Pekin genjin (1997)

In 1929 the fossil of a 500,000 year old man is discovered in China. In 1941 the Japanese army confiscates this find, but during the war the remains disappear.

Director:

Jun'ya Satô

Writer:

Akira Hayasaka

Stars:

Naoto Ogata, Shô Aikawa, Kent Gilbert

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Naoto Ogata	...	Taksuhiko Sakura
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shô Aikawa	...	Captain Shimura
Kent Gilbert	...	Herman
Hatsunori Hasegawa	...	Kuwasawa
Hirotarô Honda	...	Takashi
Reiko Kataoka	...	Momoko Takei
Kin'ya Kitaôji	...	Dr. Kojima
Ikkei Kojima	...	Ryoichi Edo
Miyuki Komatsu
Dan Li
Mark Murdock
Shinobu Sakagami	...	Nagasaki
Gajirô Satô	...	Dr. Todoroki
Tetsurô Tanba	...	Osone
Joey Wang	...	Zhong Meimei

Storyline

In 1929 the fossil of a 500,000 year old man is discovered in China. In 1941 the Japanese army confiscates this find, but during the war the remains disappear.

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Plot Keywords:

caveman | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese English

Release Date:

20 December 1997 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Peking Man

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Tokyo, TV Asahi, Bandai Visual Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Re-creating ancient humans

In 1929 the fossil of a 500,000 year old man is discovered in China. In 1941 the Japanese army confiscates this find, but during the war the remains disappear. Based on these factual events, this movie takes off with a science fiction story involving a space rocket which places a satellite in orbit containing a secret cargo. The satellite crashes on a remote island and footprints are found in the sand leading away from the crash site. A story of how an ancient primitive cave-dwelling family contends with the scientists who want to study them.