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Wayne Wang updates the ingredients of classic film noir for the contemporary streets of San Francisco's Chinatown. When their business partner disappears with $4000, cabbie Jo and his nephew Steve scour the city's back alleys, waterfronts, and Chinese restaurants to track him down. What begins as a search for a missing man turns into a humorous, elusive investigation into the complexities and contradictions of Chinese American identity.

Released in June 1982, filming locations include the Chinatown, Manilatown, Nob Hill, Russian Hill, Inner Richmond and Japantown neighborhoods and Aquatic Park, San Francisco.

Not rated, 76 mins., 1982. Closed captions (CC) in English.