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Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Popular in his native Hong Kong, [ 1] 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 [ 2][ 3] and a cult following ...
Johnnie To. Director: Drug War. With over thirty directing and producing credits to his name, Johnnie To enjoyed international breakthroughs with Election (2005), Election 2 (2006) (aka "Triad Election") and Exiled (2006); those films enjoyed multiple international film festival appearances and were separately sold to more than 21 foreign ...
Apr 22, 2014 · 20 Essential Johnnie To Films You Need To Watch. If you aren’t into Hong Kong cinema, you might not know the name Johnnie To and you would be forgiven. Hardly any of his films have shown in regular theatrical runs outside of Asia, so even though the man has a forty plus year career in his native Hong Kong, starting out as a messenger boy at ...
Johnnie To is a Hong Kong filmmaker. 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.
The 11 best Johnnie To films. We count down the best films by the legendary Hong Kong director. Tuesday 20 November 2018. Written by Douglas Parkes. No contemporary Hong Kong director is as...
Jun 17, 2010 · Prolific Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To has directed more than forty films, including Election, Exiled, and Mad Detective. His latest, Vengeance, is currently in some North American theaters, from IFC Films.
Johnnie To Kei-fung has established the strongest track record since John Woo and Tsui Hark. He has become the most successful local director, always notching one or two films in the year’s top releases.
Stretching from the height of the Hong Kong New Wave right up to today, über-filmmaker Johnnie To could be considered an institution in the former British colony. Johnnie To's Milky Way production company, which he formed in partnership with frequent collaborator Wai Ka-fai in 1996, has become the de facto hallmark of quality filmmaking in ...
Jul 25, 2022 · Where to begin with Johnnie To. Tales of cops, crooks and Triad members. Here’s how to get into the prolific career of Hong Kong action auteur Johnnie To.
Aug 20, 2023 · Johnnie To’s ‘Lifeline’ and ‘The Mission’ show the Hong Kong action director’s two contrasting approaches to making movies: going for box-office glory, and just doing what he wants.