The Peking Man (1997)
Overview
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.
Cast
Naoto Ogata
Taksuhiko Sakura
Show Aikawa
Captain Shimura
Hatsunori Hasegawa
Kuwasawa
Hirotaro Honda
Takashi
Reiko Kataoka
Momoko Takei
Miyuki Komatsu
Shinobu Sakagami
Nagasaki
Gajirō Satō
Dr. Todoroki
Tetsuro Tamba
Osone
Joey Wong
Zhong Meimei
Kinya Kitaoji
Kin'ya Kitaôji
