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Bugis Street

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Also known as Yao jie huang hou (Bugis Street the Movie)

1995 film directed by Yonfan

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Within Vinony's link graph, Bugis Street is referenced by 29 other articles, and connects out to Singapore, IMDb and trans woman.

Vinony files it under 1990s LGBTQ-related drama films, 1990s Singaporean films and 1995 drama films.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Film · TMDB

5.0

In 1960s Singapore when Bugis Street was a center of transvestite and transsexual prostitution, naïve sixteen-year-old Lian comes of age working as a receptionist for the Sin Sin Hotel, home to a gaggle of trans women whom all have stories of broken hearts and drunken sailors.

Released: 1995-04-13103 minDir: YonfanDrama

Cast

  • Hiep Thi Le as Lian
  • Michael Lam Wai-Leung as Meng
  • Greg-o as Drago
  • Ernest Seah as Lola
  • Gerald Chen as Mrs. Hwee
  • Matthew Foo as Dr. Toh

Themes

  • transvestite
  • transsexual
  • lgbt
  • gay theme

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Ratings

IMDb

6.6/10

179 votes

Year
1995
Runtime
101 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Original language
English language
Director
Yonfan
Screenwriter
Fruit Chan
Cast member
Hiep Thi Le
Narrative location
Singapore
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publication date
1995-01-01
title
Bugis Street
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Available in 6 languages

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