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|soundtrack =The Mighty Peking Man | |soundtrack =The Mighty Peking Man/Soundtrack | ||
|credits =The Mighty Peking Man/Credits | |credits =The Mighty Peking Man/Credits | ||
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|name =''The Mighty Peking Man''|titles=yes | |name =''The Mighty Peking Man''|titles=yes | ||
|us-title =''Goliathon'' (1980) | |us-title =''Goliathon'' (1980) | ||
|jp-title = | |jp-title =''The Peking Man's<br>Counterattack'' (1978) | ||
|director =Ho Meng Hua | |director =Ho Meng Hua | ||
|producer =Runme Shaw | |producer =Runme Shaw | ||
|writer =Ni Kuang | |writer =Ni Kuang | ||
|composer =Frankie Chan | |composer =Frankie Chan | ||
|sfx =[[Sadamasa Arikawa]] | |||
|distributor =Shaw Brothers Studio{{sup|[[Hong Kong|HK]]}},<br>World Northal Corporation{{sup|[[United States|US]] 1980}}{{sfn|''Variety''|1980|p=28}}<br>Rolling Thunder Pictures{{sup|[[United States|US]] 1999}}<br>[[Shochiku]]{{Sup|[[Japan|JP]]}} | |distributor =Shaw Brothers Studio{{sup|[[Hong Kong|HK]]}},<br>World Northal Corporation{{sup|[[United States|US]] 1980}}{{sfn|''Variety''|1980|p=28}}<br>Rolling Thunder Pictures{{sup|[[United States|US]] 1999}}<br>[[Shochiku]]{{Sup|[[Japan|JP]]}} | ||
|rating =PG{{sup|[[United States|US]] 1980}}{{sfn|''Variety''|1980|p=28}}<br>PG-13{{sup|[[United States|US]]}} | |rating =PG{{sup|[[United States|US]] 1980}}{{sfn|''Variety''|1980|p=28}}<br>PG-13{{sup|[[United States|US]]}} | ||
|budget =~HKD 6,000,000 | |budget =~HKD 6,000,000{{Citation needed}} | ||
|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> | |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)}} | |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{{sup|[[Hong Kong|HK]]}}<br>2.39:1{{sup|[[United States|US]]}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!|First American tagline (as ''Goliathon'')}} | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|TORN FROM THEIR JUNGLE PARADISE... Betrayed By Those They Trusted... DESTRUCTION FOR ALL!|Second American tagline (as ''Mighty Peking Man'')}} | ||
{{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 Dino de Laurentiis film ''[[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 Dino de Laurentiis film ''[[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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To be added. | To be added. | ||
==Staff== | ==Staff== | ||
{{Main|The Mighty Peking Man/Credits}} | |||
{{Staffs | {{Staffs | ||
|Directed by=Ho Meng | |Directed by=Ho Meng-Hwa | ||
|Written by=Ni Kuang | |Written by=Ni Kuang | ||
|Produced by=Runme | |Produced by=Runme Shaw | ||
|Music by=Chen Yung-Yu, De Wolfe | |Music by=Chen Yung-Yu, De Wolfe | ||
|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 design by=Johnson Tsao, Chen Ching-Shen | |Production design by=Johnson Tsao, Chen Ching-Shen | ||
|Assistant | |Assistant directors=Hung Ke, Wu Shih, Tong Yuan, Wen Yao-Hua | ||
| | |Director of special effects|[[Sadamasa Arikawa]] (uncredited) | ||
|First assistant director of special effects|[[Koichi Kawakita]] (uncredited) | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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}} | }} | ||
===Japanese dub=== | ===Japanese dub=== | ||
{{Cast | {{Cast|notice=no | ||
|Katsunosuke Hori|Johnny Feng | |Katsunosuke Hori|Johnny Feng | ||
|Reiko Muto|Samantha Ah Wei | |Reiko Muto|Samantha Ah Wei | ||
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|Akio Nojima|Charlie | |Akio Nojima|Charlie | ||
|Kei Taguchi|Superintendent General | |Kei Taguchi|Superintendent General | ||
|Toru Ohira| | |Toru Ohira|narrator | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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{{Main|The Mighty Peking Man/Gallery}} | {{Main|The Mighty Peking Man/Gallery}} | ||
==Soundtrack== | ==Soundtrack== | ||
{{Main|The Mighty Peking Man | {{Main|The Mighty Peking Man/Soundtrack}} | ||
==Alternate titles== | ==Alternate titles== | ||
*'''''Orangutan King''''' (literal Chinese title) | *'''''Orangutan King''''' (literal Chinese title) | ||
*'''''Goliathon''''' (original U.S. title) | *'''''Goliathon''''' (original [[United States|U.S.]] title) | ||
*'''''Mighty Peking Man''''' (U.S. re-release title) | *'''''Mighty Peking Man''''' (U.S. re-release title) | ||
