Person

Godfrey Ho

Directing · 1948-11-10 · Hong Kong, China

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 (300)

Year	Film	As
2023	From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema	Self
2019	Space Ninjas	Janitor
2018	Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema	Self
2000	Manhattan Chase	director
2000	Manhattan Chase	producer
1995	Mr. X	director
1995	Mr. X	Godfather Ho
1995	The First Assignment	director
1995	Power Connection	Writer
1994	Hong tian mi ling	Director
1994	Men Behind the Sun 3: A Narrow Escape	Director
1993	Lethal Extortion	director
1993	Angel the Kickboxer	Director
1993	Undefeatable	producer
1993	Undefeatable	director
1992	Thunder Ninja Kids in the Golden Adventure	screenplay
1992	Maruta 2: Laboratory of the Devil	Director
1992	Kickboxer Against the Odds	Director
1992	Thunder Ninja Kids in the Golden Adventure	director
1992	Honor and Glory	director
1992	Honor and Glory	screenplay
1992	Thunder Ninja Kids in the Golden Adventure	production_designer
1991	Korean Boy	director
1991	Kickboxer King	production_designer
1991	Kickboxer King	director
1991	Kickboxer the Champion	production_designer
1991	Kickboxer the Champion	casting_director
1991	The Fighter, the Winner	production_designer
1991	Year of the Kingboxer	production_designer
1991	The Fighter, the Winner	casting_director
1991	The Fighter, the Winner	screenplay
1991	The Fighter, the Winner	director
1991	Thunder Ninja Kids: The Hunt for the Devil Boxer	screenplay
1991	Thunder Ninja Kids: The Hunt for the Devil Boxer	production_designer
1991	Year of the Kingboxer	screenplay
1991	Thunder Ninja Kids: The Hunt for the Devil Boxer	director
1991	Kickboxer the Champion	director
1991	Kickboxer the Champion	story
1991	Korean Boy	writer
1991	Kickboxer King	story
1991	Power Force	director
1990	Thunder Kids 2: Wonderful Mission	Director
1990	Catman in Lethal Track	director
1990	Lethal Panther	Director
1990	Lethal Panther	producer
1990	Catman in Lethal Track	story
1990	Catman in Lethal Track	production_designer
1990	Kickboxer from Hell	director
1990	Kickboxer from Hell	screenplay
1990	Kickboxer from Hell	production_designer
1990	Royal Angels - On Duty of Death	director
1990	Rage Betrayed	director
1990	Thunder Kids 2: Wonderful Mission	screenplay
1990	Rage Betrayed	screenplay
1990	Thunder Kids 2: Wonderful Mission	Actor
1989	Guns to Heaven	screenplay
1989	Full Metal Ninja	director
1989	Full Metal Ninja	screenplay
1989	Mission Dynamo	director
1989	Naked Revenge	screenplay
1989	Angel Force	casting_director
1989	Angel Force	screenplay
1989	Angel Force	director
1989	Zombie vs. Ninja	director
1989	Zombie vs. Ninja	writer
1989	Angel Enforcers	director
1989	Princess Madam	Director
1989	Princess Madam	story
1989	Angel's Mission	Director
1989	Outlaw Killer	director
1989	Catman in Boxer's Blow	director
1989	Catman in Boxer's Blow	story
1989	The Vampire Is Still Alive	director
1989	The Vampire Is Still Alive	writer
1989	Dynamite Girls	director
1989	Dynamite Girls	story
1989	Mission Dynamo	production_designer
1989	Instant Rage	director
1989	Instant Rage	screenplay
1989	Mission Dynamo	screenplay
1988	Kingdom of Power	director
1988	Mad Move	writer
1988	Mad Move	director
1988	Empire of the Spiritual Ninja	director
1988	Law of Honor	screenplay
1988	Law of Honor	director
1988	Red Heat Conspiracy	screenplay
1988	The Vampire Raiders	director
1988	The Vampire Raiders	writer
1988	Empire of the Spiritual Ninja	screenplay
1988	The Extreme Project	screenplay
1988	The Undercovers	screenplay
1988	The Undercovers	director
1988	The Spy Inferno	writer
1988	The Spy Inferno	director
1988	Shootout	director
1988	Ninja Knight Brothers of Blood	writer
