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What movies do you all recall where the villain wears a mask to hide his or her identity?

I love that element, as it ALWAYS adds more suspense to a movie.

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Who could forget the face behind the mask in this one.

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I'm going for the obvious here...

"Masked Avengers."

Of course.

Here is one of my favorites w/ Polly Kuan.

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The Ghostly Face (1973)

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There is also an Angela Mao movie where James Tien wheres a mask with a fantastic end fight.

Can not think of the title.

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Heroes of the Wild, Shaolin Dynamite Heroes (Lotus Man, lol)

How could I forget, Dreadnaught!

Another edit: The movie in my damn profile pic! Haha

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Heroes of the Wild, Shaolin Dynamite Heroes (Lotus Man, lol)

How could I forget, Dreadnaught!

Another edit: The movie in my damn profile pic! Haha

The profile pic if I am not mistaken IS from the Ghostly Face....alas.

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So many Martial Art flicks make use of masks and I cant recall a particular one. Can we include masked heroes too?. How about this character from Blood Of The Dragon Peril.

Doll bride mask VS Japanese thugs

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So many Martial Art flicks make use of masks and I cant recall a particular one. Can we include masked heroes too?. How about this character from Blood Of The Dragon Peril.

Doll bride mask VS Japanese thugs

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Of course we can DragonClaws.

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'Human Lanterns' fits the bill, and while not of the classic era, I'll throw 'Bloodmoon' in there as well. Likewise for 'Tiger Cage 3'.

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Is Ninja Kids the same trilogy of films as Ninja Death a/k/a Ninja Tiger?. The films villain looked like he belonged in an episode of Power Rangers.

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James Tien and Angela Mao played together in Thunderbolt and in The invincible eight.

As I watched these movie a long while ago, I don't remember to have seen James Tien wearing a mask.

Maybe you'll find the right title among the two I mentioned...

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Is Ninja Kids the same trilogy of films as Ninja Death a/k/a Ninja Tiger?. The films villain looked like he belonged in an episode of Power Rangers.

It's also known as Venom Of The Ninja (never heard of the Ninja Tiger alias). And to make things even more complicated, there's also a 90-minute release of it - yup, the trilogy was cut down to a single film.

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Golden Mask - Chi Kuan-Chun and behind that mask? Stephen Tung Wei.

There was also Ninjas and Dragons, in which the main villain wore a mask as well.

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It's also known as Venom Of The Ninja (never heard of the Ninja Tiger alias). And to make things even more complicated, there's also a 90-minute release of it - yup, the trilogy was cut down to a single film.

Cheers Godfrey Ho Worshipper, the trilogy was released in the U.K by Hollywood East under the title Ninja Tiger Parts 1,2,3. The edited down version must be hard to follow.

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Bat Without Wings (1980) has a masked villain too.

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The guy on the cover with the black & white face paint looks like a member of some odd Chinese KISS tribute band.

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Just off the top of my head, Golden Mask, The Mask Of Vengeance, The Butterfly Murders.

In The Phantom Killer, the villain doesn't wear a mask but his face is hidden by his hat, similar to the villain in 7 Grandmasters.

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The similarities with a KISS member are even more obvious in the movie...

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Thanks for sharing those images Godfrey Ho Worshipper. Clearly inspired by the American rock group.

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