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- Where a Good Man Goes (co-directed with Patrick Yau -1999) Michael (Lau Ching-Wan) is an aggressive triad who checks into a hotel in Macau ran by a lonely widow (Ruby Wong) on the night he released from jail.
- The Longest Nite (co-directed with Patrick Yau -1998) Released the same year as Expect the Unexpected and initially also credited to Patrick Yau alone, The Longest Nite is one hell of a bleak and nihilistic crime thriller.
- Expect The Unexpected (co-directed with Patrick Yau – 1998) One of the earliest gritty Milkyway crime thrillers is officially credited to Patrick Yau (as are the next two entries on this list) although it later came to light that To was mainly responsible for the directing duties on all of Yau’s Milkyway films and he has since officially confirmed that he in fact was the principal director.
- Sparrow (2008) Possibly Johnnie To’s most personal film, Sparrow is also the odd one out in this list and potentially his entire oeuvre.
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- A Hero Never Dies《真心英雄》 One of Johnnie To’s most divisive films but our favourite nonetheless, A Hero Never Dies has its cake and then asks for seconds.
- The Longest Nite《暗花》 Although Patrick Yau is credited as the nominal director of this 1998 Milkyway film, To directed at least half of the movie, supposedly taking the reins when he wasn’t happy with Yau’s initial work.
- The Mission《鎗火》 Considered one of Johnnie To’s finest films, The Mission is an exemplar of minimalist filmmaking. Shot and edited in a single month, the film focuses on five gangsters hired to protect a mob boss and the tensions that develop when, later, one is approached to kill another of the five.
- Mad Detective《神探》 One of the darkest of To’s many dark crime films, Mad Detective has frequent To collaborator Sean Lau play Bun, a schizophrenic cop with an ability to see people’s inner personalities, which allows him to solve various murders.
- 6 PTU
- 5 Exiled
- 4 Vengeance
- 3 Breaking News
- 2 Throw Down
- 1 Mad Detective
The 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller details the experience of a local sergeant (a part of the Police Tactical Unit, PTU), a part of the Hong Kong Police Force, and after being assaulted by a group of triad members, his weapon becomes lost and the police force quickly goes on a mission to retrieve it. The man interacts with numerous gangs in the commu...
After a former street gangster, Johnnie Wo (Nick Cheung), returns to the area he used to run, currently on his old boss' territory, the boss sends four assassins to murder him in the visually stunning Exiled. The four assassins however are all childhood friends of Wo. While their loyalty to him is solid, it becomes tested severely under the circums...
In Vengeance, After a vicious attack on his daughter's family in Macau (where her husband and her two children are murdered), a French chef, Francis Costello (the great '60s crooner Johnny Hallyday) goes on a classic movie revengequest. While at his hotel, Costello comes across three independent hit-men, Kwai (Anthony Wong), Chu (Lam Ka-Tung), and ...
After failing terribly to stop a robber gang, the police try to redeem themselves through engaging in a series of shootouts and publicity stunts. The active gun fire between the bank robbery suspects and police is caught on video, humiliating all the cops involved. Once a thief and his gang are tracked to a dilapidated apartment building, Commissio...
The 2004 Hong Kong martial arts film Take Doen is a project that To had dedicated to the late Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. Combining aspects from Kurosawa's feature debut Sanshiro Sugata, tells the story of a Karaoke manager and band leader Sze-to Bo (Louis Koo), who used to be a judo expert and former champion. Bo, who gave up judo a few yea...
Possessing the power to see the inner personality of others, Chan Kwai Bun (Lau Ching Wan) is labeled as a police officer who practices unconventional tactics, yet has the capability to successfully do his job in Mad Detective. Bun is invited to active duty by Ho Ka On (Andy On), a fellow cop who is investigating the disappearance of a fellow offic...
1. The Mission (1999) Not Rated | 84 min | Action. 7.5. Rate. Triad boss Lung, who has just escaped being killed in an assassination, hires five killers for his protection. Their grown solidarity is under compulsion when Lung gives a special order. Director: Johnnie To | Stars: Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Francis Ng, Jackie Chung-yin Lui, Roy Cheung.
Jun 18, 2011 · Not only did IFC Films pick up his critically acclaimed film Vengeance (which was put out by MPI Home Video) but they also recently asked him what his 10 favorite Criterion films were, which you can see right here.
Top 10 Johnnie To Films. by muybueno16 | created - 29 Oct 2018 | updated - 29 Oct 2018 | Public. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc. Sort by: View: 10 titles. 1. Vengeance (2009) Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller. 6.5. Rate. 76 Metascore.
Jun 17, 2010 · Seven Samurai. The opening scene, with the horses, is one of the best ever. It always mesmerizes me. Quick Shop. 2. 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. Quick Shop. 3. Sam Peckinpah. Straw Dogs. Sam Peckinpah and Dustin Hoffman at their best.
