The Peking Man (北京原人) 26 years old

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.

Credits

The Peking Man Cast

Name Character
Joey Wong She was 30, now 57 years old as Zhong Meimei
Gajiro Satoh He was 53, now 79 years old as Dr. Todoroki
Reiko Kataoka She was 26, now 52 years old as Momoko Takei
Hatsunori Hasegawa He was 42, now 68 years old as Kuwasawa
Sho Aikawa He was 36, now 62 years old as Captain Shimura
Kinya Kitaoji He was 54, now 81 years old as Kin'ya Kitaôji
Hirotaro Honda He was 46, now 73 years old as Takashi
Makoto Ohtake
Tetsurō Tamba He was 75, 84 years old when he died as Osone
Shinobu Sakagami He was 30, now 56 years old as Nagasaki
Kent Gilbert He was 45, now 71 years old as Herman
Miyuki Komatsu She was 26, now 52 years old
Mark Murdock He was 45, now 72 years old
Naoto Ogata He was 30, now 56 years old as Taksuhiko Sakura
Ikkei Kojima He was 53, now 79 years old as Ryoichi Edo
Dan Li She was 32, now 58 years old

The Peking Man Crew

Name Department
Jun'ya Satô as Director. He was 65 (86) years old when He died Directing
Takeshi Hamada as Cinematography. He was 14 (now 41) years old Crew
Hidetaka Ozawa as Art Direction. Art
Akira Hayasaka as Writer. He was 68 (88) years old when He died Writing
Tan Takaiwa as Producer. He was 67 (now 93) years old Production
Riuko Tominaga as Producer. Production
Toru Hasebe as Original Music Composer. Sound
Shin'ya Tadano as Editor. Editing
Etsuko Egawa as Makeup Effects. Crew
Yo Futsuta as Special Effects. Crew
The Peking Man poster
The Peking Man (26 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, December 20, 1997
  • Runtime: 115 minutes