Actor

Johnnie To

Directing

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Movies: 117Series: 8Crew credits: 114

TMDB ID: 25236

IMDb ID: nm0864775

Known for: Directing

Born: April 22, 1955

Age: 70

Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1962 - 2025

Years active: 64

Average TMDB rating: 6.53

Wikidata: Q470104

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

Other jobs

Director (63)Producer (42)Assistant Director (4)Creator (1)Executive Producer (1)Original Film Writer (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)

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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.