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The Peking Man

5.019971h 55mMovieScience Fiction

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…

DirectorJunya Satō
WriterAkira Hayasaka
ProducersRiuko Tominaga·Tan Takaiwa

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Cast · Directed by Junya Satō

NONaoto Ogata
Naoto Ogata
Taksuhiko Sakura
SAShow Aikawa
Show Aikawa
Captain Shimura
KG
Kent Gilbert
Herman
HHHatsunori Hasegawa
Hatsunori Hasegawa
Kuwasawa
HHHirotaro Honda
Hirotaro Honda
Takashi
RKReiko Kataoka
Reiko Kataoka
Momoko Takei
IK
Ikkei Kojima
Ryoichi Edo
MKMiyuki Komatsu
Miyuki Komatsu
DL
Dan Li
MM
Mark Murdock
MÔ
Makoto Ôtake
SSShinobu Sakagami
Shinobu Sakagami
Nagasaki

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The Peking Man — streaming FAQ

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The Peking Man hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 7, 1998. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.