Johnnie To

Johnnie To

Born: April 22, 1955
in Hong Kong
Johnnie To Kei-Fung, 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.

Movies for Johnnie To...

In the Mood for Melville
Title: In the Mood for Melville
Character: Himself
Released: December 15, 2017
Type: Movie
Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema.
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The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
Title: The Weaving of a Dream: Johnnie To's Vision and Craft
Character: Self
Released: May 1, 2016
Type: Movie
From the ambitious young filmmaker behind Boundless, The Weaving of a Dream is a short documentary that details the making of Johnnie To's film Three.
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Boundless
Title: Boundless
Character: Self
Released: November 2, 2013
Type: Movie
As Hong Kong's foremost filmmaker, Johnnie To himself becomes the protagonist of this painstaking documentary exploring him and his Boundless world of film. A film student from Beijing and avid Johnnie To fan, Ferris Lin boldly approached To with a proposal to document the master director for his graduation thesis. To agreed immediately and Lin's camera closely followed him for over two years, capturing the man behind the movies and the myths. The result is Boundless, a candid profile of one of Hong Kong's greatest directors and a heartfelt love letter to Hong Kong cinema.
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Johnnie Got His Gun!
Title: Johnnie Got His Gun!
Character: Himself
Released: October 30, 2010
Type: Movie
Johnnie got his gun is a mix of interview snippets with To, these are taken from various sources and are cobbled together with clips from including Breaking news, P.T.U and The Mission amongst others. It seems Montmayeur did do an interview but it's so chopped up and mixed in it feels insignificant. Prominent members of casts and crew also feature in interview form but again from many different times and sources.
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Code Name: Melville
Title: Code Name: Melville
Character: Self
Released: November 15, 2008
Type: Movie
Mixing interviews, rare archival footage and film extracts, the film shows how Melville's works were impacted by what he experienced in his youth during WWII, and how it structured his whole approach to cinema, not only in its thematic but also in its aesthetics.
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Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
Title: Katanas, yakuzas y cintas de video
Character: (archive footage)
Released: November 11, 2004
Type: Movie
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Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Title: Grit & Polish: Heroines from Hong Kong
Character: Himself
Released: October 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Female characters in martial arts films from Hong Kong: the women who played them and the directors who wrote the scenarios and directed the films.
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Hong Kong Superstars
Title: Hong Kong Superstars
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Hong Kong Superstars is a documentary
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Expect the Unexpected
Title: Expect the Unexpected
Released: May 28, 1998
Type: Movie
In this "cops and robbers" film, a raid on a jewelry store staged by a band of amateur hold-up artists goes horribly wrong, leading to a shoot-out. The elite Organized Crime Bureau team, headed by Captain Ching King Gen, is poised to go into action at a moment's notice. Working as a unit, they bring law and order to Hong Kong streets, where they must rely on their courage and skills to survive.
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Sisters of the World Unite
Title: Sisters of the World Unite
Released: December 5, 1991
Type: Movie
Two sisters seek diversion after repeat disappointments with men.
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The Banquet
Title: The Banquet
Released: November 30, 1991
Type: Movie
Developer Tsang Siu-Chi and his agent have bought two of a group of four properties. Rival developer, Boss Hung has secured the other two properties. Both aim to buy all four so they can knock them down and build hotels.
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The Royal Scoundrel
Title: The Royal Scoundrel
Character: Taxi Driver
Released: January 10, 1991
Type: Movie
Beach Boy is a maverick cop whose unorthodox and incompetent ways are frowned upon by his uptight superiors. His inept partner Mr. Chow isn't much help, and is more concerned with taking care of his many, many children. On a routine stakeout, Beach Boy and Mr. Chow rescue a lovely Mainland girl named Ah Yuk, who was previously abused by her criminal uncle.
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The Iron Butterfly II
Title: The Iron Butterfly II
Released: September 21, 1990
Type: Movie
A Hong Kong homicide detective insists on the same name that his father, Rock Moon, has died and carved it deeply into his heart. In this case her mother is treated in a psychiatric hospital. Have found that their heads are the same in recent drug trafficking and crime-ridden campaigns.
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It's No Heaven
Title: It's No Heaven
Released: January 1, 1988
Type: Movie
Long’s wife was raped and murdered by a senior cadre’s child. The murderer got away from the law because of his influence. Along (Zheng Haonan) was inexplicably sad and angry, but on impulse, he killed the murderer by mistake. Liang Sihao) smuggled to Hong Kong together. Long and Wen arrived in Hong Kong after a lot of hard work, but they fell into the hands of the snakehead group. They were used by the gangster, Akun, to work as a black market worker on a construction site. Akun not only seized the workers’ wages, but also notified the police to arrest everyone.
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Title: Golden Horse Awards
Character: Host
Released: October 31, 1962
Type: TV
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times
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Title: Golden Horse Awards
Character: Self
Released: October 31, 1962
Type: TV
The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 台北金馬影展; pinyin: Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-pak Kim-má iáⁿ-tián) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. It was founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times