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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.8 / 100
1996·Action / Adventure / Comedy·1h 39m

BLACK MASK

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.

Above the Line
Daniel Lee·DirectorKoan Hui·ScreenplayTsui Hark·ScreenplayTony Cheung Tung-Leung·Director of PhotographyTeddy Robin·Original Music ComposerCheung Ka-Fai·Editor
Cast
Jet Li·Tsui Chik / Black MaskSean Lau Ching-Wan·Inspector 'Rock' Shek Wai-HoKaren Mok Man-Wai·Tracy LeeFrançoise Yip·Yeuk LaanPatrick Lung Kong·Commander Hung GukAnthony Wong Chau-Sang·King KauXiong Xinxin·JimmyHenry Fong Ping·Ricky TaiSze Mei-Yee·Chief of LibraryRoy Szeto Wai-Cheuk·Szeto
Full Crew
(29 credits)
Directing· 3
Daniel Lee·DirectorYuen Woo-Ping·Action DirectorSoi Cheang·Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Koan Hui·ScreenplayTsui Hark·ScreenplayTeddy Chan·ScreenplayJoe Ma Wai-Ho·Screenplay
Camera· 1
Tony Cheung Tung-Leung·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Cheung Ka-Fai·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Teddy Robin·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 2
Bill Lui Cho-Hung·Art DirectionAlex Mok Siu-Chung·Assistant Art Director
Production· 4
Tsui Hark·ProducerCharles Heung·ProducerTiffany Chen·AdministrationTeddy Chan·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 13
Xiong Xinxin·StuntsXiong Xinxin·Stunt DoubleChan Siu-Wah·StuntsYuen Woo-Ping·Martial Arts ChoreographerTony Ling Chi-Wah·StuntsYuen Woo-Ping·Stunt CoordinatorDion Lam·Stunt CoordinatorDion Lam·Martial Arts ChoreographerKu Huen-Chiu·Martial Arts ChoreographerLam Foo-Wai·StuntsKu Huen-Chiu·Stunt CoordinatorChun Kwai-Bo·StuntsHuang Kaisen·Stunts
By the Numbers
73.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
IMDb
48%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$60M
ROI 650%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Black Mask's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#2299CC
#FF0000
Mood
Action Packed, Intense
Composition
Diagonal
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man in a dark, flowing outfit is captured mid-air in a dynamic martial arts pose, with his left leg extended forward and his right leg bent, and both fists cl”

actionadventure
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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