancetrue

Production

2009-05-20

6.6
Yesterday Once More
Yesterday Once Moretrue

Production

2004-10-14

6.4
Love on a Diet
Love on a Diettrue

Production

2001-06-21

5.9
Needing You...
Needing You...true

Production

2000-06-22

6.2
A Moment of Romance III
A Moment of Romance IIItrue

Production

1996-03-28

5.1
Story of Nam
Story of Namtrue

Production

1989-12-31

6.0
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrowtrue

Production

1992-11-17

0.0
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrowtrue

Writing

1992-11-17

0.0
Turn Left, Turn Right
Turn Left, Turn Righttrue

Production

2003-08-11

7.2
Love for All Seasons
Love for All Seasonstrue

Production

2003-01-23

6.7
Dead End
Dead Endtrue

Production

1995-01-01

5.0
Mad Fate
Mad Fatetrue

Production

2023-04-20

6.4
Hooked on You
Hooked on Youtrue

Production

2007-06-28

5.8
Story of Nam
Story of Namtrue

Directing

1989-12-31

6.0
The Iron Butterfly
The Iron Butterflytrue

Production

1989-06-25

0.0
Sealed with a Kiss
Sealed with a Kisstrue

Production

1999-11-18

8.0
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrow
Iron Butterfly III: Tomorrowtrue

Directing

1992-11-17

0.0
The Iron Butterfly II
The Iron Butterfly IItrue

Writing

1990-09-21

0.0
The Iron Butterfly II
The Iron Butterfly IItrue

Directing

1990-09-21

0.0
Punished
Punishedtrue

Production

2011-05-05

6.3
Dead End
Dead Endtrue

Directing

1995-01-01

5.0
Behind Bars
Behind Barstrue

Directing

1990-01-01

0.0
A Moment of Romance II
A Moment of Romance IItrue

Production

1993-06-11

5.4
Throw Down
Throw Downtrue

Production

2004-07-08

6.7
The Good, the Bad and the Beauties
The Good, the Bad and the Beautiestrue

Directing

1978-12-22

0.0
Behind Bars
Behind Barstrue

Production

1990-01-01

0.0
The Mission
The Missiontrue

Production

1999-11-19

7.5
Looking for Mr. Perfect
Looking for Mr. Perfecttrue

Production

2003-04-03

3.7
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kongtrue

Directing

2022-07-07

6.9
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kongtrue

Production

2022-07-07

6.9
A Hero Never Dies
A Hero Never Diestrue

Production

1998-09-30

6.8
Election
Electiontrue

Production

2005-10-20

7.2
The Open Road
The Open Roadtrue

Directing

2005-03-22

7.0
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
My Left Eye Sees Ghoststrue

Production

2002-07-13

6.1
Election 2
Election 2true

Production

2006-04-27

7.4
Fat Choi Spirit
Fat Choi Spirittrue

Production

2002-02-08

6.2
Chasing Dream
Chasing Dreamtrue

Directing

2019-11-08

6.8
Chasing Dream
Chasing Dreamtrue

Production

2019-11-08

6.8
Only Fools Fall in Love
Only Fools Fall in Lovetrue

Production

1995-09-28

6.8
Motorway
Motorwaytrue

Production

2012-06-21

6.2
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Septet: The Story of Hong Kongtrue

Writing

2022-07-07

6.9
It's No Heaven
It's No Heaventrue

Directing

1988-01-01

5.0
The Betrayal
The Betrayaltrue

Directing

1988-01-01

5.0
Spacked Out
Spacked Outtrue

Production

2000-05-04

4.1
Mad Detective
Mad Detectivetrue

Production

2007-11-29

7.1
Where a Good Man Goes
Where a Good Man Goestrue

Production

1999-05-06

6.6
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Tactical Unit - No Way Outtrue

Production

2008-05-01

6.8
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Tactical Unit - Human Naturetrue

Production

2008-08-01

6.7
Tactical Unit - Partners
Tactical Unit - Partnerstrue

Production

2009-05-21

6.7
Edge of Justice
Edge of Justicetrue

Production

1993-04-01

0.0
Fatal Assignment
Fatal Assignmenttrue

Production

1995-01-01

0.0
Love Under the Sun
Love Under the Suntrue

Production

2003-01-01

5.0
Royal Warriors
Royal Warriorstrue

Directing

1986-06-26

6.8
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!
It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!true

Directing

1985-12-19

7.3
Magnificent Warriors
Magnificent Warriorstrue

Directing

1987-04-16

6.6
A or B
A or Btrue

Production

2018-04-28

6.3
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoontrue

Art

1990-01-18

6.2
The Longest Nite
The Longest Nitetrue

Directing

1998-01-01

6.9

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