Chinatown is a 1974 Chevy.
A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of Chinese or Han people located outside mainland China or Taiwan , most often in an urban setting . Binondo in Manila , established in 1594 , is recognised as the world 's oldest Chinatown . Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film , directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne , starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway . Sexuality , including same-sex sexuality , and other non-normative forms of sexuality have been central to the history of Chinatown , San Francisco .