Joseph Lai San-Lun

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Joseph Lai is a director and producer of many films in Hong Kong. He started IFD Films along with Godfrey Ho.

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Phoenix from Shaolin
Producer
A martial arts film by Kant Leung Wang-Fat.
Hero the Great
Producer
Chao is a powerful man who controls many martial arts societies. After a long battle that lasts a whole day and night, the SHAOLIN abbot MERCY defeats him. MOON comes to Shaolin to invite Mercy to her father's 50th birthday ceremony. Dragon and Pride accompany Moon back to her hometown only to find that her father has been killed.
Beauty and Warrior
Producer
An adaption of an Indonesian folk tale about a banished celestial princess and two feuding brothers.
Space Thunder Kids
Production Supervisor
The Dark Empire is determined to conquer the Universe and get rid of anyone who acts against it. The Space Thunder Kids, made up of three valiant youths, are responsible for patrolling space and obstructing the invasion of the Dark Army.
Space Thunder Kids
Producer
The Dark Empire is determined to conquer the Universe and get rid of anyone who acts against it. The Space Thunder Kids, made up of three valiant youths, are responsible for patrolling space and obstructing the invasion of the Dark Army.
Robo-Kickboxer - Power of Justice
Producer
When a power enhancing drug has hallucinogenic side effects on kickboxer, Jack, he refuses to take it, and is then dropped by his manager. Desperate for money, he takes his teammate Kevin’s offer to deliver some cocaine. It is a set-up to take the business away from drug lord, Henry. Jack ends up in prison with Axel who was caught in the same deal. Corrupt fight promoter, Parker, agrees to set up a fight between now blood rivals Kevin and Jack, and bets heavily on Jack. In order to ensure his success, he pumps Jack full of the experimental drug which brings out Jack’s ultimate fighting power while making Kevin appear as a fearsome robot to Jack. Crazed by the drug, Jack does win the fight, and is finally able to give up the ring and seek a peaceful life.
Royal Angels - On Duty of Death
Producer
Kickboxer from Hell
Producer
While in Hong Kong preparing for a big tournament, American kickboxing champion Sean becoms involved with undercover British nun Sophia and her battle against his evil crew of kickboxers
High Sky Mission
Producer
Thunder Ninja Kids In The Golden Adventure
Producer
Cut and paste ninja movie. The original was the 1988 Korean movie 용호취 starring Won Jin "The Scorpion King". Here some original scenes were cut and replaced with ninja scenes shot later in Hong Kong.
American Commando Ninja
Producer
David a young Ninja is recruited by his master to steal the formula for a viral weapon. He is pilled against two wily opponents - a KGB operative and Martin who has kidnapped the scientist who destroyed millions of lives through his bacterial experimentation in World War II and has developed the new lethal serum. Martin's intentions are not honest he wants the virus for himself in his bid to dominate the world.
Crackdown Mission
Producer
Devil worshippers devise a scheme to bring Lucifer to the world, by taking advantage of mentally and emotionally women to rack up a body count.
Thunder of Gigantic Serpent
Producer
A secret formula that can cause plants and animals to expand a thousand-fold in size is stolen by a terrorist group. During a wild chase and shoot-out, the formula is lost. It's found by a little girl who accidently gives the formula to her pet snake. After the snake grows to an immense size, it follows and protects her. When the terrorists go after the girl, the snake begins destroying everything in its path.
American Commando 2 — Hunting Express
Producer
Japan, a world of evil, where young girls are forced into prostitution and violent death is a fact of life. When Hank, trained in the art of survival by the elite American Commandos in Viet Nam, meets Janis, he never suspects her past. Until a shocking turn of events.
Diamond Ninja Force
Producer
The evil Black Ninja Clan tries to steal the Golden Ninja statue from Ninja Master Gordon.
Ninja Powerforce
Director
In a struggle for supremacy, two childhood buddies are caught on opposite sides of a deadly gang war. Their capture and subsequent release by the police sparks off another confrontation between the notorious Red Ninjas and the Golden Ninja Empire. A titanic struggle unfolds in NINJA POWERFORCE.
War City 2 - Red Heat Conspiracy
Producer
The Ninja Showdown
Director
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. Together, these two men lay waste to Jing's army in a shattering battle to secure their honor and rescue the town from the clutches of a greedy and oppressive tyrant.
Angel's Blood Mission
Producer
Crime boss Barton's (Mike Abbott) reign of terror is about to end. John Foley (Mark Watson), called in to avenge the death of an innocent man, was trained by the elite American Commandos in Nam. Since the war, he's put his special skills to work many times. But never like this. When John Foley enters the steamy, seedy realm of the underworld, survival is the name of the game and do unto others before they do unto you is the only rule to live by.
Scorpion Thunderbolt
Producer
A female journalist transforms into a snake demon and goes on murderous rampages.
