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|writer =Ni Kuang | |writer =Ni Kuang | ||
|composer =Frankie Chan | |composer =Frankie Chan | ||
|distributor =Shaw Brothers Studio{{sup|HK}},<br>Rolling Thunder Pictures{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>[[Shochiku]]{{Sup|[[Japan|JP]]}} | |distributor =Shaw Brothers Studio{{sup|[[Hong Kong|HK]]}},<br>Rolling Thunder Pictures{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>[[Shochiku]]{{Sup|[[Japan|JP]]}} | ||
|rating =PG-13{{sup|[[United States|US]]}} | |rating =PG-13{{sup|[[United States|US]]}} | ||
|budget =~HKD 6,000,000 | |budget =~HKD 6,000,000 | ||
|runtime =86 minutes{{sup|HK}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 26 minutes)}}<br>90 minutes{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 30 minutes)}} | |gross =$17,368{{sup|[[United States|US]] 1999}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0076164/|title=The Mighty Peking Man|work=Box Office Mojo|accessdate=15 October 2021}}</ref> | ||
|runtime =86 minutes{{sup|[[Hong Kong|HK]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 26 minutes)}}<br>90 minutes{{sup|[[United States|US]]}}<br>{{Small|(1 hour, 30 minutes)}} | |||
|aspectratio =2.35:1 | |aspectratio =2.35:1 | ||
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{{Quote|Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!|American tagline}} | {{Quote|Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!|American tagline}} | ||
{{Quote|Something terrible has been revived in the icy ridge of the Himalayas!|parenthetical=ヒマラヤの氷壁から物凄い奴が甦った！|Japanese tagline}} | {{Quote|Something terrible has been revived in the icy ridge of the Himalayas!|parenthetical=ヒマラヤの氷壁から物凄い奴が甦った！|Japanese tagline}} | ||
'''''The Mighty Peking Man''''' {{Nihongo|猩猩王|Xīngxīng Wáng|lit. ''Orangutan King''}} is a [[1977]] Hong Kong [[tokusatsu|special effects]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|monster film]] produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. It was released to Hong Kong theaters on August 11, 1977 and [[United States|America]]n theaters in March 1980. The film was initially intended to feature [[King Kong]], and was to be released to capitalize on the then-recent De Laurentiis ''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]]'', but due to rights issues the company settled on using the Peking Man instead.<ref name="KeizoMurase">[https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2018/05/23/memories-of-japans-master-monster-maker-keizo-murase-shares-the-secrets-of-the-worlds-greatest-kaiju/ MEMORIES OF JAPAN’S MASTER MONSTER MAKER! Keizo Murase Shares the Secrets of the World’s Greatest Kaiju! - Vantage Point Interviews]</ref> | '''''The Mighty Peking Man''''' {{Nihongo|猩猩王|Xīngxīng Wáng|lit. ''Orangutan King''}} is a [[1977]] [[Hong Kong]] [[tokusatsu|special effects]] [[:Category:Kaiju Films|monster film]] produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. It was released to Hong Kong theaters on August 11, 1977 and [[United States|America]]n theaters in March 1980. The film was initially intended to feature [[King Kong]], and was to be released to capitalize on the then-recent De Laurentiis ''[[King Kong (1976 film)|King Kong]]'', but due to rights issues the company settled on using the Peking Man instead.<ref name="KeizoMurase">[https://vantagepointinterviews.com/2018/05/23/memories-of-japans-master-monster-maker-keizo-murase-shares-the-secrets-of-the-worlds-greatest-kaiju/ MEMORIES OF JAPAN’S MASTER MONSTER MAKER! Keizo Murase Shares the Secrets of the World’s Greatest Kaiju! - Vantage Point Interviews]</ref> | ||
{{TOC}} | {{TOC}} | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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|Cinematography by=Tsao Hui-Chi, Wu Cho-Hua | |Cinematography by=Tsao Hui-Chi, Wu Cho-Hua | ||
|Edited by=Chiang Hsing-Lung, Thom Noble, Pepita Noble | |Edited by=Chiang Hsing-Lung, Thom Noble, Pepita Noble | ||
