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
- Mr. X as Godfather Ho
- Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 as Self
- 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
- Official Exterminator: Kill For Love ... (Screenplay)
- Thunder of Gigantic Serpent ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 4: Dressed to Fire ... (Writer)
- Ninja Strike Force ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Knight: Thunder Fox ... (Director)
- Ninja Condors ... (Writer)
- Full Metal Ninja ... (Writer)
- American Commando 2 — Hunting Express ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 5: Fury in Red ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando Ninja ... (Producer)
- Battle for the Treasure ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 4 - Thunderbolt Angels ... (Story Developer)
- War City: Die to Win ... (Writer)
- Ninja of the Magnificence ... (Writer)
- American Force 2: The Untouchable Glory ... (Writer)
- War City 2 - Red Heat Conspiracy ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 3: Savage Temptation ... (Screenplay)
- Rage of a Ninja ... (Director)
- Official Exterminator 5 - Enter The Victory ... (Screenplay)
1987
- Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors ... (Director)
- The Ultimate Ninja ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation: Knight and Warrior ... (Director)
- Fire Operation ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 6: Champion on Fire ... (Story Developer)
- Cobra Against Ninja ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Destroyer ... (Director)
- American Force: The Brave Platoon ... (Writer)
- Ninja Commandments ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Operation 3: Licensed to Terminate ... (Writer)
- Ninja Operation 5 - Godfather The Master ... (Story Developer)
- The Ninja Squad ... (Director)
- Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead ... (Screenplay)
- Hitman the Cobra ... (Director)
- Ninja Hunt as Dr. Ho (uncredited)
- Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell ... (Screenplay)
- Official Exterminator: Kill for Love ... (Writer)
1986
- Ninja Terminator ... (Director)
- A Man from Holland ... (Editor)
- Ninja the Protector ... (Director)
- Diamond Ninja Force ... (Director)
- Challenge of the Ninja ... (Director)
- Ninja Dragon ... (Director)
- Ninja Champion ... (Director)
1985
- Golden Destroyers ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja Assassins ... (Director)
- Majestic Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- The Return of the Shaolin Chef ... (Director)
- Inferno Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Breakout From Oppression ... (Production Designer)
- Raiders Of The Doomed Kingdom ... (Writer)
- Top Secret ... (Director)
1984
- Scorpion Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Ninja Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- The Super Gang ... (Director)
1983
- Mission Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Snake Fist of the Buddhist Dragon ... (Director)
- Sandong Female Water Seller ... (Director)
1982
- Fury in Shaolin Temple ... (Director)
- Secret Executioners ... (Director)
- The Dragon's Snake Fist ... (Director)
- Dragon Blood ... (Assistant Director)
- Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger ... (Director)
- Phoenix the Raider ... (Screenplay)
- Incredible Shaolin Thunderkick ... (Director)
- Hands of Lightning ... (Director)
- Handsome Vagabond ... (Editorial Consultant)
- Leopard Fist Ninja ... (Director)
- Hard Bastard ... (Director)
1981
- The Bomb Shell ... (Screenplay)
- Golden Dragon, Silver Snake ... (Director)
- Revenge of Drunken Master ... (Director)
- Dragon, the Young Master ... (Director)
- The Blazing Ninja ... (Director)
- Phoenix the Ninja ... (Screenplay)
- The Shaolin Chief Cook ... (Director)
- Grand Master Of Kung Fu ... (Director)
- Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu ... (Director)
1980
- The Clones of Bruce Lee ... (Assistant Director)
- The Dragon's Infernal Showdown ... (Director)
- Fist of the Golden Monkey ... (Director)
- Eagle vs. Silver Fox ... (Director)
- Mission for the Dragon ... (Director)
- The Snake Strikes Back ... (Director)
1979
- Warriors of Kung Fu ... (Director)
- The Dragon, the Hero ... (Director)
- Duel of the Tough ... (Director)
1978
- Enter Three Dragons ... (Assistant Director)
- My Kung Fu Master ... (Assistant Director)
- The Dynamite Shaolin Heroes ... (Director)
- Magnificent Wonderman ... (Director)
- The Divine Martial Arts Of Dharma ... (Director)
1977
- Lone Shaolin Avenger ... (Assistant Director)
1974
- The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires ... (Assistant Director)
- The Savage Five ... (Assistant Director)
- Shatter ... (Assistant Director)
- Friends ... (Assistant Director)
- Paris Killers
- Evidence ... (Assistant Director)
1973
- Blood Brothers ... (Assistant Director)
- Police Force ... (Assistant Director)
1972
- Four Riders ... (Assistant Director)
- The Boxer from Shantung ... (Assistant Director)
- The Water Margin ... (Assistant Director)
- Young People ... (Assistant Director)
- The Angry Guest ... (Assistant Director)
1971
- The Deadly Duo ... (Assistant Director)