1988	L.A. Connection	screenplay
1988	Night of the Ninja	screenplay
1988	Soldier Terminators	screenplay
1988	Soldier Terminators	director
1988	Shootout	screenplay
1988	Hard Justice	writer
1988	Hard Justice	director
1988	Battle for the Treasure	screenplay
1988	Untouchable Glory	screenplay
1988	Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer	screenplay
1988	Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer	director
1988	Battle for the Treasure	director
1988	Official Exterminator 4: Goddess Mission	screenplay
1988	American Commando Ninja	producer
1988	American Commando Ninja	story developer
1988	Official Exterminator 4: Goddess Mission	director
1988	Ninja Knight Brothers of Blood	director
1988	Crackdown Mission	director
1988	Angel Connection	director
1988	Robo Vampire	director
1988	Robo Vampire	screenplay
1988	Magic Emerald	screenplay
1988	Magic Emerald	director
1988	Die to Win	screenplay
1988	Scorpion Thunderbolt	Director
1988	Scorpion Thunderbolt	screenplay
1988	Hunting Express	screenplay
1988	Euro Crossing	production_designer
1988	Euro Crossing	casting_director
1988	Euro Crossing	screenplay
1988	Euro Crossing	director
1988	Fatal Glory	production_designer
1988	Fatal Glory	screenplay
1988	Fatal Glory	director
1988	Top Team Force	screenplay
1988	American Commando 3: Savage Temptation	director
1988	American Commando 3: Savage Temptation	screenplay
1988	Top Team Force	director
1988	Crackdown Mission	screenplay
1988	Thunder of Gigantic Serpent	director
1988	Thunder of Gigantic Serpent	screenplay
1988	Dressed to Fire	director
1988	Dressed to Fire	screenplay
1988	Ninja of the Magnificence	director
1988	Ninja of the Magnificence	screenplay
1988	Hands of Death	Director
1988	Hands of Death	story developed by
1988	Ninja Strike Force	story
1988	The Ninja Showdown	story developed by
1988	Ninja Powerforce	story developed by
1988	Ninja, Force of Assassins	Writer
1988	Ninja, Force of Assassins	director
1988	Ninja's Extreme Weapons	writer
1988	Ninja's Extreme Weapons	director
1988	Diamond Ninja Force	writer
1988	Diamond Ninja Force	Director
1988	Ninja Demon's Massacre	director
1988	Act of Gangs	writer
1988	Act of Gangs	director
1988	Ninja: The Battalion	director
1988	Ninja: The Battalion	writer
1988	Crocodile Fury	screenplay
1988	Crocodile Fury	director
1988	The Power of Ninjitsu	story developed by
1988	Rage of Ninja	Director
1988	Rage of Ninja	screenplay
1988	Kingdom of Power	screenplay
1987	High Sky Mission	screenplay
1987	Cobra vs. Ninja	story developed by
1987	Death Code: Ninja	director
1987	Death Code: Ninja	screenplay
1987	Devil's Dynamite	director
1987	Devil's Dynamite	screenplay
1987	Ninja Operation: Licensed to Terminate	story developed by
1987	Ninja Avengers	story developed by
1987	Ninja Commandments	story developed by
1987	Ninja Death Squad	director
1987	Ninja Death Squad	screenplay
1987	Ninja Phantom Heroes	director
1987	Ninja Phantom Heroes	screenplay
1987	Ninja Kill	story developed by
1987	Ninja in Action	director
1987	Ninja: American Warrior	director
1987	Ninja: American Warrior	writer
1987	Ninja: Silent Assassin	Director
1987	Ninja: Silent Assassin	story developed by
1987	Thundering Ninja	writer
1987	Ninja 8: Warriors of Fire	director
1987	Ninja 8: Warriors of Fire	screenplay
1987	Angel's Blood Mission	screenplay
1987	Ninja Condor 13	writer
1987	Hitman the Cobra	Director
1987	Hitman the Cobra	story developed by
1987	Top Mission	director
1987	Top Mission	screenplay
1987	Golden Ninja Invasion	director
1987	Raiding Invaders	director
1987	Project G-7	director
1987	Project G-7	screenplay
1987	Ninja Knight Thunder Fox	Director
1987	Ninja Knight Thunder Fox	Writer
1987	Super Platoon	director