Ninja Strike Force
Director
The Ninja world is set ablaze when the mystical "Spirit Sword" is stolen by the Black Ninja Cal, giving its possessor the ultimate power of destruction. When the leades of the five most powerful clans are murdered, the hunt to track down and retrieve the sword is on. A titanic battle begins between all six clans, demonstrating all the skills of the ancient techniques.
Zodiac America 2: Evil Destroyer
Producer
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. This is part of a bogus three part series of films from Joseph Lai's IFD that also includes Zombie vs. Ninja (1988) and Kickboxer from Hell (1990). All three "borrowed" much of their footage from other films.
Official Exterminator 4: Goddess Mission
Producer
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Dressed to Fire
Producer
Action hero Pierre Kirby stars in this obscure Godfrey Ho film.
American Commando 3: Savage Temptation
Producer
After her father dies, Nora is caught up in a world of prostitution and robbery. Who will help her escape the criminal underworld?
Ninja of the Magnificence
Producer
In this actioner, the followers of a kindly ninja master team up to get revenge upon his killers.
Full Metal Ninja
Producer
As he struggles to rescue his kidnapped family, a martial arts expert vows to seek revenge against the abductors
American Force 2: The Untouchable Glory
Producer
If the missiles are launched no one survives. They must be stopped at any cost. America and Russia make a move in a nuclear power-play in South East Asia. A team of elite American commandos are ready for action. Their mission is to eliminate the Soviet espionage team headed by General Karpov and give assistance to the 'Untouchables', a local counter-insurgency group led by ex-cop Domingo.
Platoon the Warriors
Producer
Yet another cut and paste classic from the mind of Joseph Lai!
War City: Die to Win
Producer
The life and death of Hong Kong gangsters.
The Power of Ninjitsu
Director
Ninjas duke it out in this low-budget horribly dubbed though highly entertaining American/Japanese production.
Zombie vs. Ninja
Producer
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.
Official Exterminator 2: Heaven's Hell
Producer
Phil (Mark Watson) wants to bring down Lucas (Mike Abbott) as he made his brother lose all his money in a financial scam. Enlisting the help from Alfred, a Taiwanese thug, that goes about getting even in a most violent manner.
Ninja Silent Assassin
Producer
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?
Cobra Against Ninja
Producer
The masters of mayhem—the ninja—are terrorizing the city, and it's up to Cobra to stop them dead in their tracks. It's guns vs. blades, wits vs. guts, and man vs. myth in this action epic! No man is safe from the ninja—unless you're Cobra! Brace yourself for a non-stop killing machine of a movie.
Cobra Against Ninja
Director
The masters of mayhem—the ninja—are terrorizing the city, and it's up to Cobra to stop them dead in their tracks. It's guns vs. blades, wits vs. guts, and man vs. myth in this action epic! No man is safe from the ninja—unless you're Cobra! Brace yourself for a non-stop killing machine of a movie.
The Brave Platoon
Producer
Ninja Kill
Producer
An army of evil purple ninjas do battle with sadistic yellow ninja to stop an assassination plot.
Ninja Avengers
Director
Just like those Thomas Tang "so-called" Ninja films that came out on Imperial Video. This one has a tacked in plot of Richard Harrison trying to fight off European Ninjas in footage that doesn't even match the film! The whole film is basically a RED SUN rip-off (but this time the Japanese steal a statue) that has a DJANGO like character carrying a cross that contains a gattling gun.
Ninja Commandments
Producer
In an attempt to put their Ninja lifestyle behind them, Rodney and Janet retire to the countryside to raise a family. As the old saying goes though, you can't run away from your past and the couple soon find themselves the target of a rather unpleasant gang. When Rodney is framed and put in prison, Janet is left to look after their son alone. Meanwhile, back at the clan, the Ninjas are facing a fierce internal struggle as the dastardly Stewart attempts a takeover. When Gordon returns from a mission, he soon uncovers the truth and the stage is set for a final face off of epic proportions.
Advent Commando 5: Sweet Inferno
Producer
An American and the owners of a dance studio face off against a druglord who has his sights on the property to further his opium trafficking enterprise.
Official Exterminator 3: Joy for Living Dead
Producer
Yet another Godfrey Ho-scripted / Joseph Lai-produced / IFD-distributed "cut-and-paste" job. This one takes much of its footage from the 1983 Brazilian movie Doce Delirio and adds new and unrelated martial arts footage shot by Phillip Ko.
American Commando 6: Kill Butterfly Kill
Producer
Another cut-and-paste action flick from IFD Films, this one splices together scenes from the Taiwanese film "Underground Wife" aka "Kill Butterfly Kill" with new footage featuring actor Mike Abbott and a bunch of other doofuses.
