Johnny To Keifung ( Chinese trad. 杜琪峯 , ex. 杜琪峰 , pinyin : Dù Qífēng , pall .: Doo Digin , Yue Dou 6 Kei 4 fung 1 ) - Hong Kong film director and film producer , known both at home and abroad . Author of more than 50 television and movies of various genres.
| Johnny To | |
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| 杜琪峯 | |
 Johnny To | |
| Date of Birth | July 22, 1955 (63 years) |
| Place of Birth | British Hong Kong |
| Citizenship |  Hong Kong |
| Profession | film director |
| Career | since 1978 |
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Biography
Johnny To began his career at the age of 17 as a courier at the TVB station in Hong Kong. Having advanced through the ranks, from 1973, he served as director and executive producer. Having debuted in cinema in 1980 with the film “ Mysterious Case ”, he continued to work on television.
He became known to the general public when his film “All About A Long” with Chow Yunfat in the title role became one of the main box office hits of the year. In 1988, he and Tsui Harkom, withdrew his first action movie, Big Business. In the late eighties, That achieved commercial success with a large number of his films, mainly comedies. In 1988, his film Eighth Happiness became the biggest commercial success of the year [1] .
In 1996, Tô and his constant partner Wai Kafai created the film company Milkyway Image, specializing in the production of low-budget independent films.
Johnny To films have repeatedly participated in the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival . In 2011, Johnny To was elected a jury member at the 64th Cannes Film Festival .