Godfrey Ho
Born: 1948-11-10 in Hong Kong, China
Known For: Directing
Biography
Godfrey Ho is considered a master of B-movie Hong Kong actioners. However, a number of his movies are Z-grade movies made with a "cut-and-paste" technique. He would shoot footage for one movie, often using Caucasian actors for exportation, then edit the scenes into several other movies, mixing them with footage from old, unfinished or unreleased Asian movies (using Thai as well as Chinese or Filipino footage), then trying to make the story somewhat coherent through dubbing and voice-overs. He would then have four or five movies while having spent the budget of one. Ho states this style of filmmaking was enforced on him by producer Joseph Lai. He effectively retired from direction after 25 years making genre films in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Phillipines, he was most recently teaching filmmaking at Hong Kong Film Academy.
Filmography
2025
- Take Me Flying ... (Director)
2024
- Ninja Master: Interview with Godfrey Ho as Himself
2023
2019
- Space Ninjas as Janitor
2015
- The Unforgettable Heroes ... (Director)
2000
- Manhattan Chase ... (Director)
1995
- Mr. X as Godfather Ho
- Power Connection ... (Writer)
- Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 as Self
1994
- Deadly Target ... (Director)
- Men Behind the Sun 3: A Narrow Escape ... (Director)
1993
- Lethal Extortion ... (Director)
- Undefeatable ... (Director)
- Angel the Kickboxer ... (Director)
1992
- Man Behind the Sun 2: Laboratory of the Devil ... (Director)
- Honor and Glory ... (Director)
1991
- Kickboxer King ... (Director)
- The Fighter, The Winner ... (Director)
1990
- Ninja Empire ... (Director)
- Lethal Panther ... (Director)
- U.S. Catman: Lethal Track ... (Director)
- Kickboxer from Hell ... (Director)
- Fight the Kickboxer ... (Director)
- Robo-Kickboxer - Power of Justice ... (Director)
1989
- Soldier Champion ... (Writer)
- Princess Madam ... (Director)
- Angel Enforcers ... (Director)
- Angel's Mission ... (Director)
- Instant Rage ... (Director)
- U.S. Catman 2: Boxer Blow ... (Director)
- Born a Ninja ... (Director)
1988
- Crocodile Fury ... (Director)
- Thunder of Gigantic Serpent ... (Screenplay)
- Diamond Ninja Force ... (Director)
- Ninja Condors ... (Writer)
- American Commando 2 — Hunting Express ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 5 - Fury in Red ... (Director)
- American Force 2: The Untouchable Glory ... (Writer)
- The Ninja Showdown ... (Writer)
- Law of Honor ... (Director)
- Full Metal Ninja ... (Writer)
- Ninja Operation 2 - Way of Challenge ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Operation 4 - Thunderbolt Angels ... (Story Developer)
- American Commando Ninja ... (Producer)
- Dressed to Fire ... (Writer)
- Official Exterminator 4: Goddess Mission ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja of the Magnificence ... (Writer)
- Rage of a Ninja ... (Director)
- Official Exterminator 5 - Enter The Victory ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 3: Savage Temptation ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja Operation 7 - Royal Warriors ... (Director)
- War City 2 - Red Heat Conspiracy ... (Screenplay)
- War City: Die to Win ... (Writer)
1987
- Terminal Angels ... (Director)
- Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja Commandments ... (Story Developer)
- Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead ... (Screenplay)
- American Force: The Brave Platoon ... (Writer)
- Ninja Avengers ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Kill ... (Story Developer)
- Mission War Flames ... (Screenplay)
- Hitman the Cobra ... (Director)
- Cobra Against Ninja ... (Story Developer)
- Golden Ninja Warrior ... (Director)
- Zombie vs. Ninja ... (Writer)
- Official Exterminator: Kill for Love ... (Writer)
- Ninja Knight Thunder Fox ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 5 - Godfather The Master ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Operation - Knight and Warrior ... (Director)
- Top Mission ... (Director)
- Top Mission ... (Director)
1986
- Ninja Champion ... (Director)
- Ninja Destroyer ... (Director)
- Ninja Dragon ... (Director)
- Ninja Hunt as Dr. Ho (uncredited)
- A Man from Holland ... (Editor)
- Ninja the Protector ... (Director)
- Tough Ninja: The Shadow Warrior ... (Director)
- Challenge of the Ninja ... (Director)
- The Ninja Squad ... (Director)
- The Ultimate Ninja ... (Director)
1985
- Inferno Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Ninja Terminator ... (Director)
- Golden Destroyers ... (Screenplay)
- Majestic Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Top Secret ... (Director)
- Breakout From Oppression ... (Production Designer)
- Raiders Of The Doomed Kingdom ... (Writer)
- The Return of the Shaolin Chef ... (Director)
1984
- Ninja Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Scorpion Thunderbolt ... (Director)
1983
- Mission Thunderbolt ... (Director)
1982
- Handsome Vagabond ... (Editorial Consultant)
- Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger ... (Director)
- The Dragon's Snake Fist ... (Director)
- Phoenix the Raider ... (Screenplay)
- Secret Executioners ... (Director)
- Warriors of Kung Fu ... (Director)
- Hard Bastard ... (Director)
1981
- Phoenix the Ninja ... (Screenplay)
- The Bomb Shell ... (Screenplay)
- Fist Of Golden Monkey ... (Director)
- Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu ... (Director)
- Grand Master Of Kung Fu ... (Director)
- Leopard Fist Ninja ... (Director)
- The Shaolin Chief Cook ... (Director)
1980
- The Snake Strikes Back ... (Director)
- Magnificent Wonderman ... (Director)
- The Clones of Bruce Lee ... (Assistant Director)
- Champ vs. Champ ... (Director)
- Mission for the Dragon ... (Director)
- Eagle vs. Silver Fox ... (Director)
1979
- The Dragon, the Hero ... (Director)
- Snake Fist of the Buddhist Dragon ... (Screenplay)
- Fury in Shaolin Temple ... (Director)
1978
- Dynamite Shaolin Heroes ... (Director)
- Enter Three Dragons ... (Assistant Director)
- The Dragon, the Young Master ... (Director)
1974
- Shatter ... (Assistant Director)
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires ... (Assistant Director)
- Paris Killers
- The Savage Five ... (Assistant Director)
1973
- Blood Brothers ... (Assistant Director)
- The Blazing Ninja ... (Director)
1972
- The Angry Guest ... (Assistant Director)
- The Boxer from Shantung ... (Assistant Director)
1971
- The Deadly Duo ... (Assistant Director)