This film recounts the murder of Vincent Chin, an automotive engineer mistaken as Japanese who was slain by an assembly line worker who blamed him for the competition by the Japanese auto makers that were threatening his job. It then recounts how that murderer escaped justice in the court system. Restored by the Academy Film Archive and The Film Foundation, in association with the Museum of Chinese in America. Restoration funding provided by the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation, with additional support provided by Todd Phillips.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Film News Now Foundation, The Film Foundation Inc., Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation
Keywords
- courtroom
- woman director
- murder case
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Top Cast
Lily Chin as Herself
Ronald Ebens as Himself
Michael Nitz as Himself
Charles Kaufman as Himself
Helen Zia as Herself
Top Crew
Christine Choy · Director
Renee Tajima-Peña · Director
Holly Fisher · Editor
Juanita Anderson · Executive Producer
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