Godfrey Ho

Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
Born1948-11-10
BirthplaceHong Kong, China

Godfrey Ho

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

Acting (9)

Production & Directing (171)

2025
2000
5.8
2000
5.8
7.0
1995
Mr. XDirector
10.0
1994
7.0
1994
Deadly TargetScreenplay
7.0
1993
UndefeatableDirector
5.3
1993
UndefeatableProducer
5.3
1993
1993
6.0
6.0
1992
4.4
1992
4.4
1992
4.4
1991
Power ForceExecutive Producer
6.5
1990
5.8
1990
5.8
1990
Year of the KingboxerProduction Designer
3.8
1989
5.5
1989
5.5
1989
5.8
1989
6.4
1989
Soldier ChampionProduction Designer
1.0
1988
4.8
1988
4.8
1988
6.0
5.6
1988
Battle for the TreasureAssistant Director
1987
4.1
1987
4.1
1987
4.1
1987
2.7
2.7
1987
Cobra Against NinjaStory Developer
7.0
3.8
1987
4.9
1987
4.9
1987
3.6
1987
1987
Ninja DestroyerScreenplay
3.6
1987
Ninja CommandmentsStory Developer
6.7
1987
1987
5.1
5.1
3.5
1986
6.0
1986
6.0
1986
Ninja TerminatorVisual Effects Director
6.0
1986
Ninja DragonDirector
5.2
1986
Ninja DragonScreenplay
5.2
5.2
5.2
1986
5.3
4.1
1986
5.3
4.1
1985
Top SecretDirector
4.3
3.0
1985
3.0
1985
7.0
1985
Breakout From OppressionProduction Designer
4.2
4.2
1985
7.3
1984
5.5
3.8
1984
6.8
6.8
1984
3.8
7.5
7.5
7.0
5.2
1982
1982
Handsome VagabondEditorial Consultant
7.0
1982
5.6
1982
Hard BastardDirector
6.0
1982
6.0
1982
Dragon BloodAssistant Director
3.0
5.6
1981
The Bomb ShellScreenplay
1981
4.0
1981
5.0
5.7
6.4
1980
The Clones of Bruce LeeAssistant Director
5.9
6.5
5.2
1979
7.0
6.6
1978
My Kung Fu MasterAssistant Director
7.0
1978
Enter Three DragonsAssistant Director
6.9
6.3
1977
Lone Shaolin AvengerAssistant Director
5.5
1974
ShatterAssistant Director
5.6
5.9
1974
FriendsAssistant Director
6.6
1974
The Savage FiveAssistant Director
6.4
1974
1974
EvidenceAssistant Director
1973
Police ForceAssistant Director
6.3
1973
Blood BrothersAssistant Director
6.4
1972
Four RidersAssistant Director
6.1
1972
Young PeopleAssistant Director
6.5
1972
The Water MarginAssistant Director
6.8
1972
The Angry GuestAssistant Director
6.0
1972
The Boxer from ShantungAssistant Director
6.9
1971
The Deadly DuoAssistant Director
6.3
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Ren JieDirector