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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 with his frequent co-director Wai Ka-Fai.
As director
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Chasing Dream
Three
Office
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Blind Detective
Romancing in Thin Air
Drug War
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Life Without Principle
Vengeance
Sparrow
Linger
Triangle
Mad Detective
Exiled
Election 2
Election
The Open Road
Throw Down
Breaking News
Yesterday Once More
Running on Karma
PTU
Turn Left, Turn Right
Love for All Seasons
1:99 Shorts
Fat Choi Spirit
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts
Fulltime Killer
As actor
In the Mood for Melville
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
Three
Boundless
Code Name: Melville
Johnnie Got His Gun!
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
Hong Kong Superstars
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Expect the Unexpected
The Royal Scoundrel
The Banquet
Sisters of the World Unite
The Iron Butterfly II
It's No Heaven