Ninja Avengers
Producer
Just like those Thomas Tang "so-called" Ninja films that came out on Imperial Video. This one has a tacked in plot of Richard Harrison trying to fight off European Ninjas in footage that doesn't even match the film! The whole film is basically a RED SUN rip-off (but this time the Japanese steal a statue) that has a DJANGO like character carrying a cross that contains a gattling gun.
Ninja Operation: Licensed to Terminate
Director
Yet another of those wonderfully zany cut and splice, highly colourful ninja outings as produced by and in this case, also directed by our good old friend Joseph Lai.
Ninja Kill
Director
An army of evil purple ninjas do battle with sadistic yellow ninja to stop an assassination plot.
Ninja Commandments
Director
In an attempt to put their Ninja lifestyle behind them, Rodney and Janet retire to the countryside to raise a family. As the old saying goes though, you can't run away from your past and the couple soon find themselves the target of a rather unpleasant gang. When Rodney is framed and put in prison, Janet is left to look after their son alone. Meanwhile, back at the clan, the Ninjas are facing a fierce internal struggle as the dastardly Stewart attempts a takeover. When Gordon returns from a mission, he soon uncovers the truth and the stage is set for a final face off of epic proportions.
A Man from Holland
Executive Producer
A hit-man and his cop-brother gets involved with drug-dealing gangs in Hong Kong.
The Ninja Squad
Producer
The Ninja empire is at stake as the supreme Ninja master and his disciple confront Ivan the Red, a power-hungry Ninja. When the police fail to help, the young disciple must reveal his amazing fighting ability to save his sister and avenge his mother's murder. The master must face Ivan the Red in a final gruelling duel to determine the fate of the Ninja Empire.
Ninja Hunt
Director
Gordon Anderson (CIA. Ninja. Ninja Hunter) must face his toughest challenge yet when King Ninja steals a top secret formula known as DAK10 that can activate the desire to kill...
Ninja Dragon
Producer
Set in Great Shanghai - two rival gangs, the Furious Fox and the Black Eagle are fighting to establish domination in the territory. Only one force can stop the never-ending killings... The Ninja Dragon!
Golden Ninja Warrior
Producer
A rivalry between the Golden Ninja Warriors and the Red Ninja Warriors. The Red Ninja Warriors want a Golden Ninja Statue that the Golden Ninjas Have, which is never seen by the audience. Then, the action moves to Hong Kong where we see a criminal organization running a prostitution racket, made up of kidnapped women, out of a hotel.
Golden Ninja Warrior
Director
A rivalry between the Golden Ninja Warriors and the Red Ninja Warriors. The Red Ninja Warriors want a Golden Ninja Statue that the Golden Ninjas Have, which is never seen by the audience. Then, the action moves to Hong Kong where we see a criminal organization running a prostitution racket, made up of kidnapped women, out of a hotel.
The Ultimate Ninja
Producer
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. Charles sets out to recapture the Black Ninja Warrior and prevent Victor from stealing the Gold Ninja Warrior. Jimmy heads for the village to get Roger as Charles begins his quest to find and destroy Victor. Jimmy has doubts: will he take back the village, will he be re-united with his brother and sister and will he deal with Roger? But Charles is confident that his good Ninja powers will defeat the evil power.
Robot King Sun Shark
Production Supervisor
Siporta, the space conqueror, has captured the only being in the universe that can stop him: the Canon Robot. Unable to control it, he decides to melt it down and use the parts to create his own combat robot. Now the people of Earth are in a race against time to save the Canon Robot from destruction so that they can use it to defeat the otherwise invulnerable Siporta.
Space Transformer
Executive Producer
When a space renegade, Tonga, threatens the Earth, a crew of shrunken people and robots must be injected into the comatose body of the only girl who can direct a successful counterattack.
Konan The Barbarian Swordsman
Producer
An IFD cut and paste movie, mostly made from the Korean action film Muin/The Warrior. Synopsis on the box is: “Due to frequent attacks of Mongolian soldiers, the people of Koryo Kingdo, including Yu-seong’s family are under much suffering. You-seong heads for Mongolia in search of Yong Tae-san, the enemy who had destroyed his family and kidnapped his betrothed Su-ruin.”
Breakout From Oppression
Executive Producer
A young woman is released from prison, after serving an eight-year sentence for murder, and wishes to start her life over. Getting a job at a newspaper through a friend, she tries to settle in despite the pressures of being an ex-convict. When bizarre incidents begin to occur both at work and at home, the woman suspects that someone has a vendetta against her. NOTE: This is the 1985 IFD (Godfrey Ho & company) re-edit (with English dubbing) of Karen Yang Taiwanese thriller, Exposed to Danger.
Inferno Thunderbolt
Producer
"Cut-and-paste" transformation of Taiwanese movie "The Anger" (1982; directed by Richard Chen Yao-Chi) with new Hong Kong footage.
