| Black Cat | |
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| Directed by | Stephen Shin |
| Written by | Lam Wai-lun Chan Bo-shun Lam Tan-ping |
| Produced by | Stephen Shin |
| Starring | Jade Leung Simon Yam Thomas Lam |
| Cinematography | Lee Kin-keung |
| Edited by | Wong Wing-ming |
| Music by | Danny Chung |
Production company | D & B Films Co. Ltd. |
| Distributed by | Fortune Star Media Limited |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Cantonese English Japanese |
| Box office | HK$ 11,088,210 |
Black Cat (Chinese: 黑貓; pinyin: Hēi māo) is a 1991 Hong Kong action film directed and produced by Stephen Shin. The film stars Jade Leung as Catherine who accidentally kills a truck driver. After escaping trial, she is captured by medics who insert a "Black Cat" chip into her brain putting her under the complete control of the American CIA. The CIA makes her into a new CIA agent known as Erica.
Director Stephen Shin originally wanted the film to be a straight remake of Luc Besson's film La Femme Nikita but couldn't after Warner Bros. purchased the rights for an American remake, which became John Badham's Point of No Return. Critics compared the film unfavorably to La Femme Nikita. Jade Leung won the award for Best Newcomer at the 11th Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in the film. A sequel titled Black Cat 2: The Assassination of President Yeltsin was released in 1992.