Johnnie To filmography
Johnnie To is a Hong Kong film director, and producer.
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. Beginning in 1996, To began producing and directing films under the independent production banner Milkyway Image, a company that he co-founded with frequent collaborator Wai Ka-Fai. Commercially successful in his native Hong Kong, To's films have regularly appeared at international film festivals, most notably in Europe and North America.
To's biggest international successes include Breaking News, Election, Election 2 (aka Triad Election), Exiled, Mad Detective and Drug War; these films have been distributed theatrically in France and the United States and widely sold to foreign countries.
Filmography
Year | Film | Chinese title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | The Enigmatic Case | 碧水寒山奪命金 | Director | |
1986 | Happy Ghost III | 開心鬼撞鬼 | Director | |
1987 | Seven Years Itch | 七年之癢 | Director | |
1988 | The Eighth Happiness | 八星報喜 | Director | |
The Big Heat | 城巿特警 | Co-Directed with Andrew Kam | ||
1989 | All About Ah-Long | 阿郎的故事 | Director | |
The Iron Butterfly | 特警90 | Producer and director | ||
1990 | The Story of My Son | 愛的世界 | Writer and director | |
A Moment of Romance | 天若有情 | Producer | ||
The Iron Butterfly 2 | 特警90 II 之亡命天涯 | Producer and director | ||
The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon | 吉星拱照 | Director | ||
1991 | Casino Raiders II | 至尊無上II永霸天下 | Director | |
The Royal Scoundrel | 沙灘仔與周師奶 | Co-director with Jonathan Chik | ||
1992 | Lucky Encounter | 踢到寶 | Director | |
Justice, My Foot! | 審死官 | Director | ||
1993 | The Heroic Trio | 東方三俠 | Producer and director | |
Executioners | 現代豪俠傳 | Co-producer and co-director with Ching Siu-tung | ||
The Mad Monk | 濟公 | Director | ||
The Bare-Footed Kid | 赤腳小子 | Director | ||
A Moment of Romance II | 天若有情Ⅱ之天長地久 | Producer | ||
1995 | Loving You | 無味神探 | Director | |
Only Fools Fall in Love | 呆佬拜壽 | Producer | ||
Fatal Assignment | 共闖天涯 | Producer | ||
1996 | A Moment of Romance III | 天若有情III烽火佳人 | Producer and director | |
Beyond Hypothermia | 攝氏32度 | Producer | ||
1997 | Lifeline | 十萬火急 | Director | |
Intruder | 恐怖雞 | Producer | ||
The Odd One Dies | 兩個只能活一個 | Producer (uncredited as Director) | ||
Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 | 一個字頭的誕生 | Producer | ||
Final Justice | 最後判決 | Producer | ||
1998 | A Hero Never Dies | 真心英雄 | Producer and director | |
Expect the Unexpected | 非常突然 | Producer | ||
The Longest Nite | 暗花 | Producer (uncredited as Director) | ||
1999 | Where a Good Man Goes | 再見阿郎 | Producer and director | |
Running Out of Time | 暗戰 | Producer and director | ||
The Mission | 鎗火 | Producer and director | ||
Sealed with a Kiss | 甜言蜜語 | Producer | ||
2000 | Help!!! | 辣手回春 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | |
Needing You... | 孤男寡女 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | ||
Comeuppance | 天有眼 | Producer | ||
Spacked Out | 無人駕駛 | Producer | ||
2001 | Fulltime Killer | 全職殺手 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | |
Love on a Diet | 瘦身男女 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | ||
Running Out of Time 2 | 暗戰2 | Producer; director with Law Wing-Cheong | ||
Gimme Gimme | 愛上我吧 | Producer | ||
Wu yen | 鍾無艷 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | ||
2002 | My Left Eye Sees Ghosts | 我左眼見到鬼 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | |
Fat Choi Spirit | 嚦咕嚦咕新年財 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | ||
Second Time Around | 無限復活 | Producer | ||
2003 | PTU | PTU | Producer and director | Also known as PTU: Police Tactical Unit; start of the Tactical Unit series. |
Looking for Mr. Perfect | 奇逢敵手 | Producer | ||
Turn Left, Turn Right | 向左走.向右走 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | ||
Running on Karma | 大隻佬 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | Also known as An Intelligent Muscle Man (大只佬/大块头有大智慧) | |
Love for All Seasons | 百年好合 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | ||
Memory of the Youth | 少年往事 | Producer | ||
2004 | Throw Down | 柔道龍虎榜 | Producer and director | |
Breaking News | 大事件 | Producer and director | ||
Yesterday Once More | 龍鳳鬥 | Producer and director | ||
2005 | Election | 黑社會 | Producer and director | |
2006 | 2 Become 1 | 天生一對 | Producer | |
Election 2 | 黑社會以和為貴 | Producer and director | Also known as Triad Election | |
Exiled | 放‧逐 | Producer and director | ||
2007 | Triangle | 鐵三角 | Producer and director with Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam | |
Hooked on You | 每當變幻時 | Producer | ||
Eye in the Sky | 跟蹤 | Producer | ||
Mad Detective | 神探 | Producer and director with Wai Ka-Fai | ||
2008 | Linger | 蝴蝶飛 | Producer and director | |
Sparrow | 文雀 | Producer and director | ||
Tactical Unit – The Code | 機動部隊─警例 | Producer | Part of the Tactical Unit series. | |
Tactical Unit – No Way Out | 機動部隊─絕路 | Producer | Part of the Tactical Unit series. | |
Tactical Unit – Human Nature | 機動部隊-人性 | Producer | Part of the Tactical Unit series. | |
2009 | Tactical Unit – Comrades in Arms | 機動部隊─衕袍 | Producer | Part of the Tactical Unit series. |
Tactical Unit – Partners | 機動部隊─伙伴 | Producer | Part of the Tactical Unit series. | |
Accident | 意外 | Producer | ||
Vengeance | 復仇 | Producer and director | French-Hong Kong co-production | |
Push | — | Production services | United States-Hong Kong co-production | |
2011 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart | 單身男女 | Director with Wai Ka-Fai | |
Punished | 報應 | Producer | ||
Life Without Principle | 奪命金 | Producer and director | ||
2012 | Romancing in Thin Air | 高海拔之戀Ⅱ | Producer and director | |
Motorway | 車手 | Producer | ||
Drug War | 毒戰 | Director, producer | ||
2013 | Blind Detective | 盲探 | Director | |
2014 | Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2 | 單身男女2 | Director with Wai Ka-Fai | |
A Complicated Story | 一個複雜故事 | Presenter | ||
2015 | Office | 華麗上班族 | Director | |
2016 | Three | 三人行 | Producer and Director | |
Trivisa | 樹大招風 | Producer |