Why didn’t Johnnie To ever get an Oscar nod? Bruce Lee and Wong Kar-wai put Hong Kong cinema on the map, but the Election director made the city’s best post-handover movies

• Hong Kong cinema has influenced Hollywood movies like The Matrix, Quentin Tarantino’s films, Martin Scorsese’s The Departed and Godzilla vs. Kong
• Wong Kar-wai has produced few films, Ann Hui’s hit was followed by flops, and Alan Mak was a one hit wonder – but Johnnie To has consistently directed greats