1987	Super Platoon	screenplay
1987	Advent Commando 5: Sweet Inferno	director
1987	Advent Commando 5: Sweet Inferno	screenplay
1987	Kill Butterfly Kill	director
1987	Kill Butterfly Kill	screenplay
1987	Soldier Champion	screenplay
1987	Soldier Champion	production_designer
1987	The Brave Platoon	screenplay
1987	Mission War Flame	director
1987	Mission War Flame	screenplay
1987	Terminal Angels	director
1987	Terminal Angels	screenplay
1987	Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell	screenplay
1987	Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead	screenplay
1987	Crime Target	director
1987	Crime Target	screenplay
1986	Fatal Command	screenplay
1986	Shadow Killers Tiger Force	screenplay
1986	Shadow Killers Tiger Force	director
1986	Challenge of the Ninja	screenplay
1986	Challenge of the Ninja	Director
1986	Ninja Dragon	screenplay
1986	Ninja Dragon	Director
1986	Clash of the Ninjas	written by
1986	Clash of the Ninjas	director
1986	Bionic Ninja	Writer
1986	Commando Fury	screenplay
1986	Commando Fury	director
1986	Ninja Champion	Writer
1986	Ninja Champion	Director
1986	Ninja Destroyer	screenplay
1986	Ninja Destroyer	Director
1986	The Ultimate Ninja	screenplay
1986	The Ultimate Ninja	Director
1986	Tough Ninja the Shadow Warrior	director
1986	Ninja the Protector	screenplay
1986	Ninja the Protector	Director
1986	Ninja Terminator	screenplay
1986	Ninja Terminator	Director
1986	The Ninja Squad	story developer
1986	The Ninja Squad	Director
1986	Ninja Hunt	Doctor Ho
1986	Ninja Fantasy	director
1986	Bionic Ninja	Director
1986	Fatal Command	director
1985	Magnum Thunderbolt	Editor
1985	Top Secret	screenplay
1985	Top Secret	director
1985	Raiders of the Doomed Kingdom	writer
1985	Majestic Thunderbolt	Director
1985	Majestic Thunderbolt	screenplay
1985	Bionic Ninja	director
1985	Inferno Thunderbolt	Director
1985	Inferno Thunderbolt	Writer
1985	Ninja Project Daredevils	director
1985	Ninja Project Daredevils	writer
1985	Dragon Against Vampire	writer
1985	18 Golden Destroyers	screenplay
1984	Ninja Thunderbolt	Director
1984	Revenge of the Drunken Master	Director
1984	Ninja Thunderbolt	screenplay
1984	Secret Executioners	screenplay
1984	Secret Executioners	Director
1983	Fist of Golden Monkey	Director
1983	Mission Thunderbolt	screenplay
1983	Mission Thunderbolt	Director
1983	Coil of the Snake	Director
1983	Sandong Female Water Seller	Director
1983	Solimsa wangseo bang	Production Design
1982	Ninja: The Violent Sorceror	director
1982	Duel of the Tough	Director
1982	Chunyong-ran	Director
1982	Incredible Shaolin Thunderkick	Director
1982	Raiders of Buddhist Kung Fu	director
1982	The Leopard Fist Ninja	Director
1982	Warriors of Kung Fu	Director
1982	Secret Executioners	Director
1982	Exposed to Danger	Production Design
1982	Golden Queen's Commando	screenplay
1982	Phoenix the Raider	screenplay
1982	Wolf-Devil Woman 2	writer
1982	Ninja: The Violent Sorceror	screenplay
1981	The Shaolin Drunk Monkey	Director
1981	Miraculous Flower	screenplay
1980	The Snake Strikes Back	Director
1980	The Dragon's Infernal Showdown	Director
1980	Jioksibi gwanmun	Director
1980	Magnificent Wonderman	Director
1980	Twelve Gates of Hell	Director
1979	Fury in the Shaolin Temple	Director
1979	Snake Fist of the Buddhist Dragon	screenplay
1979	Long xing dao shou jin zhong jun	Actor
1979	The Dragon's Snake Fist	Director
1979	Golden Dragon, Silver Snake	Director
1979	The Dragon, the Hero	Director
1978	Dragon, the Young Master	Director
1977	Enter the Invincible Hero	Director
1977	Dynamite Shaolin Heroes	director
1975	Tie chao ren	Actor
1974	Iron Head	screenplay
1974	The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires	Assistant Director