Johnnie To

In this Hong Kong name, the surname is To. In accordance with Hong Kong custom, the Western-style name is Johnnie To and the Chinese-style name is To Kei-fung.

Johnnie To
杜琪峯
To at the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival
Born (1955-04-22) 22 April 1955
Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, British Hong Kong
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1972–present
Notable workFull list
Spouse
Wong Po-ling
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(m. 1978)​
AwardsFull list
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese杜琪峯
Simplified Chinese杜琪峰
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDù Qífēng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingdou6 kei4 fung1

Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) 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 (both 2006), and Drug War (2012). 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.

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