Queen of Underworld

Queen of Underworld

97 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Action, History | Nov. 20, 1991

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.

Queen of Underworld

97 mins | Drama, Crime, Comedy, Action, History | Nov. 20, 1991

Queen of Underworld
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.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Jing's Production
Original title 夜生活女王之霞姐傳奇
Directors Sherman Wong
Writers Wong Jing

Cast

Amy Yip

as Helena Wong Ha

Shing Fui-On

as Brother Cheung

Gigi Lai

as Butterfly Lam

Pauline Chan

as Linda

Patrick Hon Jun

as Handsome Chiu

Blackie Ko Shou-Liang

as Crazy Kwong

Otomo Rena

as Po Shan

Ray Lui

as Cripple Ho

Ng Man-tat

as Brother Zai

Paul Chun

as An Tung

Mark Cheung Lui

as C.I.D.

Jeffrey Lam Wai-Hung

as Uncle King

Mantic Yiu

as Mrs Shan

Dennis Chan Kwok-San

as School principal