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Johnnie To

Hong Kong filmmaker · China · On the map · Directors · Born 1955 · age 71

Johnnie To Kei-fung is a Hong Kong filmmaker, best known for his action and crime movies, including The Mission (1999), PTU (2003), Breaking News (2004), Election (2005), Election 2 and Exiled, and Drug War (2012).

Johnnie To is read about 414 times a day, in 24 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 3 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 102 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2025What IfSeries, Producer2016ThreeFilm, Director, Producer2013Blind DetectiveFilm, Director, Producer2012Golden Horse Award for Best DirectorAward2011Don't Go Breaking My HeartFilm, Director, Producer2009Time Machine AwardAwardAccidentFilm, 2009Producer2007Eye in the SkyFilm, Producer2006Election 2Film, Director, Producer2005Sitges Film Festival Best Director awardAward2004Golden Horse Award for Best DirectorAwardSitges Film Festival Best Director awardAwardBreaking NewsFilm, 2004Director, Producer2003PTUFilm, Director, Producer2001Fulltime KillerFilm, Director, Producer2000Golden Horse Award for Best DirectorAward1999Running Out of TimeFilm, Director, Producer1993Heroic Trio 2: ExecutionersFilm, Director, Producer1992Justice, My Foot!Film, Director1990A Moment of RomanceFilm, Producer1989The Vampire Strikes BackSeries, DirectorAll About Ah-LongFilm, 1989Director1986New Heavenly Sword and Dragon SabreSeries, Director1985The Yang's SagaSeries, Director1984The Duke of Mount DeerSeries, Director1983The Legend of the Condor HeroesSeries, Director, Writer1981No One is InnocentSeries, Creator1962Golden Horse AwardsSeries1955Born22 April 1955

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  • The Mission 1999
  • Election 2 2006
  • Running Out of Time 1999
  • All About Ah-Long 1989
  • Trivisa 2016

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Filmography 40

188 credits on file

Television 8

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Golden Horse Award for Best Director2012
Time Machine Award2009
Sitges Film Festival Best Director award2005
Golden Horse Award for Best Director2004
Sitges Film Festival Best Director award2004
Golden Horse Award for Best Director2000
Medal of Honour
Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director

About this person

His films, often made in collaboration with the same group of actors, screenwriters and cinematographers, tend to explore themes of friendship, fate and the changing face of Hong Kong society. He co-founded the production company Milkyway Image with his frequent co-director Wai Ka-fai.

Country
China
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1955 · age 71

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Takeshi KaneshiroAlso in Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)Takashi SorimachiAlso in Fulltime Killer (2001)Daniel WuAlso in Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2011)