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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:"Thanks for the paperweight, but I already have 17 of these at home." [[note]] Johnnie To receiving the International Film Festival and Awards Macau (IFFA Macau) Award in December 2016 [[/note]]. ]] |
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| 4 | Johnnie To Kei-fung (杜琪峯, born 22 April 1955 in Hong Kong) is a director and producer with an intensely profilic output in films, best known for crime and gangster movies, many which earned him international acclaim. |
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| 6 | Starting his career as early as age 17, To had an interest in cinema when working as a messenger for Hong Kong's TVB studios. His first cinematic release, 1980s' ''The Enigmatic Case'' which he directed at age 25, paves the way for To's career move to making movies, but it wasn't until a decade later with 1990's ''A Moment of Romance'' (starring Creator/AndyLau) and ''All About Ah Long'' (starring Creator/ChowYunFat) makes him a household name in Asia. |
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| 8 | Establishing his own studios, Milkyway Image (with frequent collaborator Wai Ka-Fai), Johnnie To's films has made regular appearances in film festivals representing Hong Kong or Asia, with a surprisingly huge cult following in the West, his fans including director Creator/QuentinTarantino. [[https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/film-tv/article/1911449/quentin-tarantino-self-proclaimed-student-hong-kong-cinema-talks No, really]]. |
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| 11 | !! Notable Films from this Director: |
| 12 | * ''Film/TheBigHeat1988'' |
| 13 | * ''Film/{{Iron Butterfly|1989}}'' (all 3 films) |
| 14 | * ''Film/AllAboutAhLong'' (1989) |
| 15 | * ''Film/TheFunTheLuckAndTheTycoon'' (1990) |
| 16 | * ''Film/AMomentOfRomance'' (1990-1996) - Produced the first two films, directed the third |
| 17 | * ''Justice, My Foot!'' (1992, starring Creator/StephenChow) |
| 18 | * ''Film/HeroicTrio'' (1993) |
| 19 | * ''Film/{{Executioners}}'' (1993) |
| 20 | * ''The Mad Monk'' (1993, starring Stephen Chow[[note]]Chow's WagTheDirector antics in this film so angered To that they never worked on another film again.[[/note]]) |
| 21 | * ''Film/TheLongestNite'' (1998) - Producer only |
| 22 | * ''Film/AHeroNeverDies'' (1998) |
| 23 | * ''Film/RunningOutOfTime1999'' (1999) |
| 24 | * ''Film/TheMission1999'' |
| 25 | * ''Film/NeedingYou'' (2000) |
| 26 | * ''Film/FulltimeKiller'' (2001) |
| 27 | * ''Film/{{PTU}}'' (2003) - produced all six of the movies, but only directed the first |
| 28 | * ''Film/TurnLeftTurnRight'' (2003) |
| 29 | * ''Film/RunningOnKarma'' (2003) |
| 30 | * ''Film/ThrowDown'' (2004) |
| 31 | * ''Film/TriadElection'' (2005) |
| 32 | * ''Film/{{Exiled}}'' (2006) |
| 33 | * ''Film/MadDetective'' (2007) |
| 34 | * ''Film/{{Sparrow}}'' (2008) |
| 35 | * ''Film/LifeWithoutPrinciple'' (2011) |
| 36 | * ''Film/DrugWar'' (2012) |
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