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Gung ho (/ ˈ ɡ ʌ ŋ ˈ h oʊ /) is an English term, with the current meaning of 'overly enthusiastic or energetic'. It originated during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) from a Chinese term, 工合 ( pinyin : gōnghé ; lit. 'to work together'), short for Chinese Industrial Cooperatives ( Chinese : 工業合作社 ; pinyin ...
Gung Ho! (full title: Gung Ho!: The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders) is a 1943 American war film directed by Ray Enright and starring Randolph Scott. The story is based somewhat on the real-life World War II Makin Island raid led by Lieutenant Colonel Evans Carlson 's 2nd Marine Raider Battalion.
Gung Ho (released in Australia and New Zealand as Working Class Man) is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton. The story portrays the takeover of an American car plant by a Japanese corporation (although the title phrase is an Americanized Chinese term).
GUNG-HO definition: 1. extremely enthusiastic about doing something, especially going to war: 2. extremely…. Learn more.
'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders: Directed by Ray Enright. With Randolph Scott, Alan Curtis, Noah Beery Jr., J. Carrol Naish. The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island.
Gung ho is an adjective meaning extremely or overly zealous or enthusiastic. It comes from a Chinese phrase that was misinterpreted as "work together" by a U.S. Marine officer in World War II.
Gung Ho: Directed by Ron Howard. With Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt, Mimi Rogers. When a Japanese automobile company buys an American plant, the American liaison must mediate the clash of work attitudes between the foreign management and native labor.
