Johnnie To

Johnnie To

Johnnie To Kei-Fung, born 22 April 1955, is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas...

is an award-winning Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

, and producer

Film producer

A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...

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He has contributed to many projects, as a producer, director or a combination of the two. He made his directorial debut in 1980, when he directed The Enigmatic Case, a film starring Damian Lau

Damian Lau

Damian Lau Chung-yan is a Hong Kong film and television actor, executive producer and film director. Lau has starred in many television drama series of various genres, produced by Hong Kong's TVB and ATV.-Early career:...

. Beginning in 1996, To began producing and directing films under the independent production banner Milkyway Image, a company that he co-founded with frequent collaborator Wai Ka-Fai

Wai Ka-Fai

Wai Ka-Fai is a Hong Kong writer, filmmaker, producer and former TV director and producer.Wai is best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed Milkyway Image, which is now one of the most successful independent...

. Commercially successful in his native Hong Kong, To's films have regularly appeared at international film festivals, most notably in Europe and North America.

Filmography

Year	Film	Chinese title	Role	Notes
1980	The Enigmatic Case	碧水寒山奪命金	Director
1987	Seven Years Itch	七年之癢	Director
1988	The Eighth Happiness The Eighth Happiness The Eighth Happiness is a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Johnnie To.-Cast:* Chow Yun-fat - 'Handsome' Long* Raymond Wong - Mr. Fong* Jacky Cheung - San* Carol Cheng - Do-Do* Fennie Yuen - Ying-Ying* Cherie Chung - Beautiful...	八星報喜	Director
	The Big Heat The Big Heat (1988 film) The Big Heat is a 1988 Hong Kong film directed by Johnnie To, Andrew Kam Yeung Wah and Tsui Hark.-Cast and roles:* Waise Lee - Chief Inspector Waipong Wong* Joey Wong - Ada* Matthew Wong - Inspector Kwok-Keung Lun* Philip Kwok - Detective Ah Kam...	城巿特警	Co-Directed with Andrew Kam
1989	All About Ah-Long	阿郎的故事	Director
	The Iron Butterfly	特警90	Producer and director
1990	The Story of My Son	愛的世界	Writer and director
	A Moment of Romance A Moment of Romance A Moment of Romance is a 1990 Hong Kong romance film directed by Benny Chan, produced by Johnny To, and starring Andy Lau, Jacklyn Wu and Ng Man-tat. Ng was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards.-Plot:...	天若有情	Producer
	The Iron Butterfly 2	特警90 II 之亡命天涯	Producer and director
	The Fun, the Luck and the Tycoon	吉星拱照	Director
1991	The Royal Scoundrel The Royal Scoundrel The Royal Scoundrel is a 1991 Hong Kong film directed by Johnny To and Chik Ki Yee.-Cast and roles:* Lam Chung * Waise Lee - Lee Nam* Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Beach Boy* Ng Man-tat - Chow* Wong Tin-lam * Wong Yut Fei - Rusty...	沙灘仔與周師奶	Co-director with Jonathan Chik
	Casino Raiders II	至尊無上II永霸天下	Director
1992	Lucky Encounter	踢到寶	Director
	Justice, My Foot! Justice, My Foot! Justice, My Foot! is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To, starring Stephen Chow, Anita Mui and Ng Man Tat.-Cast:* Stephen Chow - Sung Sai Kit* Anita Mui - Madam Sung* Ng Man-tat* Carrie Ng* Wong Yat-Fei* Bryan Leung* Eddy Ko...	審死官	Director
1993	The Heroic Trio The Heroic Trio The Heroic Trio is a 1993 Hong Kong action film directed by Johnny To, starring Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and Anita Mui as the titular trio. Other cast include Damian Lau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Paul Chun, James Pak and Yan Yee Kwan...	東方三俠	Producer and director
	Executioners Executioners (film) Executioners , is a 1993 Hong Kong action film and a sequel to The Heroic Trio, both films which were directed by Johnny To, starring Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung, returning as the main characters of the first film...	現代豪俠傳	Co-producer and co-director with Ching Siu-tung Ching Siu-tung Ching Siu-tung , also known as Tony Ching, is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director and producer, who has directed over 20 films, including the critically acclaimed supernatural fantasy A Chinese Ghost Story .-Career:...
	The Mad Monk The Mad Monk Ji Gong is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnny To, and starring Stephen Chow as the "Mad Monk" Ji Gong, a popular Chinese folklore figure from the Southern Song Dynasty...	濟公	Director
	The Bare-Footed Kid	赤腳小子	Director
	A Moment of Romance II	天若有情Ⅱ之天長地久	Producer
1995	Loving You	無味神探	Director
	Only Fools Fall in Love	呆佬拜壽	Producer
	Fatal Assignment	共闖天涯	Producer
1996	A Moment of Romance III	天若有情III烽火佳人	Producer and director
	Beyond Hypothermia	攝氏32度	Producer
