Johnnie To
Director
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.
Filmography
Three
as Wong Superintendent (voice) 2016
Expect the Unexpected
1998
The Banquet
1991
The Royal Scoundrel
as Taxi Driver 1991
Boundless
as Self 2013
Code Name: Melville
as Self 2010
It's No Heaven
as Club Patron 1988
In the Mood for Melville
as Self 2017
The Iron Butterfly II
1990
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
as Self 2016
Johnnie Got His Gun!
as Himself 2010
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
as (archive footage) 2004
Hong Kong Superstars
as Self 2001
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
as Self 2001