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    Chan Is Missing

    Poster of the movie Chan Is Missing
    1982     Crime    
    USA
    1h 20min
    Original lang: English, Cantonese

    Two taxi drivers (Moy and Hayashi) scour San Francisco's Chinatown for the titular mystery man, who has disappeared along with their $4,000. What emerges from this simple set-up is a freewheeling, funny, frequently tense, and wholly surprising study of Chinese-American identity in all its forms. Made for under $20,000, this "matchless delight" (The New York Times) was the arthouse sleeper hit of 1982.

    Directed byWayne Wang
    Written byWayne Wang, Isaac Cronin
    CompanyNew Yorker FilmsNew Yorker FilmsNew Yorker Films

    Starring

    Wood Moy
    Marc Hayashi
    Laureen Chew
    Peter Wang
    Presco Tabios
    Frankie Alarcon
    Judi Nihei
    Ellen Yeung
    George Woo
    Emily Woo Yamasaki
    + MORE

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