|Production | |Production design by=Johnson Tsao, Chen Ching-Shen | ||
|Assistant | |Assistant directing by=Hung Ke, Wu Shih, Tong Yuan, Wen Yao-Hua | ||
|Special | |Special effects by=[[Sadamasa Arikawa]], [[Koichi Kawakita]], [[Keizo Murase]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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|Norman Chu|Ah Lung | |Norman Chu|Ah Lung | ||
|Wu Hang-Sheng|Ah Pi | |Wu Hang-Sheng|Ah Pi | ||
|Ted Thomas|Commissioner | |||
|Steve Nicholson|Commissioner's aide | |||
|Hsiao Yao|Huang Tsui-Hua | |Hsiao Yao|Huang Tsui-Hua | ||
|Chen Ping|Lucy | |Chen Ping|Lucy | ||
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|Akio Nojima|Charlie | |Akio Nojima|Charlie | ||
|Kei Taguchi|Superintendent General | |Kei Taguchi|Superintendent General | ||
|Toru Ohira|Narrator | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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{{Main|The Mighty Peking Man (Soundtrack)}} | {{Main|The Mighty Peking Man (Soundtrack)}} | ||
==Alternate titles== | ==Alternate titles== | ||
*'''''Orangutan King''''' ( | *'''''Orangutan King''''' (literal Chinese title) | ||
*'''''Goliathon''''' ( | *'''''Goliathon''''' (original U.S. title) | ||
*'''''Mighty Peking Man''''' ( | *'''''Mighty Peking Man''''' (U.S. re-release title) | ||
*'''''The Peking Man's Counterattack''''' (北京原人の逆襲; [[Japan]]) | *'''''The Peking Man's Counterattack''''' (北京原人の逆襲; [[Japan]]) | ||
*'''''The Abominable Snowman from the Mountains of the Himalayas''''' (''Den Afskyelige Snemand Fra Himalayas Bjerge''; Denmark) | *'''''The Abominable Snowman from the Mountains of the Himalayas''''' (''Den Afskyelige Snemand Fra Himalayas Bjerge''; Denmark) | ||
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*'''''The Man from Peking''''' (''L'uomo di Pechino''; Italy) | *'''''The Man from Peking''''' (''L'uomo di Pechino''; Italy) | ||
*'''''The Monster from Peking''''' (''Het Monster van Peking''; Netherlands; ''O Monstro de Pequim''; Brazil) | *'''''The Monster from Peking''''' (''Het Monster van Peking''; Netherlands; ''O Monstro de Pequim''; Brazil) | ||
*'''''The Great King Kong''''' (''Büyük King Kong''; Turkey) | |||
*'''''The Colossus of Peking''''' (''O Colosso de Pequim''; Portugal) | *'''''The Colossus of Peking''''' (''O Colosso de Pequim''; Portugal) | ||
*'''''The Colossus of Konga''''' (''Der Koloß von Konga''; West Germany) | *'''''The Colossus of Konga''''' (''Der Koloß von Konga''; West Germany) | ||
==Theatrical releases== | ==Theatrical releases== | ||
{{All Posters}} | {{All Posters}} | ||
*Hong Kong - August 11, 1977{{Popup-poster|file=Mighty Peking Man, The.png|caption=Hong Kong poster}} | *[[Hong Kong]] - August 11, 1977{{Popup-poster|file=Mighty Peking Man, The.png|caption=Hong Kong poster}} | ||
*Turkey - December 12, 1977 | *Turkey - December 12, 1977{{Popup-poster|file=Büyük King Kong.jpg|caption=Turkish poster}} | ||
*West Germany - January 20, 1978 | *West Germany - January 20, 1978{{Popup-poster|file=The Colossus of Konga.jpeg|caption=German poster}} | ||
*[[Japan]] - March 4, 1978{{Popup-poster|file=The Peking Man's Counterattack.jpg|caption=Japanese poster}} | *[[Japan]] - March 4, 1978{{Popup-poster|file=The Peking Man's Counterattack.jpg|caption=Japanese poster}} | ||
*Portugal - May 24, 1978{{Popup-poster|file=O Colosso de Pequim.png|caption=Portuguese poster}} | *Portugal - May 24, 1978{{Popup-poster|file=O Colosso de Pequim.png|caption=Portuguese poster}} | ||
*Brazil - March 26, 1979 {{Popup-poster|file=Monstro de Pequim.nacional.jpg|caption=Brazilian poster}} | *Brazil - March 26, 1979 {{Popup-poster|file=Monstro de Pequim.nacional.jpg|caption=Brazilian poster}} | ||
*Denmark - December 26, 1979{{Popup-poster|file=Den Afskyelige Snemand Fra Himalayas Bjerge.jpg|caption=Danish poster}} | *Denmark - December 26, 1979{{Popup-poster|file=Den Afskyelige Snemand Fra Himalayas Bjerge.jpg|caption=Danish poster}} | ||
