Pekin Genjin

Japan • 1997 • 115m •

• Directed by: Jun'ya Satô. • Starring: Naoto Ogata, Shô Aikawa, Kent Gilbert, Hatsunori Hasegawa, Hirotarô Honda, Reiko Kataoka, Kin'ya Kitaôji, Ikkei Kojima, Miyuki Komatsu, Dan Li, Mark Murdock, Shinobu Sakagami, Gajirô Satô. • Music by: Toru Hasebe.

A space rocket containing the remains of The Peking Man crashlands on a remote island resulting in the Peking Man coming back to life...

Review:

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.

Review by noirfilm from the Internet Movie Database.

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