Godfrey Ho

Country: Hong Kong
Biography: Sometimes billed as Godfrey Hall.
Total Credits at Criticker: 2 (Actor), 100 (Director), 60 (Writer)
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Narcotics agent Tom Wilde is given a second chance at life after being shot and killed. In a futuristic experiment, agent Wilde is returned to life as an Android Robot. (imdb)
Kristi Jones (Cynthia Rothrock) avenges her sister's death at the hands of a crazed martial arts rapist. (imdb)
Ethan, a young man, is beaten while his father is killed by a group of thieves. With the help of an undertaker, Ethan trains in kung fu by fighting the dead. Meanwhile, an American Ninja, Dragon, must fend off against the thieves and their ninja henchmen. It is soon that Dragon and Ethan team up to defeat the thieves and the ninjas. (imdb)
Three martial-arts students search for the Golden Ninja Warrior, a statue reputed to have magic powers. (imdb)
Ko Lin kills the brother of Hung Lau, an outlaw. Hung Lau, in turn, kills Ko Lin's entire family, and goes into hiding to learn and master the "natural fist", the most deadly form of kung-fu. The final battle between the two sworn enemies is a dynamic duel to the death. (imdb)
Hong Kong martial-arts film and the first film Godfrey Ho directed. Godfrey Ho was best known for his "cut and paste" technique of splicing in scenes from unrelated movies and his fixation on having the word "Ninja" in his film titles.
Casanova Wong stars as a young fighter who does battle with a formidable gang of Mongolian fighters using his "Yang Sun style" to defeat their deadly "Wind Blade Palm". (imdb)
A man named Dhama created the Shaolin temple, where Chinese Kung-Fu originated. Here is the inside story of his struggles, the secret style he invented, and how he became the "Grand Master of Shaolin Kung-Fu". (imdb)
Stephen Baker/Barker/Parker (the name is pronounced distinctly all three different ways) is aided by the magic of Taoist Collins, an expert in keung si, to cheat his way into becoming the Gambling King. He challenges Myer, a gambling master to a dice match with their lives as the stakes, and wins via cheating. Even though Stephen cheated, Myer keeps his word and shoots himself, much to the consternation of his son, Leslie.
He's a loner who's traveled far, seeking out chances to improve and finally perfect his fighting skills. For now, he can fulfill his life's destiny: to kill the man who calls himself King Kong--the man responsible for his parents' death. But Kong is waiting, armed with the service of the sinister Falcon and his shadow warriors: the ninja. (imdb)
The daughter of a restaurant owner gets kidnapped. The water boy (who's almost a girl because his wee-wee was chopped off) want to free her. But therefor he first has to become a real man with real kung fu skills. So he starts training with an old guy. (imdb)
A young boy must learn Kung-Fu like his father while helping keep the "secret manual" out of the wrong hands. (imdb)
The Ninja Empire has been run by an evil master and one member decides to leave the empire. The ex-Ninja wants a Hong Kong detective to track down the new leader and end his reign of terror. (imdb)
Accidentally discovering the operations of the Blood Ninja gangsters, a mischievous young man masters the skills of the Drunk Fist and proceeds to fight against them. But the gangsters join forces, vowing to kill him before the young master destroys them all. (imdb)
A couple camping in the woods is attacked by a trio of thugs and the wife is beaten and raped. A few months after the assault, she is hunting down the three (who happen to be diamond smugglers) by posing as a dealer looking to sell some stolen merchandise. Meanwhile, her Interpol agent husband is doing some tracking of his own in the hopes of bringing them to justice. As they make their plans, a group of ninjas is watching from afar, waiting to make their move. (imdb)
A twenty year old feud between Ronald, a benevolant village leader and Roger, an evil tyrant, leaves Ronald dead and Roger running the village with an evil bunch of ruffians. Ronald's three children have been split up and are now young adults. Jimmy, the eldest, has been in training for 20 years to extract revenge upon his father's killer and retain control of the village. Meanwhile, evil Ninja leader Victor has stolen the Black Ninja Warrior from Charles, the new leader of the Red Ninjas. (imdb)
An organized gang specializing in high ranking military assassinations bewilders the police. However, their headquarters are located and a special agent is sent to terminate all members of the gang. (imdb)
A woman investigating the sudden disappearance of many women uncovers a prostitution ring. Also, there are ninja.
