Dirty Ho (1979)

★ 7.3 1h 43m IMDb
Action Comedy

A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.

Dirty Ho

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Cast

Wong Yu
Wong Yu as Dirty Ho Ching Died 2008 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China] Wong Yue (汪禹, 1955–2008) was a Hong Kong martial arts film actor. He starred in many Shaw Brothers Studio films and is known for his comic roles in films with Gordon Liu, such as Dirty Ho, Spiritual B...
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
Gordon Liu Chia-Hui as 11th Prince, Wang Chin Chen Age 74 · Foshan, China Gordon Liu Chia-Hui (劉家輝) is a Chinese martial arts film actor and martial artist. He became famous for playing the lead role of San Te in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and its sequels. He also played k...
Lo Lieh
Lo Lieh as General Liang Jing Cheng Died 2002 · Pematang Siantar, Indonesia Wang Lap Tat (June 29, 1939 – November 2, 2002), better known by his stage name Lo Lieh, was an Indonesian-born Hong Kong actor, best known as Chao Chih-Hao in King Boxer (1972, aka Five Fingers of De...
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei
Johnny Wang Lung-Wei as Mr. Fan Tian Kong Age 76 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony Johnny Wang Lung-Wei (王龙威) (born July 14, 1949), also known as Johnny Wang, is Hong Kong martial artist, actor, director, producer, and action choreographer, who has starred in over 80 kung fu films,...
Hsiao Ho
Hsiao Ho as Xiao Lu Age 70 · Henan Province, China Was a member of Madame Fan Fok-Fa's The Spring And Autumn Drama School's Peking Opera..
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing as Mr. Chu Yi Feng Wilson Tong Wai-Shing is known for Wei xian ren wu (1996), The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) and A Bloody Fight (1988)..
Director Lau Kar-Leung
Cast Wong Yu, Gordon Liu Chia-Hui, Lo Lieh, Johnny Wang Lung-Wei, Hsiao Ho, Wilson Tong Wai-Shing, Kara Hui Ying-Hung, Helen Poon Bing-Seung, Yau Chui-Ling, Chen Szu-Chia

Audience Reviews

badelf 10/10 Nov 09, 2025
_No ho's were actually harmed in the making of this film._

This 1979 Shaw Brothers gem is pure joy from start to finish. The story is simple, the comedy is hilarious, and Lau Kar-leung's choreography is tops in its class - better than anything Bob Fosse created, lol. Those "fighting without looking like you're fighting" sequences are masterful. It's the kind of film that also reminds me of Jackie Chan's martial arts catalog.

At 10/10, this is cinema as pure entertainment, executed with such skill and playfulness that it transcends its genre. Sometimes the best films are the ones that simply make you smile for 90 minutes straight.

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