1997	Lifeline	十萬火急	Director
	Intruder	恐怖雞	Producer
	The Odd One Dies	兩個只能活一個	Producer (uncredited as Director)
	Too Many Ways to Be No. 1	一個字頭的誕生	Producer
	Final Justice	最後判決	Producer
1998	A Hero Never Dies A Hero Never Dies A Hero Never Dies is a 1998 Hong Kong action-crime drama, and the first Milkyway Image film to be directed by Johnnie To.Starring Lau Ching-Wan and Leon Lai, A Hero Never Dies is a heroic bloodshed tale centering on the friendship and rivalry of two Triads in the midst of a gang war...	真心英雄	Producer and director
	Expect the Unexpected Expect the Unexpected (film) -Cast and roles:* Simon Yam - Ken* Sean Lau - Sam* Yoyo Mung - Mandy* Ruby Wong - Macy* Lam Suet - Collins* Lester Chit-Man Chan - Head of Security Carrier Robbers* Joe Cheng - Heavy-armed Robber in Apartment* Benz Hui - Ben* Kar Sin Pak - Isabella...	非常突然	Producer
	The Longest Nite The Longest Nite The Longest Nite is a Hong Kong 1998 neo-noir action film directed by Patrick Yau . The film was produced by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai along with their production company, Milkyway Image.-Synopsis:...	暗花	Producer (uncredited as Director)
1999	Where a Good Man Goes	再見阿郎	Producer and director
	Running Out of Time	暗戰	Producer and director
	The Mission The Mission (1999 film) The Mission is a 1999 Hong Kong action film produced and directed Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Jackie Lui, Lam Suet, and Simon Yam.-Plot:...	鎗火	Producer and director
	Sealed with a Kiss	甜言蜜語	Producer
2000	Help!!!	辣手回春	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai Wai Ka-Fai Wai Ka-Fai is a Hong Kong writer, filmmaker, producer and former TV director and producer.Wai is best known for his frequent collaborations with Johnnie To, another former TV turned film director and producer. In 1996, they formed Milkyway Image, which is now one of the most successful independent...
	Needing You...	孤男寡女	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai
	Comeuppance	天有眼	Producer and director
	Spacked Out Spacked Out Spacked Out is a 2000 Chinese social realist film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon and produced by Johnnie To...	無人駕駛	Producer
2001	Fulltime Killer	全職殺手	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai
	Love on a Diet Love on a Diet Love on a Diet is a 2001 Hong Kong romantic comedy film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng.The movie reunites Lau and Cheng, who last paired up in 2000's Needing You......	瘦身男女	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai
	Running Out of Time 2 Running Out of Time 2 Running Out of Time 2 is a 2001 Hong Kong crime caper film co-directed by Johnnie To and Law Wing-Cheong. It is a sequel to To's 1999 film Running Out of Time, with Lau Ching-Wan returning as Inspector Ho Sheung-Sang, who this time has to go after an elusive thief played by Ekin...	暗戰2	Producer; director with Law Wing-Cheong Law Wing-Cheong Law Wing-Cheong is a Hong Kong film editor, an assistant director, film director and actor. He is best known for collaborating as an associate director for films made by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai of Milkyway Image.-Biography:...
	Gimme Gimme	愛上我吧	Producer
	Wu yen Wu yen Wu yen is a 2001 historical Hong Kong comedy film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai.-Cast and roles:* Anita Mui - Emperor Qi/Great Great Great Great Great Ancestor* Sammi Cheng - Wu Yen* Cecilia Cheung - Enchantress/Yinchun* Ai Wai...	鍾無艷	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai
2002	My Left Eye Sees Ghosts My Left Eye Sees Ghosts My Left Eye Sees Ghosts is a 2002 Hong Kong film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, and starring Sammi Cheng, Lau Ching-Wan, Lee San-San, and Cherrie Ying...	我左眼見到鬼	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai
	Fat Choi Spirit Fat Choi Spirit Fat Choi Spirit is a 2002 Hong Kong comedy film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, and starring Andy Lau, Gigi Leung, Louis Koo, Cherrie In and Lau Ching-Wan....	嚦咕嚦咕新年財	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai
	Second Time Around Second Time Around (film) Second Time Around is a 2002 Hong Kong film starring Ekin Cheng, Cecilia Cheung and Jonathan Ke Quan.-Description:Film's story takes place back in time about a thief and a policewoman . In this film, Ekin Cheng plays a thief and Cecilia Cheung plays a police woman and Jonathon Ke Quan plays...	無限復活	Producer
