Chan Is Missing is a 1982 American independent comedy-drama film directed, co-written, produced and edited by Wayne Wang. It is his solo directorial debut. The film, which is shot in black-and-white,
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Film director Wayne Wang, 1980
"Chan is Missing" still photos of actors Wood Moy (Jo), Marc Hayashi (Steve) and Peter Wang as Henry, the cook singing "Fry me to the Moon" in Wayne Wang's 1982 film..
The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's collection of films selected for preservation, each for its cultural, historical and aesthetic contributions since th
Chan Is Missing
…the polyglot Chinese American community that Chan's character allegorizes. In 1995, Chan Is Missing was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Jo is a taxi driver in Chinatown, San Francisco who, with…
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