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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, which ...
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Johnnie To. Director: Election. 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 ...
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Johnnie To in 2022. 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.
YearFilmCredit(director)Credit(producer)1978The Good, the Bad and the BeautiesNoNo1980The Enigmatic CaseYesNo1985It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!NoNo1986YesExecutive- Akira Kurosawa. Seven Samurai. The opening scene, with the horses, is one of the best ever. It always mesmerizes me.
- Akira Kurosawa. High and Low. It has a great setup, great characters, and a great theme. Kurosawa’s vision raised the film to another level.
- Sam Peckinpah. Straw Dogs. Sam Peckinpah and Dustin Hoffman at their best. The rape scene is horrific and haunting.
- Masaki Kobayashi. Harakiri. The first view of the sword sent chills through my spine.
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. And, unlike Tsui and Woo, he has worked fast. Not yet fifty, he has directed over thirty films, most since 1990.
Apr 22, 2014 · A list of the best films by Johnnie To, a Hong Kong director with a forty-year career and a diverse style. From action to comedy, from crime to romance, these movies showcase To's unique talents and vision.
A countdown of the legendary Hong Kong director's most acclaimed and diverse works, from triad flicks to comedies. Find out why PTU, Election, Mad Detective and more made the list.
