Retro Movie Adventures: Chan is Missing (1982)

Now I want House of Nanking.

Marc Hayashi as Steve in Chan is Missing.
Marc Hayashi as Steve and Wood Moy as Jo in Chan is Missing.

Sometimes when I’m watching ultra-low budget movies like this it’s hard to see past the amateur acting and appreciate what the filmmakers managed to capture with pretty much nothing. The acting in this can be pretty rough, but it really captures the feel of San Francisco’s Chinatown.

It took a while to come p with something for this parody poster. I ended up going with a lost and found link.

A poster for Chan is Missing that sort-of references the poster for Finding Nemo.
…and yes, Wayne Wang really did direct Maid in Manhattan.

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