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
- Mr. X as Godfather Ho
- Power Connection ... (Writer)
1994
- Men Behind the Sun 3: A Narrow Escape ... (Director)
- Deadly Target ... (Director)
1993
- Undefeatable ... (Director)
- Lethal Extortion ... (Director)
- Angel the Kickboxer ... (Director)
1992
- Men Behind the Sun 2: Laboratory of the Devil ... (Director)
- Honor and Glory ... (Director)
1991
- Power Force ... (Executive Producer)
1990
- Lethal Panther ... (Director)
- Year of the Kingboxer ... (Writer)
1989
- Princess Madam ... (Director)
- Angel Enforcers ... (Director)
- Angel's Mission ... (Producer)
- Soldier Champion ... (Writer)
1988
- American Commando 4: Dressed to Fire ... (Writer)
- Ninja Knight: Thunder Fox ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja Strike Force ... (Story Developer)
- Thunder of Gigantic Serpent ... (Screenplay)
- Official Exterminator: Kill For Love ... (Screenplay)
- American Force 2: The Untouchable Glory ... (Writer)
- American Commando 3: Savage Temptation ... (Screenplay)
- War City 2 - Red Heat Conspiracy ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 2 — Hunting Express ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando Ninja ... (Producer)
- Ninja Condors ... (Writer)
- Rage of a Ninja ... (Director)
- American Commando 5: Fury in Red ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja of the Magnificence ... (Writer)
- War City: Die to Win ... (Writer)
- Ninja Operation 4 - Thunderbolt Angels ... (Story Developer)
- Full Metal Ninja ... (Writer)
- Battle for the Treasure ... (Director)
- Official Exterminator 5 - Enter The Victory ... (Screenplay)
1987
- Ninja Operation: Knight and Warrior ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors ... (Story Developer)
- The Ultimate Ninja ... (Director)
- Fire Operation ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 6: Champion on Fire ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Destroyer ... (Director)
- Hitman the Cobra ... (Director)
- Ninja Hunt as Dr. Ho (uncredited)
- Cobra Against Ninja ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Commandments ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Operation 3: Licensed to Terminate ... (Writer)
- The Ninja Squad ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 5 - Godfather The Master ... (Story Developer)
- American Force: The Brave Platoon ... (Writer)
- Official Exterminator: Kill for Love ... (Writer)
- Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell ... (Screenplay)
- Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead ... (Screenplay)
1986
- Ninja Terminator ... (Director)
- Ninja Champion ... (Director)
- Ninja the Protector ... (Director)
- Challenge of the Ninja ... (Director)
- A Man from Holland ... (Editor)
- Diamond Ninja Force ... (Director)
- Ninja Dragon ... (Director)
1985
- Golden Destroyers ... (Screenplay)
- Majestic Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Inferno Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Breakout From Oppression ... (Production Designer)
- Raiders Of The Doomed Kingdom ... (Writer)
- Ninja Assassins ... (Director)
- The Return of the Shaolin Chef ... (Director)
- Top Secret ... (Director)
1984
- Scorpion Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Ninja Thunderbolt ... (Writer)
- The Super Gang ... (Director)
1983
- Mission Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Snake Fist of the Buddhist Dragon ... (Director)
- Sandong Female Water Seller ... (Director)
1982
- Secret Executioners ... (Director)
- Dragon Blood ... (Assistant Director)
- Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger ... (Director)
- The Dragon's Snake Fist ... (Director)
- Handsome Vagabond ... (Editorial Consultant)
- Hands of Lightning ... (Director)
- Fury in Shaolin Temple ... (Director)
- Incredible Shaolin Thunderkick ... (Director)
- Phoenix the Raider ... (Screenplay)
- Leopard Fist Ninja ... (Director)
- Hard Bastard ... (Director)
1981
- Revenge of Drunken Master ... (Director)
- The Bomb Shell ... (Screenplay)
- Golden Dragon, Silver Snake ... (Director)
- Dragon, the Young Master ... (Director)
- Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu ... (Director)
- Phoenix the Ninja ... (Screenplay)
- The Blazing Ninja ... (Director)
- The Shaolin Chief Cook ... (Director)
- Grand Master Of Kung Fu ... (Director)
1980
- The Dragon's Infernal Showdown ... (Director)
- The Clones of Bruce Lee ... (Assistant Director)
- Mission for the Dragon ... (Director)
- Fist of the Golden Monkey ... (Director)
- The Snake Strikes Back ... (Director)
- Eagle vs. Silver Fox ... (Director)
1979
- The Dragon, the Hero ... (Director)
- Warriors of Kung Fu ... (Director)
- Duel of the Tough ... (Director)
1978
- Enter Three Dragons ... (Assistant Director)
- My Kung Fu Master ... (Assistant Director)
- Magnificent Wonderman ... (Director)
- The Dynamite Shaolin Heroes ... (Director)
- The Divine Martial Arts Of Dharma ... (Director)
1977
- Lone Shaolin Avenger ... (Assistant Director)
1974
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires ... (Assistant Director)
- Shatter ... (Assistant Director)
- The Savage Five ... (Assistant Director)
- Friends ... (Assistant Director)
- Paris Killers
- Evidence ... (Assistant Director)
1973
- Blood Brothers ... (Assistant Director)
- Police Force ... (Assistant Director)
1972
- The Water Margin ... (Assistant Director)
- The Boxer from Shantung ... (Assistant Director)
- The Angry Guest ... (Assistant Director)
- Four Riders ... (Assistant Director)
- Young People ... (Assistant Director)
1971
- The Deadly Duo ... (Assistant Director)