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Black Mask (Chinese: 黑俠)
DVD cover for Black Mask
Directed by	Daniel Lee
Produced by	Tsui Hark Presented by Charles Heung Administrative Producer Tiffany Chen
Written by	Teddy Chan Ann Hui Tsui Hark Joe Ma
Starring	Jet Li Karen Mok Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Music by	Teddy Robin Kwan
Cinematography	Tony Cheung
Editing by	Cheung Ka-Fai Tai Ka Cheung
Distributed by	China Star Entertainment Group (Hong Kong) Win's Entertainment Ltd. (Hong Kong) Artisan Entertainment (USA)
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese English (dubbed)
Followed by	Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
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Black Mask (Chinese: 黑俠) is a 1996 Hong Kong action film starring Jet Li, Karen Mok and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang. It was directed by Daniel Lee and was produced by Tsui Hark.

The movie is based an adapted version of the 1992 manhua of the same name. It was later followed by a 2002 sequel, Black Mask 2: City of Masks.

The film concerns a man named Tsui Chik (Michael in the American version), who tries to lead a quiet life as a librarian. However, he is really a former test subject for a highly secretive supersoldier project, and when he discovers that other test subjects have begun a violent crime spree that the police are helpless to stop, he sets out to stop them himself by donning a disguise and using the superhero alias of "Black Mask". Having lost the ability to feel pain due to experiments performed on him by the military, Black Mask is nigh invulnerable.

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• In a homage to The Green Hornet, Black Mask wears a domino mask and chauffeur's cap in the same style as Kato from the series. Jet Li is often mentioned as a leading candidate to play Kato in a future big budget Green Hornet film.
• Black Mask was released in the United States in 1999 to cash in on Jet Li's recent appearance in the Hollywood film Lethal Weapon 4. This version dubbed the original Cantonese dialogue into English and re-edited the film, swapping scenes around and excising 10 minutes of footage.
• Since the film's release in the United States, it has developed a small cult following. Fans of the film cite the contrast of relatively poor dubbing and comparatively excellent fight choreography as a source of humorous entertainment.

Black Mask grossed a moderate HK $13,286,788 during its Hong Kong box office run.

On May 14, 1999, a recut version of the film was released in 979 North American theatres. It grossed a reasonable US $4,449,692 ($4,545 per screen) in its opening weekend, and grossed a total of US $12,504,289.

• List of Hong Kong films

• Black Mask at the Internet Movie Database

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