2003	PTU PTU (film) PTU , is a 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller produced and directed by Johnnie To, starring Simon Yam, Maggie Siu, Lam Suet and Ruby Wong.-Synopsis:...	PTU	Producer and director	Also known as PTU: Police Tactical Unit; start of the Tactical Unit Tactical Unit (film series) Tactical Unit is a series of films produced by Johnnie To with studio Milkyway Image, featuring the adventures of two columns of PTU officers, the Kowloon West Police Station and its CID officers, of Hong Kong. The films are in Cantonese.The film series spun off from the feature film directed by...  series.
	Looking for Mr. Perfect	奇逢敵手	Producer
	Turn Left, Turn Right Turn Left, Turn Right Turn Left, Turn Right is a 2003 joint Hong Kong-Singaporean romance film, filmed in Taipei. Produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, the film stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung. The story is based on the book A Chance of Sunshine by Jimmy Liao, who makes a cameo appearance in the film...	向左走．向右走	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai
	Running on Karma Running on Karma Running on Karma , also known as An Intelligent Muscle Man, is a 2003 Hong Kong film, produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. It is ultimately a Buddhist parable about the nature of karma. There were some cuts in the Mainland China edition to meet the requirements for release...	大隻佬	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai	Also known as An Intelligent Muscle Man (大只佬/大块头有大智慧)
	Love for All Seasons	百年好合	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai
	Memory of the Youth	少年往事	Producer
2004	Throw Down Throw Down Throw Down is a 2004 Hong Kong film directed by Johnnie To. Director To dedicated the film, one of his most personal films to date, to the late Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying and Tony Leung Ka-Fai...	柔道龍虎榜	Producer and director
	Breaking News	大事件	Producer and director
	Yesterday Once More Yesterday Once More (film) Yesterday Once More is a 2004 Hong Kong film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng.- Summary :Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng star as Mr. and Mrs. Thief, a husband and wife team of super-thieves...	龍鳳鬥	Producer and director
2005	Election Election (2005 film) Election |society of Triads]]), is a 2005 Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To. Featuring a large ensemble cast, the film stars Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka-Fai as two gang leaders engaged in a power struggle to become the new leader of the Hong Kong Triad society.The film premiered as an...	黑社會	Producer and director
2006	2 Become 1 2 Become 1 (film) 2 Become 1 is a 2006 Hong Kong romantic comedy-drama film directed by Law Wing-Cheong and produced by Johnnie To. The film stars Miriam Yeung as Bingo Leung, a working-class woman who discovers she has breast cancer...	天生一對	Producer
	Election 2 Election 2 Election 2 |Black Society]]: Value Peace Most), also known as Triad Election in the United States, is a 2006 Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast that includes Louis Koo, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung...	黑社會以和為貴	Producer and director	Also known as Triad Election
	Exiled Exiled Exiled is a 2006 Hong Kong action crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To, and starring Anthony Wong, Roy Cheung, Francis Ng, and Simon Yam. The action takes place in contemporary Macau.-Plot:...	放‧逐	Producer and director
2007	Triangle	鐵三角	Producer and director with Tsui Hark Tsui Hark Tsui Hark , born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong New Wave film director and producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema .-Early life:...  and Ringo Lam Ringo Lam Ringo Lam Ling-Tung , born in 1955 is a Hong Kong film director, producer and scriptwriter.He is known for gritty, dark and realistic action thrillers. He was born in Hong Kong and studied film at York University film school in Toronto...
	Hooked on You Hooked on You Hooked on You is a 2007 Hong Kong comedy-drama film directed and edited by Law Wing-Cheong and produced by Johnnie To and his production company Milkyway Image. Featuring an ensemble cast, the film stars Miriam Yeung as a fishmonger who strives to fulfill her life-long dreams before she turns...	每當變幻時	Producer
	Eye in the Sky Eye in the Sky (film) Eye in the Sky is a 2007 Hong Kong crime film starring Simon Yam, Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Miss Hong Kong pageant winner Kate Tsui in her film debut. Yam and Tsui play surveillance operatives on the trail of a gang of professional robbers led by Chan Chong-Shan . The title of the film is derived from...	跟蹤	Producer
	Mad Detective Mad Detective Mad Detective is a 2007 Hong Kong psychological crime thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. The film centers on a schizophrenic, former police inspector , who decides to come out of retirement to help a rookie cop solve a complex murder case, involving a missing...	神探	Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai
