Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.
| Directing | Clive Donner | Director |
| Writing | Stan Burns | Screenplay |
| Writing | David Axlerod | Screenplay |
| Writing | Earl Derr Biggers | Characters |
| Lighting | Randy Glass | Gaffer |
| Crew | Mary Peters | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred Williams | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Jeannie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunt Driver |
| Production | Gwen Williford | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Edna Tromans | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Theodore Tabura | Production Assistant |
| Production | David Stump | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jeff Lohmann | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rene Inouye | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Jack Collier | Craft Service |
| Crew | Lou Leucart | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Crew | Tim Hill | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Alvin Greenman | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Al Teeter | Music Editor |
| Sound | Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Production | Jim Carberry | Location Manager |
| Sound | Toni Telo | Apprentice Sound Editor |
| Editing | Larry Mann | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Bud Clarke | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roberta Newman | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | David McGough | Costumer |
| Camera | Timothy E. Wade | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Kevin Tansey | Grip |
| Camera | Phil Stern | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Steve Randolph | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Guy Polzel | Key Grip |
| Camera | Hal Nelson | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Leo J. Napolitano | First Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Terry Marshall | Electrician |
| Lighting | J. Michael Marlett | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Phillip Marlett | Electrician |
| Camera | Edmond L. Koons | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jack Gereghty | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Doug J. Campbell | Grip |
| Lighting | Cordell Boyd | Electrician |
| Crew | Mark Yerkes | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Sunny Woods | Stunts |
| Crew | Eddie Wong | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Danny Wong | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Dianne L. Wilson | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Jim Wilkerson | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Richard Washington | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Skip Ward | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Rock A. Walker | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Jack Verbois | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Michael M. Vendrell | Stunts |
| Crew | Sammy Thurman | Stunts |
| Crew | Leland Sun | Stunts |
| Crew | Jerry Summers | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Joe Stone | Stunts |
| Crew | Peter Stader | Stunts |
| Crew | Sharon Schaffer | Stunts |
| Crew | George Sawaya | Stunts |
| Crew | Carrie Salazar | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Saito | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill M. Ryusaki | Stunts |
| Crew | Thomas Rosales Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Walter Robles | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Regis Parton | Stunts |
| Crew | Jody Orrison | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Orrison | Stunts |
| Crew | Tom Morga | Stunts |
| Crew | John Moio | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Faith Minton | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Minor | Stunts |
| Crew | Kym Washington Longino | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Shirley Loney | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Angelo Lamonea | Stunts |
| Crew | Allison Klolzman | Stunts |
| Crew | Yangi Kitadani | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Nancie Kawata | Stunts |
| Crew | Rosemary Johnston | Stunts |
| Crew | John Hudkins | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Eddie Hice | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Chuck Hayward | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Marguerite Happy | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Clifford Happy | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Ted Grossman | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Donna Garrett | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Diamond Farnsworth | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Stephanie Epper | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Crew | Greg Wayne Elam | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Duncan | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Vince Deadrick Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Jadie David | Stunts |
| Crew | Erik Cord | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Roydon Clark | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Tom Chatlos | Stunt Double |
| Crew | James J. Casino | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Vince Cadiente | Stunts |
| Crew | David Cadiente | Stunts |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Crew | Bob Bralver | Stunts |
| Crew | Norman Blankenship | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Robert Black | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary Baxley | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Elizabeth A. Bardsley | Stunts |
| Crew | Denny Arnold | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Michael Wood | Special Effects |
| Crew | Samuel E. Price | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gene Grigg | Special Effects |
| Sound | Pat Suraci | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Murray Siegel | Cableman |
| Sound | Bert Schoenfeld | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Bisenz | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Ray Alba | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Mort Zwicker | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Anthony Tomeo | Paint Coordinator |
| Art | Ernest Phillips | Standby Painter |
| Art | Joseph G. Pacelli Jr. | Set Designer |
| Crew | Pat Moudakis | Propmaker |
| Art | Sam Moore | Property Master |
| Art | Bruce Wayne Mecchi | Set Dresser |
| Art | Donald Lee Harris | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | William J. Foley | Leadman |
| Art | E.C. Chen | Set Designer |
| Directing | Richard Luke Rothschild | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jon Paré | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rafael Elortegui | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Pamela M. Eilerson | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | John Zane | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joy Zapata | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles H. Schram | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Keats | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jocelyn Rickards | Costume Design |
| Art | Sam J. Jones | Set Decoration |
| Art | Anne D. McCulley | Set Decoration |
| Art | Joel Schiller | Production Design |
| Production | Toni Howard | Casting |
| Editing | Phil Tucker | Editor |
| Editing | Walter Hannemann | Editor |
| Camera | Paul Lohmann | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Patrick Williams | Music |
| Production | Jerry Sherlock | Producer |
| Production | Michael Leone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alan Belkin | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Paul Baxley | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Vince Deadrick Jr. | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Paul Baxley | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Sheryl Brown | Stunts |
