Chan Is Missing
1982 · Movie · 76 min · ★ 6.8 · 91% critics
After a friend vanishes with money meant for a business deal, two cab drivers roam San Francisco’s Chinatown looking for answers. What starts as a low-key mystery becomes a funny, thoughtful tour through everyday life, identity, and the pressures of fitting into American society.
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Details
- Years
- 1982
- Release date
- 1982-04-24
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 76 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (32 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy low-key mysteries that double as character-rich social portraits, somewhere between Family Plot and Murder, She Wrote; Not for you if you want fast pacing, constant suspense, or neat answers.
Pros: thoughtful cultural insight; dry, offbeat humor; vivid San Francisco setting | Cons: talky stretches; meandering pace; rough, uneven performances
Themes
- san francisco, california
- chinatown
- missing person
- chinese american
- immigrant experience
- chinese immigrant
- independent film
Cast & crew
Wood Moy
as Jo
- MH
Marc Hayashi
as Steve
Laureen Chew
as Amy
Peter Wang
as Henry
- PT
Presco Tabios
as Presco
- FA
Frankie Alarcon
as Frankie
- JN
Judi Nihei
as Lawyer
- EY
Ellen Yeung
as Mrs. Chan
- GW
George Woo
as George
- EY
Emily Woo Yamasaki
as Jenny
Directed by Wayne Wang