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Johnnie To
Born: 22nd Apr 1955 Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Dept: 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.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 16
Film: 15 (94%)
Television: 1 (6%)
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Filmography
2017
Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema. ... view
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Self
Original title: 三人行
2016
Realising that he will be defeated in no time during a police showdown, a thug shoots himself to force the cops to cease fire and take him to the hosp ... view
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Wong Superintendent (voice)
2016
From the ambitious young filmmaker behind Boundless, The Weaving of a Dream is a short documentary that details the making of Johnnie To's film Three. ... view
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Self
Original title: 無涯：杜琪峯的電影世界
2013
As Hong Kong's foremost filmmaker, Johnnie To himself becomes the protagonist of this painstaking documentary exploring him and his Boundless world of ... view
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Self
2010
Johnnie got his gun is a mix of interview snippets with To, these are taken from various sources and are cobbled together with clips from including Br ... view
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Himself
Original title: Sous le nom de Melville
2010
Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth duri ... view
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Self
2001
Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors who wrote the scenarios and directed the films. ... view
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Self
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Self
Original title: 非常突然
1998
Bumbling mainland crooks mess up a jewelry heist. Two cops serious Ken and jokey Sam investigate but mix up these amateurs with dangerous mainland rob ... view
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Original title: 莎莎嘉嘉站起來
1991
Two sisters seek diversion after repeat disappointments with men. ... view
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Original title: 豪門夜宴
1991
Developer Tsang Siu Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer Boss Hung has secured the other two. Both aim to ... view
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Original title: 沙灘仔與周師奶
1991
Beach Boy is a maverick cop whose unorthodox and incompetent ways are frowned upon by his uptight superiors. His inept partner Mr. Chow isn't much hel ... view
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Taxi Driver
Original title: 特警90 II 之亡命天涯
1990
A Hong Kong homicide detective insists on the same name that his father, Rock Moon, has died and carved it deeply into his heart. In this case her mot ... view
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Original title: 天堂血路
1988
Lung’s wife was raped and murdered, and the killer escaped justice. Consumed by grief and rage, Lung killed him and fled to Hong Kong, only to fall ... view
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Club Patron
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Self (2 ep.)
Host (1 ep.)