Godfrey Ho
- Directing
- November 10, 1948 · Hong Kong, China
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Take Me Flying · Director
- Ninja Master: Interview with Godfrey Ho · Self
- Enter the Clones of Bruce · Self
- From Shaw to Snakes: The Venom and Violence of Early Chinese Language Horror Cinema · Self
- Space Ninjas · Janitor
- Category III: The Untold Story of Hong Kong Exploitation Cinema · Self
- The Unforgettable Heroes · Director
- Manhattan Chase · Director, Producer
- Ali Baba & the Gold Raiders · Director
- Power Connection · Writer
- Eastern Heroes: The Video Magazine - Volume 1 · Self
- Mr. X · Godfather Ho, Director
- Men Behind the Sun 3: A Narrow Escape · Director
- Deadly Target · Director, Screenplay
- Undefeatable · Director, Producer
- Angel the Kickboxer · Director, Screenplay
- Lethal Extortion · Director, Writer
- Honor and Glory · Director, Producer
- Men Behind the Sun 2: Laboratory of the Devil · Director
- Power Force · Executive producer
- Lethal Panther · Director, Producer
- Year of the Kingboxer · Writer, Production Designer
- Princess Madam · Director, Writer
- Angel's Mission · Producer
- Angel Enforcers · Director
- Soldier Champion · Writer, Production Designer
- Ninja Knight: Thunder Fox · Director, Screenplay
- American Commando Ninja · Producer
- American Commando 5: Fury in Red · Screenplay
- Official Exterminator 5: Enter The Victory · Screenplay
- Rage of a Ninja · Director, Writer
- Thunder of Gigantic Serpent · Screenplay
- American Commando 2 — Hunting Express · Screenplay
- Ninja Operation 4 - Thunderbolt Angels · Story Developer, Writer
- Ninja Condors · Writer
- Ninja of the Magnificence · Writer
- American Force 2: The Untouchable Glory · Writer
- Full Metal Ninja · Writer
- American Commando 4: Dressed to Fire · Writer
- War City 2 - Red Heat Conspiracy · Screenplay
- Official Exterminator 4: Goddess Mission · Screenplay
- American Commando 3: Savage Temptation · Screenplay
- Ninja Operation 2 - Way Of Challenge · Story Developer, Writer
- War City: Die to Win · Writer
- Battle for the Treasure · Director, Writer
- Zodiac Power 2: Evil Destroyer · Director, Screenplay
- Official Exterminator: Kill for Love · Writer
- Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell · Screenplay
- The Ninja Squad · Director, Writer
- Hitman the Cobra · Director, Writer
- Ninja Operation: Knight and Warrior · Director, Story Developer
- Ninja Hunt · Dr. Ho (uncredited)
- Cobra Against Ninja · Story Developer
- American Force: The Brave Platoon · Writer
- Ninja Operation 7: Royal Warriors · Director, Story Developer
- The Ultimate Ninja · Director, Screenplay
- Ninja Destroyer · Director, Screenplay
- Fire Operation · Director, Writer
- Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead · Screenplay
- Ninja Commandments · Story Developer
- Ninja Operation 5 - Godfather The Master · Story Developer
- Ninja Operation 6: Champion on Fire · Story Developer, Writer
- Ninja Operation 3: Licensed to Terminate · Writer
- Challenge of the Ninja · Director, Writer
- A Man from Holland · Editing
- Ninja Terminator · Director, Screenplay
- Ninja Dragon · Director, Screenplay
- Ninja the Protector · Director, Writer
- Ninja Champion · Director, Writer
- Diamond Ninja Force · Director, Writer
- The Return of the Shaolin Chef · Director
- Top Secret · Director
- Majestic Thunderbolt · Director, Writer
- Raiders Of The Doomed Kingdom · Writer
- Inferno Thunderbolt · Director, Screenplay
- Golden Destroyers · Screenplay
- Breakout From Oppression · Production Designer, Screenplay
- Ninja Assassins · Director
- The Super Gang · Director
- Scorpion Thunderbolt · Director, Screenplay