One army of ninja fights with a second army of ninja in order to stop an assassination plot.
Two completing groups vie for control of an emerald mine. Also, there are ninja.
In Shanghai, two rival gangs - the Furious Fox and the Black Eagle - are fighting to establish dominance in the territory. When Ronald, a major gang figurehead and good friend of Ninja master Gordon (Harrison), is killed, it creates unrest in both clans and forces Gordon to become involved. Rather than go himself, he sends his bodyguard Dragon to size up the situation and it isn't long before death comes to visit both sides of town. (Far East Films)
In the spring of 1945, Japan established a secret base, Unit 731 in Manchuria, where many innocent Chinese, Korean and Mongolian people were killed in grotesque experiments. An idealistic young doctor , Morishima, is horrified by the experiments being performed in the camp and when his fiancée arrives disguised as a Chinese prisoner he sets out to liberate the camp. A docudrama sequel to the notorious Men Behind the Sun, which pulls no punches when it comes to delivering the shocks! (imdb)
Modern day ninjas are kidnapping women to work in a forced labor mining camp and to be sold into slavery. The rich father of one of the kidnapped girls hires a female ninja to infiltrate the camp posing as a prisoner to plot an escape, leading to a violent showdown.
A lady cop from Hong Kong teams up with the CIA to bring down a criminal organization in the Philippines which is pumping millions of forged US dollars into the market. Matters are complicated by two female assassins from Japan who are each independently hired to take out the criminal leader.
FBI agent Tracy Pride is on a mission to capture businessman Jason Slade, who is involved in extortion and murder. Teaming up with her is her sister Joyce, a news reporter; Dragon, Tracy's partner in Hong Kong, and Jake, a bodyguard who worked for Slade. Can they stop Slade before it's too late? (imdb)
Two brothers, Warren and David, try to defeat the evil forger who is making their lives a misery. (imdb)
Loren Avedon appears here as Jason, a hit man for the mob who is apprehended (and administered an ass whooping!) at the beginning of the film by a feisty female cop played by perennial high kicking babe, Cynthia Rothrock. Six years later and having served his time in the old slammer our man has subsequently seen the error of his ways...
Gordon Liu stars as The Master Killer, who must utilize every aspect of his intense training in order to find The Secret Book that has been stolen from the Holy Shaolin Temple. (allmovie.com)
Two detectives are investigating the dealings of a gang led by a man named Roland. A woman named Nora and her little brother are taken in by their recently deceased father's friend, Mr. Cheng, who happens to be the boss of a small criminal outfit with ties to Roland.
Two ninjas, Michael and Sherri are on two seperate missions but always team up to find the same Ninja attacking them. Sheeri is out to find her father's murderer and Michael must protect the Golden Ninja Warrior statue for a ceremony in China. (imdb)
When gangster Steven Cox is released from prison, he goes looking for revenge against Mary, the secret leader of an underworld crime syndicate who betrayed him. But Steven himself is targeted by greedy thieves seeking his hidden fortune of gold. (Netflix)
Kung Fu star Dragon Lee appears as 'Golden Dragon', who teams up with 'Silver Snake' to take revenge on the men responsible for his brother's murder... (LoveFilm)
A powerful ninja master and his young disciple must battle a group of vicious gangsters to prevent the downfall of their ninja empire. (LoveFilm)
In this period martial arts action saga, an idealistic young warrior (played by Dragon Lee) finds himself challenged by the Hell Lord, a wicked but brilliant fighter who has been making short work of local champions for his own nefarious purposes. After he's humiliated in defeat, a young woman who finds the young warrior and tutors him in the 18 Kicking Styles. (allrovi.com)
In this martial arts actioner, a young man watches the brutal murders of his parents, and, with the help of a cousin, vows to get chopsocky revenge. (allrovi.com)
Godfrey Ho's Enter the Invincible Hero features a loner and a martial arts expert who team up to avenge the surviving members of a village that was slaughtered by ninjas. They come across an unsavory security firm that they decide to straighten out. But they have skills the heroes never imagined. (allrovi.com)
At the turn of the 19th century, Nan Kit, an ex-official conspires to restore the Manchu Dynasty. He flees to Manchuria with a group of his undermen. While awaiting their chance to come, they practice the Buddhist secret style, which Nan learnt before he went to the Imperial Court. Nan is known as The First Fighter from Manchuria. With his Buddhist style of "Break Neck Palm", he becomes indestructible.
