Hong Kong Synopsis
叉手
“Hidden Death! Unmasked Terror! In a New Kung Fu Style.”
Philip Kwok plays a repentant killer who vows to destroy the masked gang of which he was a member. A young fighter and his martial arts brothers come to the town to catch the killers, but one of them is not to be trusted!
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Masked Avengers. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
Action + Drama in Hong Kong
136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Masked Avengers itself).
The 1980–1982 Hong Kong Window
Masked Avengers holds position #27 of 45 Hong Kong films in the 1980–1982 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Hong Kong, 151 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Masked Avengers premiered alongside 17 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Hong Kong films in 1981.
The 155th 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
16 audience reviews — more than 33% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #492 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #326 of 516 (top 63%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 32m |
| Release Date | May 15, 1981 |
| IMDb | tt0082153 |