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Johnnie To

1955 - Today

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Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A prolific and versatile filmmaker, To is 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, frequently explore themes of friendship, fate and the changing face of Hong Kong society. To co-founded the production company Milkyway Image with his frequent co-director Wai Ka-fai. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnnie To is the 706th most popular film director (down from 665th in 2024), the 31st most popular biography from Hong Kong (up from 32nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Johnnie To ranks 706 out of 2,041. Before him are John Glen, Wojciech Has, František Čáp, Jan Němec, Hans Hass, and Stanislav Govorukhin. After him are George Seaton, Bruno Nuytten, Bob Gale, Benoît Jacquot, Andrew Niccol, and Brad Bird.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Johnnie To ranks 212. Before him are Toshio Matsuura, Anthony Horowitz, Dannel Malloy, Simon Yam, Philippe Streiff, and Clarence Gilyard. After him are Enzo Ghinazzi, John Kricfalusi, Kate Mulgrew, Paul Simonon, Oleg Salyukov, and Steve Berry.

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In Hong Kong

Among people born in Hong Kong, Johnnie To ranks 31 out of 115. Before him are Lam Ching-ying (1952), Yuen Wah (1950), Corey Yuen (1951), Stephen Chow (1959), Alan Tam (1950), and Simon Yam (1955). After him are John Lee Ka-chiu (1957), Aaron Kwok (1965), Robin Shou (1960), Adam Cheng (1947), George Lam (1947), and Adrienne Clarkson (1939).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hong Kong

Among film directors born in Hong Kong, Johnnie To ranks 3. Before him are James Wong (1959), and Corey Yuen (1951). After him are Wayne Wang (1949), Ringo Lam (1955), Ronny Yu (1950), Stanley Tong (1960), Benny Chan (1961), and Peter Chan (1962).

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