The government learns about Nan's whereabouts, and sends Wong Lung to destroy the clan. (hkcinemagic.com)
An awesome leg fighter wins a challenge to the fighters of a white-faced and wheelchair-bound rich man, and works for him. The sick man has a vicious friend, named Ma Ti, who uses an egg-timer and who watches the fighters to copy their styles. There are also a couple of hot-headed and righteous young fu fighters. The sick man is plotting with a suspicious foreigner to illegally export antiques and treasures. (hkcinemagic.com)
Dragon (Dragon Lee) seeks revenge on the man who killed his father. (netflix.com)
Dragon Lee is back to kick butt and take names! Joining him is Phoenix Kim (aka Yuen Qiu, of "Kung Fu Mahjong" fame), and together they are the perfect combination of grace and muscle! Dragon uses the Mantis Boxing style to defeat his enemies, while Phoenix puts her Crane Boxing skills to good use! A knuckle sandwich packed with dynamite! (piratebay)
Dragon Lee stars in Godfrey Ho's combat-heavy thriller depicting the ferocious rivalry of two top-notch martial arts schools in China. Who has the best Snake Fist technique? You'll find out when the winner lives and the loser dies! (amazon.com)
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, China is thrown into turmoil. The loyalists seek the return of Ming, the government determine to stay in power. One power hungry government official grabs the chance of promotion when he learns the whereabouts of both the Dynasty's Prince and the loyalists leader. The intervention of a mysterious Kung Fu Master with superb Shaolin techniques prevents their capture. The master's symbol is the lotus blossom, identical to that worn by another new arrival. (piratebay)
Just after his arrival in Hong Kong, Richard (Richard Harrison) and his two associates are assaulted by an axe wielding pair commanded by the menacing shades-wearing Phillip (Ho regular Phillip Ko, credited here with one 'L'); the associates are brutally slain and Richard's attaché case of valuable diamonds is stolen. (pre-cert-co.uk)
There are three brutal murders committed in London, New York and Sydney respectively. The three assassins, hired by White Tycoon, arrive at Hong Kong and methodically do away with their unsuspecting victims, unleashing their skills through various ingenious ways.
The two gangs, the Scorpion and the Serpent, are played off one against the other. White Tycoon hopes to fulfil his dream of eliminating his rival and taking over their lucrative business. (hkcinemagic.com)
Michiko Nishiwaki, is playing a femme fatale dressed, appropriately enough, in black, who seeks to exact revenge on Moon Lee's police officer by seducing her husband. Yeung, playing Lee's police partner, arrives in time to save the situation, then takes a leading role in the second half of the film. (hkcinemagi.com)
Martial arts star Dragon Lee (who also appeared in several films as Bruce Lei to capitalize on the posthumous stardom of Bruce Lee) stars as a man whose father has been murdered by a bandit who stole some valuable artifacts. Raised as a student of kung fu, the son is determined to get vengeance for his father's death, but he learns he must first defeat a battalion of martial arts champions and recover a stolen jade talisman before he can challenge his father's nemesis. (allrovi.com)
Each with awesome martial-arts powers, Cobra faces off in a brutal showdown against his nemesis, Ninja. (allrovi.com)
We begin with Shô Kosugi demonstrating the use of a katana, saying nothing about the film he is introducing. When Gordon is taking his girlfriend's picture in Hong Kong, several Caucasian thugs led by a Chinese man, Kogan, threaten her, so he beats them up. Elsewhere, Bernard Wong pays his workers extra money to continue digging his land after discovering human bones. The thugs are members of the Black Ninja Clan, whose dead are buried on Wong's site. (imdb)
Richard Harrison, one of the most durable of the sword-and-sandal leading men of the 1960s, is top-billed in Hands of Death. The story concerns a gang of martial arts-savvy thieves. Whenever cornered by the authorities, the crooks dispense death and destruction with their bare hands. It'll take a hero as well-versed in Kung Fu as the heavies to see that justice is done. When the plot isn't getting in the way, Hands of Death is okay. (allrovi.com)