2008	Linger Linger (film) Linger is a 2008 Hong Kong romantic drama film directed by Johnnie To and starring Li Bingbing and Vic Chou of F4 fame in his film debut. Li plays a woman who is visited by the ghost of her former boyfriend , who died in a car accident three years earlier...	蝴蝶飛	Producer and director
	Sparrow	文雀	Producer and director
	Tactical Unit – The Code	機動部隊─警例	Producer	Part of the Tactical Unit Tactical Unit (film series) Tactical Unit is a series of films produced by Johnnie To with studio Milkyway Image, featuring the adventures of two columns of PTU officers, the Kowloon West Police Station and its CID officers, of Hong Kong. The films are in Cantonese.The film series spun off from the feature film directed by...  series.
	Tactical Unit – No Way Out	機動部隊─絕路	Producer	Part of the Tactical Unit Tactical Unit (film series) Tactical Unit is a series of films produced by Johnnie To with studio Milkyway Image, featuring the adventures of two columns of PTU officers, the Kowloon West Police Station and its CID officers, of Hong Kong. The films are in Cantonese.The film series spun off from the feature film directed by...  series.
	Tactical Unit – Human Nature	機動部隊-人性	Producer	Part of the Tactical Unit Tactical Unit (film series) Tactical Unit is a series of films produced by Johnnie To with studio Milkyway Image, featuring the adventures of two columns of PTU officers, the Kowloon West Police Station and its CID officers, of Hong Kong. The films are in Cantonese.The film series spun off from the feature film directed by...  series.
2009	Tactical Unit – Comrades in Arms Tactical Unit – Comrades in Arms Tactical Unit - Comrades in Arms is an 2009 Hong Kong action/crime/drama film directed by Law Wing-Cheong. This film is also called "PTU 2", in reference to the first film in the series, PTU, though it is not the second entry in the series....	機動部隊─衕袍	Producer	Part of the Tactical Unit Tactical Unit (film series) Tactical Unit is a series of films produced by Johnnie To with studio Milkyway Image, featuring the adventures of two columns of PTU officers, the Kowloon West Police Station and its CID officers, of Hong Kong. The films are in Cantonese.The film series spun off from the feature film directed by...  series.
	Tactical Unit – Partners	機動部隊─伙伴	Producer	Part of the Tactical Unit Tactical Unit (film series) Tactical Unit is a series of films produced by Johnnie To with studio Milkyway Image, featuring the adventures of two columns of PTU officers, the Kowloon West Police Station and its CID officers, of Hong Kong. The films are in Cantonese.The film series spun off from the feature film directed by...  series.
	Accident Accident (2009 film) Accident , originally titled Assassins , is a 2009 Hong Kong action thriller directed by Soi Cheang, produced by Johnnie To and starring Louis Koo, and Richie Ren...	意外	Producer
	Vengeance Vengeance (2009 film) Vengeance is a 2009 neo-noir crime film directed by Johnnie To from a screenplay written by Wai Ka-Fai. A co-production between Hong Kong and France, the film stars Johnny Hallyday, Anthony Wong, Lam Ka-Tung, Lam Suet, Simon Yam and Sylvie Testud. The film was produced by Milkyway Image, and...	復仇	Producer and director	French-Hong Kong co-production
	Push Push (2009 film) Push is a 2009 American science fiction thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan. The film stars Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, Joel Gretsch and Djimon Hounsou...	—	Production services	United States-Hong Kong co-production
2011	Don't Go Breaking My Heart Don't Go Breaking My Heart (film) Don't Go Breaking My Heart is a 2011 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, making this the third film they have collaborated on together. The film stars Louis Koo, Daniel Wu and Gao Yuanyuan. The film opened the 35th Hong Kong International Film Festival on 20 March...	單身男女	Director with Wai Ka-Fai
	Punished Punished Punished is a 2011 Hong Kong thriller film directed by Law Wing-cheong. The film stars Anthony Wong, Richie Ren, and Janice Man.-Cast:* Anthony Wong as Wong Ho-chiu* Richie Ren as Chor* Janice Man as Daisy* Maggie Cheung as Mrs. Wong* Candy Lo as May...	報應	Producer
	Life Without Principle Life Without Principle (film) Life Without Principle is a 2011 Hong Kong crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To and starring Lau Ching Wan, Richie Ren and Denise Ho. This film was screened in competition at the 68th Venice Film Festival on 9 September 2011...	奪命金	Producer and director	Awaiting release October 20, 2011
TBA	Motorway	車手	Producer
	Romancing in Thin Air	高海拔之戀Ⅱ	Producer and director

External links

• Johnnie To at LoveHKFilm.com