Directed credits
67
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Johnnie To
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 63Directed series: 4All crew 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
Frequent jobs
Director (63)Assistant Director (4)Producer (42)Creator (1)Executive Producer (1)Original Film Writer (1)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Johnnie To.
6.9
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Director
2022 Movie
6.8
Chasing Dream
Director
2019 Movie
6.0
Three
Director
2016 Movie
5.8
Office
Director
2015 Movie
5.7
Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2
Director
2014 Movie
6.2
Blind Detective
Director
2013 Movie
6.9
Drug War
Director
2012 Movie
5.1
Romancing in Thin Air
Director
2012 Movie
6.6
Life Without Principle
Director
2011 Movie
6.4
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Director
2011 Movie
6.6
Vengeance
Director
2009 Movie
6.3
Sparrow
Director
2008 Movie
4.3
Linger
Director
2008 Movie
7.1
Mad Detective
Director
2007 Movie
6.5
Triangle
Director
2007 Movie
7.2
Exiled
Director
2006 Movie
7.4
Election 2
Director
2006 Movie
7.2
Election
Director
2005 Movie
7.0
The Open Road
Director
2005 Movie
6.4
Yesterday Once More
Director
2004 Movie
6.7
Throw Down
Director
2004 Movie
6.9
Breaking News
Director
2004 Movie
6.4
Running on Karma
Director
2003 Movie
7.2
Turn Left, Turn Right
Director
2003 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Johnnie To.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Johnnie To.
7.5
The Mission
Director
1999 Movie
7.4
Election 2
Director
2006 Movie
7.3
Running Out of Time
Director
1999 Movie
7.2
Exiled
Director
2006 Movie
7.2
Trivisa
Producer
2016 Movie
7.2
Election
Director
2005 Movie
7.1
Mad Detective
Director
2007 Movie
7.0
PTU
Director
2003 Movie
6.9
Drug War
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
Breaking News
Director
2004 Movie
6.8
Fulltime Killer
Director
2001 Movie
6.7
Accident
Producer
2009 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Johnnie To.
7.0
PTU
Director
2003 Movie
7.2
Election
Director
2005 Movie
7.1
A Moment of Romance
Producer
1990 Movie
6.1
The Eighth Happiness
Director
1988 Movie
6.8
Royal Warriors
Assistant Director
1986 Movie
6.9
Drug War
Director
2012 Movie
5.6
The Banquet
1991 Movie
6.7
Accident
Producer
2009 Movie
7.3
Running Out of Time
Director
1999 Movie
6.8
Fulltime Killer
Director
2001 Movie
6.2
Fat Choi Spirit
Director
2002 Movie
6.9
Breaking News
Director
2004 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Johnnie To.
9.0
Golden Horse Awards
as Self • 2 eps
1962 Series
8.0
The Legend of the Condor Heroes
Writer • 59 eps
1983 Series
10.0
New Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
Director • 40 eps
1986 Series
7.0
The Duke of Mount Deer
Director • 40 eps
1984 Series
8.5
The Yang's Saga
Director • 6 eps
1985 Series
7.8
What If
Producer • 12 eps
2025 Series
The Vampire Strikes Back
Director • 20 eps
1989 Series
No One is Innocent
Creator
1981 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Johnnie To.
6.4
Mad Fate
Producer
2023 Movie
6.3
A or B
Producer
2018 Movie
7.2
Trivisa
Producer
2016 Movie
4.8
A Complicated Story
Executive Producer
2013 Movie
6.2
Motorway
Producer
2012 Movie
6.3
Punished
Producer
2011 Movie
6.7
Accident
Producer
2009 Movie
6.7
Tactical Unit - Partners
Producer
2009 Movie
5.0
Newsmakers
Original Film Writer
2009 Movie
6.6
Tactical Unit: Comrades in Arms
Producer
2009 Movie
6.7
Tactical Unit - Human Nature
Producer
2008 Movie
6.8
Tactical Unit - No Way Out
Producer
2008 Movie
7.0
Tactical Unit - The Code
Producer
2008 Movie
5.8
Hooked on You
Producer
2007 Movie
6.6
Eye in the Sky
Producer
2007 Movie
6.0
2 Become 1
Producer
2006 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Johnnie To.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Johnnie To.
3.0
In the Mood for Melville
as Self
2017 Movie
6.0
Three
as Wong Superintendent (voice)
2016 Movie
The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
as Self
2016 Movie
7.5
Boundless
as Self
2013 Movie
Johnnie Got His Gun!
as Himself
2010 Movie
6.7
Code Name: Melville
as Self
2010 Movie
Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
as (archive footage)
2004 Movie
Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
as Self
2001 Movie
Hong Kong Superstars
as Self
2001 Movie
6.4
Expect the Unexpected
1998 Movie
Sisters of the World Unite
1991 Movie
5.6
The Banquet
1991 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Johnnie To.