Talk about screwed up timelines! This IFD effort is about as illogical as humanly imaginable. One minute it's set in the second World War and the next... (sogoodreviews.com)
When police officer Alvin loses both his star witness and his wife to drug kingpin (and ninja assassin) Rudolph, he vows to get revenge. Travelling to Hong Kong, hot on Rudolph's trail, he teams up with local investigators Gordon, Vivian and Jackie. Meanwhile, a young street punk named Edmund is hunting for the man who killed his father. Could they all possibly be searching for the same person? (imdb)
In this actioner a vengeful fighter sets off after the ninja priest who put him in prison. (allrovi.com)
This actioner chronicles the deadly final fight between a wicked warrior and a brave hero in a winner-takes all grudge match. (allrovi.com)
In this actioner, a brave pair of warriors take on the evil band of ninjas who have been trying to take over the world. (allrovi.com)
Kicks, punches and hi-yahs abound in this martial arts actioner that chronicles the mayhem generated during a brutal rivalry. (allrovi.com)
A ruthless gang of Ninja marauders, a kidnapped maiden and a young man seeking vengeance set the stage for "The Ninja Showdown." Warlord boss Jing and his evil band of Purple Ninjas are unstoppable-hihgly trained assassins who ravage a peaceful town. But when the outlaw Ninjas abduct his girl, a wrathful Tony unleashes a furious assault with the help of Ninja Master Gordon. (imdb)
Gordon the ninja learns from his master that the ancient sword he carries has a great power locked within it. Should the leaders of the five ninja clans be killed, this power would grow to become an absolutely invincible force. Shortly after sharing this knowledge, however, the master is killed by a member of the evil black ninja clan. Gordon must now seek out the remaining clan masters and warn them of the approaching danger before it's too late. (imdb)
Britton Lee is the Bruce Lee fightalike in Power of the Ninjitsu. A junior member of a Ninja gang known as the Scorpions, Lee finds himself in charge of the group. Several jealous gang members do their best to remove Lee from their midst. He retreats, bides his time, then comes back to settle old scores. Adam Frank and Peter Ujaer also appear in this rousing actionfest. (allrovi.com)
A gangster tries to find out who is responsible for killing his boss. Also, there are ninja.
Contemporary martial arts remake of "the good, the bad and the ugly", although with a wooden, unlikeably incompotent hero, and little morality of any kind. A gold shipment is hidden, the requisite map detailing its' location split into three pieces, and the cast spend the film scrambling about looking for it. Hwang Jang Lee portrays an immoral card-sharp with a strong sense of self preservation, and kicks his way through a few dullish fight sequences. (imdb)
Wayne Archer fills the shoes of the title character in Kickboxer the Champion. The plot concerns a powerful opium ring, whose mastermind surrounds himself with martial arts-savvy goons. Archer dispatches the villain's flunkeys and forces a one-on-one, winner-take-all duel to the death. (allrovi.com)
During the shut down and destruction of the Japanese test camp Squadron 731 in Manchuria, a soldier becomes infected with a virus developed during the camp's testing and risks spreading it into Japan on the train ride home.
While in Hong Kong preparing for a big tournament, American kickboxing champion Sean becomes involved with undercover British nun Sophia and her battle against Satan and his evil crew of kickboxers. In the action-packed climactic battle, Sean destroys Satan and his evil henchman, the dreaded Scorpion.
In an area of constant military struggles, a guerrilla group decides to attack the national army troops. (Filmaffinity)
When his master is killed, a cocky understudy finds himself training with the grand master to defend an evil group setting out to eliminate the head of their remaining clan.
When two female Interpol agents on vacation in Manila cross paths with one of the largest arms dealers in Asia, their vacation comes to an abrupt end. (hkcinemagic.com)
A mob group begin the climb their way up the underground ladder, but individuals intend to fight against them.
