In San Francisco’s Chinatown, a cabbie and his nephew set out to find the eponymous mystery man, who’s vanished without a trace, along with all their savings. But what begins as a search for a missing man gradually turns into a far deeper and more elusive investigation…

The first Asian-American fiction feature to secure theatrical distribution in the US, Wayne Wang’s barrier-breaking solo debut merges the buddy comedy and the detective film with style. Swathed in puzzling headlines, wisps of gossip, and urban myths, the central mystery invokes a divided diaspora.