
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $60M worldwide, about 7.5 times its $8M budget
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Setting
Set in Hong Kong
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Sequels
Followed by Black Mask 2: City of Masks
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Collection
Part of The Black Mask Collection
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Music
Music by Teddy Robin
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Koan HuiScreenplay
- Tsui HarkScreenplay
- Teddy ChenScreenplay
- Joe Ma Wai-hoScreenplay
- Original title
- 黑俠
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 7, 1996
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Budget
- $8M
- Revenue
- $60M
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Collection
- The Black Mask Collection





