An evil corporation it out to harvest organs from live people and smuggle them into the country. It is up to our hero to find out who is behind this illegal operation and put an end to the group once and for all. (imdb)
CIA operative Peter is sent to China to bust up the drug smuggling ring lead by two cartel heads named Warren. In the meantime, Peter tries to seek revenge for his partner's death. Another in a long line of Godfrey Ho/Tomas Tang productions, expect to see about 15 minutes of ninja footage mixed in with an hour of Chinese crime drama and some stuff(?) that happens in Thailand.
One half of the movie follows a guy named Sam and his friend Gus. Sam gets scratched by a radioactive cat in a fight with some wacky drug addicts and achieves amazing super powers. He then puts on a stupid costume and decides to fight some bad guys using his new powers, including a crazed priest named Cheever. The other half of the movie is a about a whole bunch of Asian people that are just beating each other up for no reason... (imdb)
Sam (Catman) and Gus are back to work in this movie. With Cheever dead, his old gang needs a new leader, so by having some random people beat each other up, they discover this big tall guy who only wears fatigues and seems to be strong so they make him the leader. Later on, some CIA agent finds out that some woman affiliated with the Cheever gang has a nuclear starter or something and will only give it up for a lot of money. Sam and Gus then go on a mission to get it back and save the world. (imdb)
A female undercover detective from Japan goes to Hong Kong to investigate the disappearance of several young Japanese girls and finds that a drug ring is kidnaping and forcing young girls into prostitution. (imdb)
Mr Warren and the Red Sun Ninja Empire are in pursuit of a secret blueprint to increase their power. They dispatch top criminals Brad and Candy on their behalf but haven't reckoned on Ritchie - who has a Titanium/Uranium hand and is bent on revenge - and Blue Ninja Paul, who will stop at nothing to defeat the evil Red Sun. (letterboxd.com)
A village is being oppressed by a four villains lead by chow chung until a beggar comes to town and teaches a young man and woman the 7 star grand mantis style of fighting. They stomp out the gangs businesses and then have to fight them to a finish. (The Movie Database)
Hyuk-jin is a model student in the 6th grade that is tormented by his physically superior peers. He sees Chloe-ho fight a bunch of hoodlums and is moved to learn Taekwondo. His mother is shocked to learn about Hyuk-jin's determination to learn the sport that killed his father and who died in a tournament. (youtube)
Witch Monica has the power to resurrect vampire that can destroy everything that exists on earth. The situation worsens when Monica starts working with Cooper, the master of the seas. Cooper sends man-eating crocodiles also capable of taking human form to create chaos. Only Jack, an honest man, can end the horrific killings
Eagle miraculously survives the massacre by General Lung, in which his parents are killed and his wife. Jade, is kidnapped. After spending months alone honing his fighting skills, Eagle sets out to rescue Jade from Lung and kill him and the others responsible for the massacre. (Wu Tang Collection)
The plot concerns the criminal activities of the spiritual ninja headed by a ruthless ninja warlord and the CIA's subsequent attempts to bring them to justice. Enter Captain Scott, one of the CIA's 'Action Men' who also happens to be a Tamo ninja who teams up with the local law enforcement in a last ditch attempt to bring down the ninja crime organization. (Wu Tang Collection)
Elton Chong helps save an orphan girl and untold slaves from the powerful Lord Kong who's exploiting people and forcing them to work in his gold mines. (Wu Tang Collection)
War film set in South Vietnam in the 1960s. Paul, a young Vietnamese doctor, enlists in the ARVN over his family's objections. He participates in a joint U.S. Marine-ARVN attack on a Viet Cong hilltop position. The attack fails and Paul is killed. (Wu Tang Collection)
The untouchable Rockford clan runs all the prostitution, drugs and protection rackets --but a journalist has come too close to exposing the web of evil. She is beaten to death to warn-off others- but they did not count on the combined wrath of two avenging families. With pent-up savagery an Inferno Thunderbolt descends to obliterate the purveyors of evil.
