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Johnnie To Filmography
Johnnie To is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter 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. In 1996, To began producing and directing films under his independent production company 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'' (a.k.a. ''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 This is a list of films which was participated by Johnnie To. To also served as one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnnie To 2022
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United States
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The Bare-Footed Kid
''The Bare-Footed Kid'' (released in the Philippines as ''Professional Fighter'') is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Johnnie To and starring Aaron Kwok, Maggie Cheung, Ti Lung and Jacklyn Wu. The film is a remake of the 1975 film, ''Disciples of Shaolin'', which was directed by Chang Cheh. Plot After the death of his father, the poor and illiterate Kwan Fung-yiu (Aaron Kwok) goes out to the provincial capital to seek refuge from Tuen Ching-wan (Ti Lung), a friend of his deceased father, and works in a dye factory, the "Four Seasons Weaver". The political situation in the capital is tense. With his superior identity as a Manchurian, Hak Wo-po (Kenneth Tsang), owner of the "Tin Lung Spinner", dominates the city and set up a gambling den where he sends his workers to fight with workers of "Four Seasons Weave". The newly appointed magistrate Yuen Tin-yau (Cheung Siu-fai) and his instructor Mr. Wah (Paul Chun) want to eradicate Hak, but they do not have enough evidence t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heroic Trio
''The Heroic Trio'' (''Dung fong saam hap'', TC: 東方三俠, pinyin: ''dōng fāng sān xiá'') is a 1993 Hong Kong action film directed by Johnnie To, starring Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and Anita Mui as the titular trio. Other cast include Damian Lau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Paul Chun, James Pak and Yan Yee Kwan. The main characters of the film are reunited in a sequel, another 1993 film, '' Executioners''. Plot An invisible woman is kidnapping newborn babies who're destined to be emperors and delivering them to the mysterious, subterranean villain known only as the "Evil Master". The police are powerless and the only hope for the city is a motley trio of women who all share a terrible past, they are: Tung (played by Anita Mui), the mild-mannered wife of a police inspector who secretly fights crime as the sword-slinging, knife-throwing heroine, "''Wonder Woman''"; Chat (played by Maggie Cheung) a hard-boiled, shotgun-toting bounty hunter who goes by the nickname "''Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice, My Foot!
''Justice, My Foot!'' () is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To, starring Stephen Chow, Anita Mui and Ng Man Tat. Synopsis Sung is by far the best lawyer in Guangdong and the outlying areas of Southeast China. His skills have earned his family an excellent living, albeit his habit of winning all his cases by whatever means necessary. Because of his shyster ways, none of his sons survived beyond a year old, causing grief for his wife Madam Sung. Upon the death of his 13th son, Sung decides to retire from law and switch to business, opening an inn in the middle of town and a tea stand on the outskirts of the city. Sung finds it difficult to truly give up his former career, and in his boredom reenacts his final case constantly. A chance encounter between Madam Sung and a woman whose husband was suspiciously murdered revives his hopes of returning to court. However, the case is compounded by corrupt magistrates, who make it their goal to bury the truth. Sung need ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casino Raiders II
''Casino Raiders II'' is a 1991 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Johnnie To and starring Andy Lau, Dave Wong, Jacklyn Wu and Monica Chan. Despite the title, the film is the third installment in the ''Casino Raiders'' film series, following ''Casino Raiders'' (1989) and ''No Risk, No Gain'' (1990). The films in the series are unrelated in plot and merely share the same principal actor of Lau. Plot Chicken Feet, Kit and James were Uncle Fan's apprentices in the past. When Uncle Fan brought them to Osaka to compete with Taro Yamamoto, James colluded Yamamoto and betrayed Fan, but still lost to Kit. James kills Yamamoto after the latter berates him. Chicken Feet arrives to rescue Fan, who is crippled after leaping off a high platform to escape from James while Kit was beaten by James's henchmen and framed for murdering Yamamoto, leading him imprisoned. Afterwards, James overtook Fan's casino ship so he and Chicken Feet operate small gambling boat. Chicken Feet works hard to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Royal Scoundrel
''The Royal Scoundrel'' (沙灘仔與周師奶) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To and Jonathan Chik. Cast and roles * Lam Chung * Waise Lee - Lee Nam * Tony Leung Chiu-Wai - Beach Boy * Ng Man-tat - Chow * Wong Tin-lam * Alan Chui Chung-San - Lo To Keung * Wong Yat Fei - Rusty * Jacklyn Wu Jacklyn Wu Chien-lien (born 3 July 1968) is a Taiwanese actress and singer who began her career in Hong Kong. She graduated from Taipei National University of Arts. Career In 1990, Wu's acting career began. For her first acting role, Johnn ... - Yuk External links IMDb entryHong Kong Cinemagic entry 1991 films 1991 comedy films Hong Kong comedy films Police detective films 1990s Cantonese-language films Films directed by Johnnie To Films set in Hong Kong Films shot in Hong Kong 1990s Hong Kong films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Moment Of Romance
