Hong Kong Synopsis
黑貓
Catherine is a violent and disturbed young lady who is shot down by the government in one of her escapades. She wakes up in a training facility and is taught to use weapons, combat, and is put through heavy endurance training. When she is done, she is given the code name "Black Cat". Catherine is now an assassin for the government and is very good at it but she soon finds a boyfriend and is caught between her love for him and her deal with the government
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Black Cat. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From D & B Films
Action + Crime in Hong Kong
119 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Black Cat itself).
The 1990–1992 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1990-1992 Hong Kong release window, Black Cat sits at #73 of 73. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black Cat premiered alongside 22 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 1991.
The 328th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 21% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 48th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Black Cat, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- rage · 2
- brutality · 15
- love · 123
- remake · 101
- assassin · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #797 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #503 of 516 (top 97%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | D & B Films |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | August 17, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0101463 |