"Cut-and-paste" transformation of Taiwanese movie "The Anger" (1982; directed by Richard Chen Yao-Chi) with new Hong Kong footage. (Wu Tang Collection)
The Russian operations in Asia are ruined by the American agents. Ivan, a KGB, is sent to Kampuchea and terminates the op-posing American forces. John Matthews, an American CIA spy, works with Jim, a patriot to offset the Russian aggression. In Kampuchea, Well's, a military general, is recruited by the KGB secretly and he makes use of his formal cover to get rid of Jim. Realizing that he's a traitor, Jim never drops his guard. He concentrates on destroying him along with his gangsters... (Wu Tang Collection)
A couple of white guys team up with an Asian guy to bring opium into Hong Kong - which also happens to involve resurrecting hopping vampires / zombies to do their bidding. (imdb)
Two Hong Kong cops try to bring down an international king pin, however he has other police on his payroll so it's not going to be an easy task. IFD films answer to Internal Affairs. (Wu Tang Collection)
A group of Mainlanders escape into Hong kong and get mixed up with prostitution and robberies through mobsters. (The Movie Database)
The Thunder Kung Fu kids take on a powerful syndicate and help to retrieve a sacred golden statue which has been stolen from their village. Part of the Thunder Kids series. (Wu Tang Collection)
The bizarre story centers around an evil ninja (played by Cornish born actor Mike Abbott) trying to get his hands on a manual that will make him 'The Ultimate Ninja'. It's kill or be killed in this brilliant Ninja fest. (Wu Tang Collection)
Three young men flee Hong Kong after stealing diamonds from oppressive older gangsters and attempt to hide with friends in Paris, but professional hitmen peruse them relentlessly throughout France. (imdb)
Thai superstar Sorapong Chatree teams up with the Hong Kong "5 Venom" star, Sun Chien to bring down a powerful warlord. (Wu Tang Collection)
This is probably some of Casanova Wong's finest work in Korea, where he plays a blind swords man who finds his brother, a mute, as they avenge the death of their father and their disabilities, which was carried out by a rebel, the ever useless but provocative Kim Ki Chu. This is one of the few Korean movies, along with Wonder Man from Shaolin (1977), where the fights aren't under-cranked; and the kicks are shot beautifully in slow motion. (Wu Tang Collection)
It's the 80s, and it's another military/jungle warfare action film so there's a ton of M16 blasting action. (Wu Tang Collection)
Mike Abbott (PLATOON THE WARRIORS) stars as a ruthless mafia boss who is control of the local drug and prostitution rings. He beats one of his henchmen to death when he discovers he is an undercover cop. ... (Wu Tang Collection)
Once the head of a special anti-terrorist surveillance unit, CIA agent Mike Graves has gone bad and has now put together his own terrorist organization. Colonel Noble of the CIA assigns two of his best agents, Lester Martin and Bruce Gilbert to stop Mike. Lester and Bruce were Mike's best friends and can't believe that he has become a terrorist. They confront Mike and find that it is true. Former friends are now bitter enemies. (Wu Tang Collection)
This is a story of two American comrades whose courage spans the decades of two wars. Colonel Smith and Freddie meet again on the battlefield-- the Vietnam War. They lead a team of young American soldiers to oppose the enemies. Their encounter brings a flashback to their past fighting in the Korean War and the bitten romance between Lieutenant Chang and Julia. Freddie analyses the difference between the two wars. The problem is it's hard to confront the guerillas' skills ...
Women prisoners are tortured, whipped, beaten and humiliated inside a WWII detention camp. The commander of the camp (Shou-Ping Tsui) and his aides (Yvonne Wang and Celia Kong) interrogate the prisoners looking for some important microfilm. Meanwhile, some of the prisoners hatch a plan to escape the camp.Even the trees attack the prisoners at one point. (imdb)
AKA The Vampire Is Still Alive; Counter Destroyer; Joyce rents an old haunted home to pen her horror script, which releases an evil army of robot vampires, a knife-wielding demon and a battalion of otherworldly creatures. (imdb)
Killer Ninjas (1984) - Direct-to-Video
The ruthless leader of a Ninja Organization plans to expand his drug dealing operation worldwide and a highly trained agent from America's Anti-Drug Agency is given the suicidal mission of seeking out and destroying him first. (imdb)
Mark, a local cop is investigating a string of jewel robberies. He soon discovers that the men behind the crimes is the notorious"Red Devil" and his band of Ninjas. Mark teams up with Billy, a man out for revenge. (imdb)