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)
1999
- Ali Baba & the Gold Raiders ... (Director)
1995
- Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 as Self
- Power Connection ... (Writer)
- Mr. X as Godfather Ho
1994
- Deadly Target ... (Director)
1993
- Men Behind the Sun 3: A Narrow Escape ... (Director)
- Undefeatable ... (Director)
- Angel the Kickboxer ... (Director)
- Lethal Extortion ... (Director)
1992
- Honor and Glory ... (Director)
- Thunder Ninja Kids in the Golden Adventure ... (Director)
1991
- Men Behind the Sun 2: Laboratory of the Devil ... (Director)
- Angel Force ... (Director)
- Thunder Ninja Kids: Little Kickboxer ... (Director)
- The Fighter, The Winner ... (Director)
- Thunder Ninja Kids: Hunt For The Devil Boxer ... (Writer)
- Kickboxer the Champion ... (Director)
- Kickboxer King ... (Director)
- Power Force ... (Director)
1990
- Lethal Panther ... (Director)
- Ninja Empire ... (Director)
- Fight the Kickboxer ... (Director)
- Robo-Kickboxer - Power of Justice ... (Director)
- Kickboxer from Hell ... (Director)
- Royal Angels - On Duty of Death ... (Director)
- Thunder Ninja Kids: Wonderful Mission ... (Director)
- Year of the Kingboxer ... (Writer)
- U.S. Catman: Lethal Track ... (Director)
1989
- Angel's Mission ... (Director)
- Angel Enforcers ... (Director)
- Princess Madam ... (Director)
- U.S. Catman 2: Boxer Blow ... (Director)
- Instant Rage ... (Director)
- Born a Ninja ... (Director)
- Soldier Champion ... (Writer)
- Mission Dynamo ... (Director)
1988
- Crocodile Fury ... (Director)
- Ninja Condors ... (Writer)
- Ninja Operation 7 - Royal Warriors ... (Director)
- American Force 2: The Untouchable Glory ... (Writer)
- Official Exterminator - Kill For Love ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 5 - Fury in Red ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 4 - Thunderbolt Angels ... (Story Developer)
- Thunder of Gigantic Serpent ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 2 — Hunting Express ... (Screenplay)
- Official Exterminator 5 - Enter The Victory ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja Strike Force ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja: The Battalion ... (Director)
- American Commando 3: Savage Temptation ... (Screenplay)
- War City: Die to Win ... (Writer)
- The Ninja Showdown ... (Writer)
- War City 2 - Red Heat Conspiracy ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando Ninja ... (Producer)
- Battle for the Treasure ... (Director)
- Dressed to Fire ... (Writer)
- Full Metal Ninja ... (Writer)
- Rage of a Ninja ... (Director)
- Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer ... (Director)
- Fatal Command ... (Director)
- Ninja of the Magnificence ... (Writer)
- Law of Honor ... (Director)
- Soldier Terminators ... (Writer)
- Hard Justice ... (Production Manager)
- Mad Move ... (Director)
- Act of Gangs ... (Director)
- Ninja Force of Assassins ... (Director)
1987
- Hitman the Cobra ... (Director)
- American Force: The Brave Platoon ... (Writer)
- Ninja Commandments ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Operation - Knight and Warrior ... (Director)
- Golden Ninja Warrior ... (Director)
- Ninja in the Killing Field ... (Director)
- Zombie vs. Ninja ... (Writer)
- Official Exterminator: Kill for Love ... (Writer)
- Terminal Angels ... (Director)
- Cobra Against Ninja ... (Story Developer)
- Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell ... (Screenplay)
- Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead ... (Screenplay)
- Top Mission ... (Director)
- Ninja Kill ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Knight Thunder Fox ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 6: Champion on Fire ... (Story Developer)
- American Commando 6: Kill Butterfly Kill ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 5 - Godfather The Master ... (Story Developer)
- Top Mission ... (Director)
- Advent Commando 5: Sweet Inferno ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 3: Licensed to Terminate ... (Writer)
- Super Platoon ... (Writer)
- Raiding Invaders ... (Director)
- Ninja's Extreme Weapons ... (Director)
1986
- Ninja Terminator ... (Screenplay)
- A Man from Holland ... (Editor)
- Challenge of the Ninja ... (Director)
- Commando Fury ... (Director)
- Ninja Dragon ... (Director)
- Ninja Champion ... (Director)
- Ninja the Protector ... (Director)
- Diamond Ninja Force ... (Director)
- Tough Ninja: The Shadow Warrior ... (Director)
- Ninja Destroyer ... (Director)
- The Ultimate Ninja ... (Director)
- The Ninja Squad ... (Director)
- Ninja Hunt as Dr. Ho (uncredited)
1985
- The Return of the Shaolin Chef ... (Director)
- Majestic Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Breakout From Oppression ... (Production Designer)
- Golden Destroyers ... (Screenplay)
- Top Secret ... (Director)
- Raiders Of The Doomed Kingdom ... (Writer)
- Inferno Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Ninja Assassins ... (Director)
1984
- The Super Gang ... (Director)
- Ninja Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Scorpion Thunderbolt ... (Director)
1983
- Mission Thunderbolt ... (Writer)
- Sandong Female Water Seller ... (Director)
1982
- The Dragon's Snake Fist ... (Director)
- Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger ... (Director)
- Phoenix the Raider ... (Screenplay)
- Handsome Vagabond ... (Editorial Consultant)
- Leopard Fist Ninja ... (Director)
- Incredible Shaolin Thunderkick ... (Director)
- Hands of Lightning ... (Director)
- Secret Executioners ... (Director)
- Hard Bastard ... (Director)
- Duel Of The Tough ... (Director)
1981
- Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu ... (Director)
- Revenge of Drunken Master ... (Director)
- The Bomb Shell ... (Screenplay)
- Phoenix the Ninja ... (Screenplay)
- Grand Master Of Kung Fu ... (Director)
- The Shaolin Chief Cook ... (Director)
- Fist Of Golden Monkey ... (Director)
1980
- The Clones of Bruce Lee ... (Assistant Director)
- Mission for the Dragon ... (Director)
- Magnificent Wonderman ... (Director)
- Champ vs. Champ ... (Director)
- The Snake Strikes Back ... (Director)
- The Dragon's Infernal Showdown ... (Director)
- Eagle vs. Silver Fox ... (Director)
1979
- The Dragon, the Hero ... (Director)
- Warriors of Kung Fu ... (Director)
- Golden Dragon, Silver Snake ... (Director)
- Fury in Shaolin Temple ... (Director)
- Snake Fist of the Buddhist Dragon ... (Director)
1978
- Enter Three Dragons ... (Assistant Director)
- The Dragon, the Young Master ... (Director)
- Dynamite Shaolin Heroes ... (Director)
1977
- Guest Of Black Leopard ... (Director)
1974
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires ... (Assistant Director)
- The Savage Five ... (Assistant Director)
- Shatter ... (Assistant Director)
- Paris Killers
1973
- Blood Brothers ... (Assistant Director)
- The Blazing Ninja ... (Director)
1972
- The Boxer from Shantung ... (Assistant Director)
- The Angry Guest ... (Assistant Director)
1971
- The Deadly Duo ... (Assistant Director)