''Masked Avengers'' is a

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film directed by

Chang Cheh Chang Cheh (; 10 February 1923 – 22 June 2002) was a Chinese people, Chinese filmmaker, screenwriter, lyricist and producer active in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Chang Cheh directed more than 90 films in Greater China, the majority of them wi ...

and produced by Mona Fong. It is one of the later Venom Mob films which no longer starred Sun Chien or Lo Mang, who were replaced by new Venom members Wang Li and Chu Ko. It also gave a starring role to younger member Chin Siu-Ho. This, along with House Of Traps and Five Element Ninjas is one of the more violent and darker martial arts films.

Plot

The insidious Masked Gang of hired killers have been terrorizing the countryside, with their mastery of the

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and an inherent brutality, raping and pillaging. But who are the men behind the mask, and what are the identities of the three chiefs in the gold masks?

Chiang Sheng Chiang Sheng was a martial arts actor, one of the '' Venom Mob'', renowned for their acrobatic and martial arts skills. He joined the ''Chang Cheh's Cohorts'' as an actor, and also worked with Chang Cheh as an assistant director and choreographe ...

stars as Chi San Yuen, a martial arts expert and leader of a protective escort service of other expert fighters. Chi and his team are hired to find the Masked Gang and end their reign of terror. Along the way Chi's team encounter Kao Yao (

Philip Kwok Philip Kwok (; also known as Kuo Chui, Kwok Chui, Kwok Chun-Fung; born 21 October 1951) is a Hong Kong-based Taiwanese actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He rose to fame as a member of the Venom Mob, an ensemble of highly-talented marti ...

) who was a former chief of the Masked Gang until he left the gang. He assists Chi's team in their struggle against the Masked Gang and helps to reveal that his replacement in the gang has already infiltrated Chi's group. The final confrontation between the Masked Gang and Chi's team of fighters lead to an all out battle at the Masked Gang's secret lair.

Cast

aka Kuo Chui – Kao Yao *

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– Lin Yung Chi *Chiang Sheng – Chi San Yuen *Chu Ko – Liang Yung * Chin Siu-Ho – Chang Chung (as Hsiao Hau Chien) *Wang Li – Fong Su Kwong

External links

IMDb entry
Films directed by Chang Cheh Kung fu films 1981 martial arts films Shaw Brothers Studio films 1981 action films Hong Kong martial arts films Hong Kong action films 1981 films 1980s exploitation films 1980s Hong Kong films Hong Kong exploitation films {{martialart-film-stub