Ninja Champion
Producer
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)
Ninja Terminator
Producer
Three martial-arts students search for the Golden Ninja Warrior, a statue reputed to have magic powers.
Phoenix Robot Phoenix-King
Producer
Vacationing youngsters on Mars must return to Earth to find The Phoenix King and defeat Nicholas, an evil conqueror from space.
Ninja Thunderbolt
Producer
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. "Cut-and-paste" transformation of Taiwanese movie "To catch a thief" (1984; directed by Gam Ming) with new Hong Kong footage.
Savior of the Earth
Producer
Acts of terrorism are happening in the USA, Japan, France and the Pacific Ocean. The man behind these events is Dr. Butler, who tries to rule the world with his powerful computers. To save mankind, Dr. Kim, Sheila and Keith, known as "Saviors of the Earth", are summoned. The last battle, the Deadly Game, will take place inside a computer.
Protectors of Universe
Producer
In the far reaches of space a new star comes into being, bringing a greedy and ambitious bionic human, Alfred, whose first port of call in his quest to conquer the universe is Antarichi, a planet of peace and perfection. Kanaan, King of the city of Orion, seeks the help of Earth, who gather together a mighty force of robot warriors, the Protectors of the Universe, to put a stop to Alfred's plans for galactic destruction.
Mission Thunderbolt
Producer
Explosive early Hong Kong actioner about a mysterious criminal known as the White Tycoon, who hires three top assassins to help him eliminate his rivals in two local mobs, the Scorpions and the Serpents.
Thunder Prince
Producer
A young boy, whose father, Blue Thunder, was murdered by the villainous "Black Mantis." After Black Mantis kills his father and steals the family fighting style, Blue Thunder's son takes on the name "Thunder Prince" and vows revenge.
Raiders of Galaxy
Producer
When the evil T. Devil wants to take control of the galaxy, he enlists Andrew to help him in his quest for inter-galactic domination. Andrew starts capturing all of Earth's spaceships in order to investigate the planet. Meanwhile, on Earth, the scientists become curious about the disappearing ships and form a squad to investigate. When Andrew begins the invasion, the squad must enter into an epic space battle with the aliens with the fate of the world at stake. Can mankind overcome the awesome power of the alien invaders and save the world?
The Cosmos Conqueror
Production Supervisor
Three heroes pilot a giant robot to fight Kaneby's cruel weapons threatening the world.
The Dragon, the Young Master
Producer
Set in 1920's Manchuria, Kao-Yin sells information on the mining operation to the Japanese and is rewarded with a large quantity of valuable jewellery. But the jewellery is stolen and hidden in the snow mountain where it will remain unless one man - or woman - can survive the battles of murder and deception that surround it.
Fist Of Golden Monkey
Producer
A young boy must learn Kung-Fu like his father while helping keep the "secret manual" out of the wrong hands.
The Snake Strikes Back
Producer
A fool Sui wants to learn the art of the Absolutes Kung Fu and become master , a title with prizes including the secret book of the Invincible Snake Fist, and a secret weapon called a mega belly (I kid you not). Sui keeps on having to fight the same people over and over again to gain control of the book.
Kingfisher The Killer
Producer
Tam, A violent nightclub owner wants his partner disposed of, in order to have complete control of the club. Willing to fight for power, the two engage in a series of action packed brawls.
Captain of Cosmos
Producer
Late 70's Korean movie similar to that of Gundam.
The Magnificent Duo
Producer
Lee Sung-sun is nicknamed Sirasoni (means a baby tiger) for his gentle personality. Because of his strong sense of justice, Sung-sun gets into a fight with Japanese students and this keeps him from going on his honeymoon. He flees to China. There, he helps a Chinese woman being harassed by the Japanese and ends up working with the Chinese dock laborers. The dock manager doesn't pay the workers fairly and represses them. When Sung-sun loses a friend because of this, he confronts the Japanese and puts a big dent in their pride. - KMDB
Fury in Shaolin Temple
Producer
When a young boy finds himself alone in the world when his adoptive father disappears after a fight, his first thought is to go to Shaolin.
Brawl Busters
Producer
The cruel Tien Hu, with his many powerful alliances, oppresses an entire Chinese province, killing many of the hard working citizens.
Dirty Heroes
Producer
Small-town life appeals to home-comer Richard, until he finds out that everything isn't running as smoothly as it seems.
Ferocious to Ferocious
Producer
Jackal Lam's gang and the police commissioner steal Tiger Wong's shipment of illegal gold. In order to avenge himself and reclaim the gold, Tiger Wong hires the justice fighter, Frank Chan. Frank Chan soon learns that Jackal Lum may be the head of an illegal gun-running operation... Let the violence begin!
The Blood Wind
Producer
In hope of growing his power, a warlord hires a group of 'Devil Fighters' to kill whoever gets in his way. When a group of martial arts experts does just that, it seems a bloodbath is unavoidable.