Black Mask (1996)

Original title

黑俠

Directed by

Daniel Lee

Genre

action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 297 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former government experiment survivor becomes a masked vigilante to fight drug dealers and criminals in Hong Kong. The film mixes martial arts action with slapstick comedy and superhero tropes.

fast-pacedcomedicflashylightheartedstylishsillyenergeticplayful

What happens

Black Mask (Chinese: 黑俠) is a 1996 Hong Kong superhero comedy 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. The film is an adaptation of the 1992 manhua Black Mask by Li Chi-Tak. In 2002, it was followed by a sequel, Black Mask 2: City of Masks, starring Andy On and directed by Tsui Hark. In homage to The Green Hornet, Black Mask wears a domino mask and chauffeur's cap in the same style as Kato (played by Bruce Lee) from the television series. The Black Mask is even compared to Kato in a news reporter scene. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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