*[[United States]] - March 1980{{Popup-poster|file=Goliathon.png|caption=American 1980 poster}}; April 23, 1999 ( | *[[United States]] - March 1980{{Popup-poster|file=Goliathon.png|caption=American 1980 poster}}; April 23, 1999 (re-release){{Popup-poster|file=Mighty Peking Man 1999 re-release.jpg|caption=American 1999 poster}} | ||
*Netherlands - June 19, 1980 | *Netherlands - June 19, 1980 | ||
*France - September 28, 1983 | *France - September 28, 1983 | ||
*Canada - December 9, 1983; April 30, 1999 (Re-release) | *Canada - December 9, 1983; April 30, 1999 (Re-release) | ||
==Video releases== | ==Video releases== | ||
'''Miramax''' DVD (2000) | '''Miramax''' DVD (2000) | ||
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*'''Special features''': To be announced | *'''Special features''': To be announced | ||
*'''Notes''': Packaged with ''King Boxer'', ''The Boxer from Shantung'', ''Five Shaolin Masters'' ''Shaolin Temple'', ''Challenge of the Masters'', ''Executioners from Shaolin'', ''Chinatown Kid'', ''The Five Venoms'', ''Crippled Avengers'', ''Heroes of the East'', and ''Dirty Ho''. To be released on December 6, 2021. | *'''Notes''': Packaged with ''King Boxer'', ''The Boxer from Shantung'', ''Five Shaolin Masters'' ''Shaolin Temple'', ''Challenge of the Masters'', ''Executioners from Shaolin'', ''Chinatown Kid'', ''The Five Venoms'', ''Crippled Avengers'', ''Heroes of the East'', and ''Dirty Ho''. To be released on December 6, 2021. | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
===Trailers=== | ===Trailers=== | ||
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{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">mMg_WPpQGls</youtube>|American ''The Mighty Peking Man'' DVD trailer}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">mMg_WPpQGls</youtube>|American ''The Mighty Peking Man'' DVD trailer}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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The Peking Man's Counterattack (1978)
Goliathon (1980)
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TORN FROM THEIR JUNGLE PARADISE... Betrayed By Those They Trusted... DESTRUCTION FOR ALL!
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Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!
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Something terrible has been revived in the icy ridge of the Himalayas! (ヒマラヤの氷壁から物凄い奴が甦った！)
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The Mighty Peking Man (猩猩王 Xīngxīng Wáng, lit. Orangutan King) is a 1977 Hong Kong special effects monster film produced by Shaw Brothers Studio. It was released to Hong Kong theaters on August 11, 1977 and American theaters in March 1980. The film was initially intended to feature King Kong, and was to be released to capitalize on the then-recent De Laurentiis King Kong, but due to rights issues the company settled on using the Peking Man instead.[2]
Plot
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Staff
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Ho Meng Hua
- Written by Ni Kuang
- Produced by Runme Shaw, Vee King Shaw
- Music by Chen Yung-Yu, De Wolfe
- Cinematography by Tsao Hui-Chi, Wu Cho-Hua
- Edited by Chiang Hsing-Lung, Thom Noble, Pepita Noble
- Production design by Johnson Tsao, Chen Ching-Shen
- Assistant directing by Hung Ke, Wu Shih, Tong Yuan, Wen Yao-Hua
- Special effects by Sadamasa Arikawa, Koichi Kawakita, Keizo Murase
Cast
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Evelyne Kraft as Samantha Ah Wei
- Danny Lee as Johnny Feng
- Ku Feng as Lu Tien
- Lin Wei-Tu as David Chen
- Norman Chu as Ah Lung
- Wu Hang-Sheng as Ah Pi
- Ted Thomas as Commissioner
- Steve Nicholson as Commissioner's aide
- Hsiao Yao as Huang Tsui-Hua
- Chen Ping as Lucy
- Keizo Murase as Peking Man (stunts)[2]
Japanese dub
Actor's name on the left, character played on the right.
