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
- Thunder of Gigantic Serpent ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 5: Fury in Red ... (Screenplay)
- Official Exterminator: Kill For Love ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja Operation 2 - Way Of Challenge ... (Story Developer)
- American Commando 2 — Hunting Express ... (Screenplay)
- American Commando 4: Dressed to Fire ... (Writer)
- American Force 2: The Untouchable Glory ... (Writer)
- Ninja Condors ... (Writer)
- Ninja Operation 4 - Thunderbolt Angels ... (Story Developer)
- American Commando 3: Savage Temptation ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja Knight: Thunder Fox ... (Director)
- Official Exterminator 5 - Enter The Victory ... (Screenplay)
- Ninja of the Magnificence ... (Writer)
- War City 2 - Red Heat Conspiracy ... (Screenplay)
- Zodiac Power 2: Evil Destroyer ... (Director)
- War City: Die to Win ... (Writer)
- Rage of a Ninja ... (Director)
- Battle for the Treasure ... (Director)
- Full Metal Ninja ... (Writer)
- American Commando Ninja ... (Producer)
1987
- Ninja Operation 6: Champion on Fire ... (Story Developer)
- Ninja Operation: Knight and Warrior ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 3: Licensed to Terminate ... (Writer)
- The Ultimate Ninja ... (Director)
- Hitman the Cobra ... (Director)
- Ninja Commandments ... (Story Developer)
- American Force: The Brave Platoon ... (Writer)
- Cobra Against Ninja ... (Story Developer)
- Fire Operation ... (Director)
- Ninja Operation 5 - Godfather The Master ... (Story Developer)
- Official Exterminator: Kill for Love ... (Writer)
- Ninja Hunt as Dr. Ho (uncredited)
- Ninja Destroyer ... (Director)
- Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell ... (Screenplay)
- The Ninja Squad ... (Director)
- Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead ... (Screenplay)
1986
- Ninja Terminator ... (Screenplay)
- Challenge of the Ninja ... (Director)
- Ninja Dragon ... (Director)
- A Man from Holland ... (Editor)
- Ninja Champion ... (Director)
- Ninja the Protector ... (Director)
- Diamond Ninja Force ... (Director)
1985
- Majestic Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Inferno Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Golden Destroyers ... (Screenplay)
- 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
- Ninja Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- Scorpion Thunderbolt ... (Director)
- The Super Gang ... (Director)
1983
- Mission Thunderbolt ... (Writer)
- Snake Fist of the Buddhist Dragon ... (Director)
- Sandong Female Water Seller ... (Director)
1982
- Fury in Shaolin Temple ... (Director)
- Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger ... (Director)
- The Dragon's Snake Fist ... (Director)
- Incredible Shaolin Thunderkick ... (Director)
- Phoenix the Raider ... (Screenplay)
- Secret Executioners ... (Director)
- Dragon Blood ... (Assistant Director)
- Hands of Lightning ... (Director)
- Leopard Fist Ninja ... (Director)
- Handsome Vagabond ... (Editorial Consultant)
- Hard Bastard ... (Director)
1981
- Golden Dragon, Silver Snake ... (Director)
- Revenge of Drunken Master ... (Director)
- The Bomb Shell ... (Screenplay)
- Dragon, the Young Master ... (Director)
- The Blazing Ninja ... (Director)
- Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu ... (Director)
- The Shaolin Chief Cook ... (Director)
- Phoenix the Ninja ... (Screenplay)
- Grand Master Of Kung Fu ... (Director)
1980
- The Clones of Bruce Lee ... (Assistant Director)
- Mission for the Dragon ... (Director)
- The Dragon's Infernal Showdown ... (Director)
- Eagle vs. Silver Fox ... (Director)
- The Snake Strikes Back ... (Director)
- Fist of the Golden Monkey ... (Director)
1979
- The Dragon, the Hero ... (Director)
- Duel of the Tough ... (Director)
- Warriors of Kung Fu ... (Director)
1978
- Enter Three Dragons ... (Assistant Director)
- My Kung Fu Master ... (Assistant Director)
- The Divine Martial Arts Of Dharma ... (Director)
- The Dynamite Shaolin Heroes ... (Director)
- Magnificent Wonderman ... (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
- 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)