The Peking Man

(1997)

★ 5 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Sci-Fi

Year: 1997

Runtime: 115 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 佐藤純彌

Cast: 緒形直人, 哀川翔, Kent Gilbert, 長谷川初範, 本田博太郎, 片岡礼子, Ikkei Kojima, 小松みゆき, 李丹, Mark Murdock

Plot

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.