- Katsunosuke Hori as Johnny Feng
- Reiko Muto as Samantha Ah Wei
- Sumie Sakai as Lin
- Michio Hazama as Lu Tien
- Akio Nojima as Charlie
- Kei Taguchi as Superintendent General
- Toru Ohira as Narrator
Appearances
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Gallery
- Main article: The Mighty Peking Man/Gallery.
Soundtrack
- Main article: The Mighty Peking Man (Soundtrack).
Alternate titles
- Orangutan King (literal Chinese title)
- Goliathon (original U.S. title)
- Mighty Peking Man (U.S. re-release title)
- The Peking Man's Counterattack (北京原人の逆襲; Japan)
- The Abominable Snowman from the Mountains of the Himalayas (Den Afskyelige Snemand Fra Himalayas Bjerge; Denmark)
- King Kong in Hong Kong (King Kong Hongkongissa; Finland)
- The Colossus of Hong Kong (Le Colosse de Hong Kong; France)
- Gorilanthropos, Terror of the Earth (Gorilanthropos, o Tromos tis Gis; Greece)
- Gorilanthropos, the Steel Giant (Gorilanthropos, o Atsalenios Gigas; Greece)
- The Himalayan Giant (Il Gigante Dell'Himalaya; Italy)
- The Man from Peking (L'uomo di Pechino; Italy)
- The Monster from Peking (Het Monster van Peking; Netherlands; O Monstro de Pequim; Brazil)
- The Great King Kong (Büyük King Kong; Turkey)
- The Colossus of Peking (O Colosso de Pequim; Portugal)
- The Colossus of Konga (Der Koloß von Konga; West Germany)
Theatrical releases
View all posters for the film here.
- Hong Kong - August 11, 1977 [view poster]
- Turkey - December 12, 1977 [view poster]
- West Germany - January 20, 1978 [view poster]
- Japan - March 4, 1978 [view poster]
- Portugal - May 24, 1978 [view poster]
- Brazil - March 26, 1979 [view poster]
- Denmark - December 26, 1979 [view poster]
- United States - March 1980 [view poster]; April 23, 1999 (re-release) [view poster]
- Netherlands - June 19, 1980
- France - September 28, 1983
- Canada - December 9, 1983; April 30, 1999 (Re-release)
Video releases
Miramax DVD (2000)
- Region: N/A
- Discs: 1
- Audio: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: Trailers for The Mighty Peking Man, Switchblade Sisters, and From Dusk Til Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Paramount Home Entertainment Japan Blu-ray (2013)[3][4]
- Region: A
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Chinese, Japanese
- Subtitles: Japanese
- Special features: Behind-the-scenes documentary, 32-page booklet, two trailers
88 Films Blu-ray + DVD (2017)
- Region: B
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Mandarin Chinese, English (LPCM 2.0)
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: Audio commentary by Bev Logan, trailer, 8-page booklet by Calum Waddell
- Notes: Also available without the DVD copy.
Arrow Video Blu-ray (2021) [Shawscope Volume One][5]
- Region: A or B
- Discs: 8
- Audio: Mandarin Chinese, English
- Subtitles: English
- Special features: To be announced
- Notes: Packaged with King Boxer, The Boxer from Shantung, Five Shaolin Masters Shaolin Temple, Challenge of the Masters, Executioners from Shaolin, Chinatown Kid, The Five Venoms, Crippled Avengers, Heroes of the East, and Dirty Ho. To be released on December 6, 2021.
Videos
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References
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