Queen of Temple Street

Queen of Temple Street (Chinese: 廟街皇后) is a 1990 Hong Kong film directed by Lawrence Ah Mon. It has a Category III rating in Hong Kong.

Queen of Temple Street 廟街皇后
Directed by	Lawrence Ah Mon
Written by	Chan Man Keung
Cinematography	Chan Ying Git
Edited by	Kwong Chi-Leung
Music by	Tats Lau
Release date	21 April 1990 (1990-04-21)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$11,828,000

Cast and roles

• Sylvia Chang – Big Sis Wah
• Ha Ping – Older Woman
• Josephine Koo – Venus
• Kwan Hoi-Shan – Luke
• Alice Lau – Swallow
• Rain Lau – Yan
• Law Koon-Lan – Streetwalker
• Lo Lieh – Elvis
• Yuen King-Tan – Candy

Reception

The film was described by Paul Fonoroff in 1990 as "the best Cantonese movie to be produced in a long time".^[1]

10th Hong Kong Film Awards (1991)

• Best Screenplay: Chan Man Keung – won
• Best Actress: Sylvia Chang – nominated
• Best Supporting Actress: Rain Lau – won
• Best New Performer: Rain Lau – won
• Best Original Film Score: Tats Lau – nominated

See also

• Temple Street, Hong Kong