''A Moment of Romance'' () is a 1990 Hong Kong action romance film directed by Benny Chan, produced by Johnnie To, and starring Andy Lau, Jacklyn Wu and Ng Man-tat. For his performance in the film, Ng was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards. ''A Moment of Romance'' tells an action-packed love story between an underworld rag and a rich heiress and is considered a major classic of Hong Kong cinema. Because of the film, Andy Lau was nicknamed "Wah Dee" (華Dee), the character he portrays in the film, while the film is also one of Lau's representative works. Plot Wah Dee, a young triad gangster in Hong Kong, is the getaway driver in a jewelry store robbery. When the raid goes wrong, he takes a young woman named Jo-Jo hostage. A senior member of Wah Dee's gang, Trumpet, demands that she be killed, but Wah Dee resists and saves her. After Wah Dee is arrested, Jo-Jo refuses to identify him to the police. While Wah Dee tries to act coldly towards Jo-Jo, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fun, The Luck & The Tycoon
''The Fun, the Luck & the Tycoon'' is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To. It starred Chow Yun-fat, Sylvia Chang, Nina Li Chi and Lawrence Cheng. It is an adaptation of ''Coming to America''. Synopsis Lam Po Sang (Chow Yun-fat) was born into a wealthy family. He is the richest man in Hong Kong, rich enough to build a space station. Sang lives in a luxury villa served by many maids. He is envied and worshiped by millions. However, he does not enjoy his lifestyle. He also does not want to follow his grandaunt's (Ouyang Sha-fei) arranged marriage between him and his cousin Cindy (Nina Li Chi) because his property would belong to her. He just wants to live a happy life. While his grandaunt was not home, Sang disguises as a civilian and runs away. At a charity gala, Sang work as a handyman where he meets Hung Yeung-yuk (Sylvia Chang), the younger sister of Hung Tung-tung Food Company's boss Mr. Hung ( Ha Yu). Sang was attracted by Yuk's wisdom and beauty and he falls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Film Award For Best Director
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA). It is given to honour the best director of a Hong Kong film. The 1st Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was held in 1982, with no formal nomination procedure established; the award was given to Allen Fong for his direction of ''Father and Son.'' After the first award ceremony, a nomination system was put in place whereby no more than five nominations are made for each category and each entry is selected through two rounds of voting. Firstly, prospective nominees are marked with a weight of 50% each from HKFA voters and a hundred professional adjudicators, contributing towards a final score with which the top five nominees advance to the second round of voting. The winner is then selected via a scoring process where 55% of the vote comes from 55 professional adjudicators, 25% from representatives of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild and 20% from all other HKFA Executive Commit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All About Ah-Long
''All About Ah-Long'' (, Taiwan title:又見阿郎) is a 1989 Hong Kong family drama film directed by Johnnie To and starring Chow Yun-fat and Sylvia Chang, who also serve as the film's storywriters. Synopsis Chow Yun-fat plays Ah-Long, a single father trying to raise his son, Porky (Huang Kun-Hsuen), on a low-income lifestyle. Ah-Long works as a truckdriver at a construction site. The son's real mother, Por-por, who is Ah-Long's ex-girlfriend (played by Sylvia Chang) left him ten years ago for the United States after a lovers' spat. Ten years ago, Por-por had become Ah-Long's lover despite her mother's objections. As Por-por was giving birth in the hospital, Ah-Long was involved in illegal racing. Ah-Long was put behind bars. Por-por's mother lied to her and told her that her baby did not survive. Por-por was devastated and left for the United States to become a director. It is now ten years on. Por-por returns from the United States with a boyfriend to shoot a video commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Heat (1988 Film)
''The Big Heat'' (城市特警) is a 1988 Hong Kong action film starring Waise Lee and Joey Wong. Cast * Waise Lee as Chief Inspector John Wong * Joey Wong as Ada * Matthew Wong as Inspector Kwok-Keung Lun * Philip Kwok as Detective Ah Kam Production Johnnie To stated that "Tsui had lots of ideas or ''The Big Heat'' changing the script all the time, but three days later he would come up with something totally different." To went on to describe that the violence in the film originated from Hark's suggestions, and that it was "a very difficult project" To noted that he was brought in after another director was unable to satisfy Tsui Hark. To also stated that he did not complete the film, but that Tsui Hark completed it with Ching Siu-tung Ching Siu-tung (Chinese: 程小東, born October 31st, 1953), also known as Tony Ching, is a Hong Kong action choreographer, actor, film director and producer, who has directed over 20 films, including the critically acclaimed supernatural f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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