chan is missing

Director: wayne wang

Actor: wood moy,marc hayashi,laureen chew,peter wang

Data Published: Fri Jun 04 1982

Genres: Drama,Mystery

Key Words: national film registry,chinatown san francisco,taxi driver,missing person,search

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083728/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chan_Is_Missing

Description: Chan Is Missing is a movie starring Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi, and Laureen Chew. Two cab drivers search San Francisco's Chinatown for the mysterious Chan, who disappeared with their $4000.

Plot: Jo is a taxi driver in Chinatown, San Francisco who, along with his nephew Steve, are seeking to purchase a cab license of their own. Jo's friend Chan Hung was the go-between to finalize the transaction but at the beginning of the film, Chan has disappeared, taking Jo's money with him. The two men begin their search for Chan by speaking with a series of Chinatown locals, each of whom has a different impression of Chan's personality and motivations. The portrait that is created is incomplete and, at times, contradictory. As the mystery behind Chan's disappearance deepens, Jo becomes paranoid that Chan may be involved in the death of man killed during a "flag-waving incident" between opposing supporters of the People's Republic of China (mainland China) and the Republic of China (Taiwan). In the end, Chan remains missing but through his daughter, he returns Jo and Steve's money. Jo, holding a photo of Chan where his face is completely obscured, eventually accepts that Chan is an enigma, saying in a voiceover, "here's a picture of Chan Hung but I still can't see him."[4]