At times this is actually quite a fun spoof along the lines of "Sherlock Holmes" meets "Charlie Chan" by way of "High Noon" but for the most part it's a mess of a film that goes on for far too long. With the Manchu court facing the great powers we saw in "55 Days at Peking" (1963) the Empress Dowager dispatches her finest officer to San Francisco to track down a traitor. As it happens, the Holmesian "Fu" (Haoran…
In 1900, the mysterious murder of a white woman and a Native American man in San Francisco's Chinatown triggers a race against time as the Chinese suspect and the Native American's adopted Chinese son work to uncover the truth while a politician seeks to leverage the Chinese Exclusion Bill as well as the prevailing xenophobia and racism to close down Chinatown and elect himself as the mayor.
Top Cast
Wang Baoqiang
Ah Gui
Liu Haoran
Qin Fu
Chow Yun-Fat
Bai Xuanling
Bai Ke
Zheng Shiliang
Zhang Xincheng
Bai Zhenbang
Yue Yunpeng
Fei Yanggu
John Cusack
Grant
Tai Bo
Uncle Si
Wang Yutian
Ren Wu
Zhang Aoyue
Ren Liu
Scotty Cox
Weyman
Sam Hayden-Smith
Lance
Sean Kohnke
Marston
AJ Donnelly
Thomas Lawrence
Wei Xiang
Jin Lingfu
Yin Zheng
Cheif Fengma
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FAQ about Detective Chinatown 1900
What is Detective Chinatown 1900 about?
In 1900, the mysterious murder of a white woman and a Native American man in San Francisco's Chinatown triggers a race against time as the Chinese suspect and the Native American's adopted Chinese son work to uncover the truth while a politician seeks to leverage the Chinese…
When was Detective Chinatown 1900 released?
Detective Chinatown 1900 was released in 2025.
What genres does Detective Chinatown 1900 belong to?
Detective Chinatown 1900 is categorised as Comedy, Mystery, Action.
Who stars in Detective Chinatown 1900?
The cast of Detective Chinatown 1900 includes Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Chow Yun-Fat, Bai Ke, Zhang Xincheng.