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Johnnie To. 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 ...
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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 Hong Kong since the Handover in 1997.
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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.
- 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 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. In 1996, To began producing and directing films under his independent production company Milkyway Image, a company ...
YearFilmCredit(director)Credit(producer)1978The Good, the Bad and the BeautiesNoNo1980The Enigmatic CaseYesNo1985It's a Drink! It's a Bomb!NoNo1986YesExecutiveLOUDER THAN WORDS: THE FILMS OF JOHNNIE TO. By David Bordwell. IN THE MID-’90S, AFTER A SPLENDID RUN IN regional markets and film festivals, Hong Kong cinema began to unravel. Major directors like John Woo and Tsui Hark, along with star Chow Yun-fat, tried their luck in Los Angeles. The handover to China, American studios’ growing ...
We count down the best films by legendary Hong Kong director Johnnie To.
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