Film Maker in Focus: Johnnie To
Overview of films
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The Bare-Footed Kid
Johnnie To | 90' | Hong Kong | None
Entertaining kung fu drama about an orphan with elegant martial arts techniques, but too few social graces. In a clumsy attempt to please his foster… -
Election 2
Johnnie To | 95' | Hong Kong | None
The law that says a sequel never lives up to the original doesn’t apply in this case. If part one looked as if it couldn’t… -
Election
Johnnie To | 101' | Hong Kong | None
The whole of criminal Hong Kong turned upside down because of a stick with a dragon’s head. Choosing a new gang leader at one of… -
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Exiled
Johnnie To | 100' | Hong Kong | None
A group of gangsters finds refuge on Macau where no one is then safe. When the celebrated filmmaker could afford to, he founded his own… -
A Hero Never Dies
Johnnie To | 86' | Hong Kong | None
What a gangster film. Hit men caught up in a gang war. A stylised, pure exercise in the genre film. Hard in a way that… -
Justice, My Foot!
Johnnie To | 102' | Hong Kong | None
Broke the box offices 25 years ago all over Asia and is still funny and virtuoso. With Stephen Chow, the most talented comedian in Hong… -
Lifeline
Johnnie To | 108' | Hong Kong | None
Human heroes in this beautiful firemen’s film. They do make mistakes occasionally. Sometimes they save the wrong person, but together they event -
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Loving You
Johnnie To | 84' | Hong Kong | None
A well shot, fantastically acted crime film that is far from superficial. A grubby cop who is mainly interested in women and drink gets a… -
The Mission
Johnnie To | 82' | Hong Kong | None
Masterful crime film in which the Filmmaker in Focus doesn’t tolerate any other crime filmmakers alongside him. Five very different gangsters fr -
Needing You
Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai | 104' | Hong Kong | None
Catchy comedy about love and gossip on the work floor. It deservedly became a big hit. Sharply directed and based on a clever scenario. With…
