Queen of Underworld

Nov 20, 1991

1h 37m

★ 4.8

Overview

Popular Hong Kong actress Amy Yip plays Sister Har -- a seminal figure in 1960s and '70s Hong Kong nightlife -- in this biographical film that follows the scenester's rise and fall from the upper echelons of society to the glamour and excess of Hong Kong's teeming underworld. A truly fascinating portrait of the allure and excess that were part of the fabric of Asia's favorite playground.

Genres

Comedy

Action

Drama

Crime

History

Production Companies

Jing's Production Limited

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Cast

Helena Wong Ha

Amy Yip Chi-Mei

Brother Cheung

Shing Fui-On

Alan

Pal Sinn Lap-Man

Butterfly Lam

Gigi Lai Chi

Linda

Pauline Chan Bo-Lin

Handsome Chiu

Patrick Hon Jun

Crazy Kwong

Blackie Ko

Po Shan

Otomo Rena

Cripple Ho

Ray Lui

Brother Zai

Ng Man-Tat

An Tung

Paul Chun Pui

C.I.D.

Mark Cheung Lui

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