Hong Kong / Nov 07, 1996 / R
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ken Lok Tat-Wah | Sgt. Crap |
| Lawrence Ah Mon | Operating Room Doctor |
| Dion Lam | Sour |
| Russ Price | Rocket |
| Moses Chan Ho | 701 Squad Member |
| Mike Lambert | 701 Squad Member |
| Victor Hall | 701 Squad Member |
| Winston Ellis | 701 Squad Member |
| Nunzio Caponio | 701 Squad Member |
| John J. Whitney | 701 Squad Member |
| Glenn Peters | 701 Squad Member |
| Chun Kwai-Bo | 701 Squad Member |
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| Ricardo Alexander | 701 Squad Member |
| Sunny Luk Kim-Ching | Police Computer Operator |
| Koan Hui | Bomb Squad Operator |
| Raymond Fung Sai-Hung | [Scenes Cut] |
| Jacky Cheung Chun-Hung | Robber |
| Chan Siu-Wah | Robber |
| Charles Shen | Kau's Thug |
| Roderick Lam Chung-Kei | Kau's Thug |
| Kwan Yung | Kau's Thug |
| Lee Kim-Wing | Kau's Thug |
| Huang Kaisen | Policeman |
| Lam Foo-Wai | Policeman |
| Ankee Leung Chi-On | Policeman |
| Tony Ling Chi-Wah | |
| Susan Hickman | Actress |
Genres
Action
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 黑俠 |
| Original language | 广州话 / 廣州話 (CN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話, English, Español |
| Production countries | Hong Kong |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Win's Entertainment Ltd., Film Workshop, Distant Horizon |
| Release date | 7 novembre 1996 |
| Production | Tsui Hark, Teddy Chan, Charles Heung |
| Writer | Koan Hui, Tsui Hark, Joe Ma Wai-Ho, Teddy Chan |
| Editing | Cheung Ka-Fai |
| Cinematography | Tony Cheung Tung-Leung |
| Assistant directors | Soi Cheang, Yuen Woo-Ping, Daniel Lee |
| Camera operators | Tony Cheung Tung-Leung |
| Additional photography | Tony Cheung Tung-Leung |
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| Production design | Alex Mok Siu-Chung, Bill Lui Cho-Hung |
| Art direction | Alex Mok Siu-Chung, Bill Lui Cho-Hung |
| Set decoration | Alex Mok Siu-Chung, Bill Lui Cho-Hung |
| Stunts | Xiong Xinxin, Huang Kaisen, Dion Lam, Chun Kwai-Bo, Chan Siu-Wah, Lam Foo-Wai, Yuen Woo-Ping, Tony Ling Chi-Wah, Ku Huen-Chiu |
| Music | Teddy Robin |
| Sound | Teddy Robin |
| Collection | The Black Mask Collection |
| Budget | 8.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 60.004.461 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
South Korea / Dec 14, 1996
Germany / Apr 02, 1998 / 16
Japan / Feb 06, 1999
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Brazil / May 16, 1999 / 14
United States / May 16, 1999 / R
Physical media
France / Nov 30, 1999 / TP
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