Released:
1984-05-18

Overview:
Lee’s award-winning thesis film for NYU parallels a young man running from the Mafia and a young woman hiding from the INS, and its blend of the comic and the melodramatic sets the tone for the first feature films to follow. The title refers to Manhattan’s Canal Street, which separates Chinatown from Little Italy.

Director:
Ang Lee

Runtime:
0h 46min

Genre:
Crime, Romance, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Patrick Cupo
  as
  Mario
• 
  Ching Ming Liu
  as
  Hsiu Hsiu
• 
  Ira Katz
  as
  Drug Dealer
• 
  Chazz Palminteri
  as
  Angelo
• 
  Mei-Hwa Chaa