Black Mask (1996)
黑俠
Super-soldier recruit Tsui Chik is forced to escape with his comrades after the project is canceled. Months later, he's trying to have a quiet life as a librarian with his best friend, Inspector Shek Wai-Ho. However, a string of vicious gangland murders begins that has all the markings of Tsui's former compatriots who seem to have turned to crime. Realizing that the police are helpless, he decides to take them on himself. With a disguise, Tsui becomes the mysterious superhero known only as Black Mask.
- Date of release
- 1996-11-07
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (301)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Action
- Director
- Daniel Lee
- Collection
- The Black Mask Collection
Casting
- Jet Li — Tsui Chik / Black Mask
- Lau Ching-wan — Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-Ho
- Karen Mok Man-wai — Tracy Lee
- Françoise Yip — Yeuk Laan
- Patrick Lung Kong — Commander Hung Guk
- Anthony Wong Chau-sang — King Kau
- Xiong Xinxin — Jimmy
- Henry Fong Ping — Ricky Tai
- Sze Mei-Yee — Chief of Library
- Roy Szeto Wai-cheuk — Szeto
- Chan Suk-Yee — Librarian
- Chung King-Fai — Police Commissioner
Interesting facts
Black Mask is a 1996 Hong Kong superhero martial arts film directed by Daniel Lee, and produced by Tsui Hark, who also wrote with Koan Hui, Teddy Chan, and Joe Ma. The action director was Yuen Woo-ping. The film stars Jet Li, Lau Ching-wan, Karen Mok, Françoise Yip, Patrick Lung, and Anthony Wong. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 9 November 1996. In 1999, the film was dubbed in English and released in the United States by Artisan Entertainment.
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