*'''''The Mighty Peking Man''''' (U.S. DVD 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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*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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*'''Audio''': English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | *'''Audio''': English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | ||
*'''Subtitles''': English | *'''Subtitles''': English | ||
*'''Special features''': Trailers for ''The Mighty Peking Man'', ''[[wikipedia:Switchblade Sisters|Switchblade Sisters]]'' | *'''Special features''': Trailers for ''The Mighty Peking Man'', ''[[wikipedia:Switchblade Sisters|Switchblade Sisters]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter|From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter]]'' | ||
'''[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Entertainment Japan]]''' Blu-ray (2013)<ref name="Paramount Blu">[https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Beijing-Original-Attack-DVD-Blu-ray/dp/B00DTBUQZ6 Amazon.co.jp: The Beijing Original Attack DVD (Blu-ray)]</ref><ref name="DVDCompare">[http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=41325 Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.com - Mighty Peking Man (The) AKA Colossus of Congo AKA Goliathon AKA Xing xing wang (Blu-ray) (1977)]</ref> | '''[[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Entertainment Japan]]''' Blu-ray (2013)<ref name="Paramount Blu">[https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Beijing-Original-Attack-DVD-Blu-ray/dp/B00DTBUQZ6 Amazon.co.jp: The Beijing Original Attack DVD (Blu-ray)]</ref><ref name="DVDCompare">[http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=41325 Rewind @ www.dvdcompare.com - Mighty Peking Man (The) AKA Colossus of Congo AKA Goliathon AKA Xing xing wang (Blu-ray) (1977)]</ref> | ||
*'''Region''': A | *'''Region''': A | ||
*'''Discs''': 1 | *'''Discs''': 1 | ||
*'''Audio''': Chinese, Japanese | *'''Audio''': Mandarin Chinese, Japanese | ||
*'''Subtitles''': Japanese | *'''Subtitles''': Japanese | ||
*'''Special features''': Behind-the-scenes documentary, 32-page booklet, two trailers | *'''Special features''': Behind-the-scenes documentary, 32-page booklet, two trailers | ||
'''88 Films''' Blu-ray + DVD (2017) | '''88 Films''' Blu-ray + DVD (2017) | ||
*'''Region''': B | *'''Region''': B | ||
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*'''Special features''': Audio commentary by Bev Logan, trailer, 8-page booklet by Calum Waddell | *'''Special features''': Audio commentary by Bev Logan, trailer, 8-page booklet by Calum Waddell | ||
*'''Notes''': Also available without the DVD copy. | *'''Notes''': Also available without the DVD copy. | ||
'''[[Arrow Video]]''' Blu-ray (December 6, 2021) [''Shawscope Volume One'']<ref name="Arrow">[https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/shawscope-volume-one-limited-edition-blu-ray/FCD2076 Arrow Films - Shawscope Volume One Limited Edition Blu-ray]</ref> | '''[[Arrow Video]]''' Blu-ray (December 6, 2021) [''Shawscope Volume One'']<ref name="Arrow">[https://arrowfilms.com/product-detail/shawscope-volume-one-limited-edition-blu-ray/FCD2076 Arrow Films - Shawscope Volume One Limited Edition Blu-ray]</ref> | ||
*'''Region''': A or B | *'''Region''': A or B | ||
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*'''Subtitles''': English | *'''Subtitles''': English | ||
*'''Special features''': To be announced | *'''Special features''': To be announced | ||
*'''Notes''': Packaged with ''[[wikipedia:King Boxer|King Boxer]]'' | *'''Notes''': Packaged with ''[[wikipedia:King Boxer|King Boxer]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Boxer from Shantung|The Boxer from Shantung]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Five Shaolin Masters|Five Shaolin Masters]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Shaolin Temple (1982 film)|Shaolin Temple]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Challenge of the Masters|Challenge of the Masters]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Executioners from Shaolin|Executioners from Shaolin]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Chinatown Kid|Chinatown Kid]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Five Deadly Venoms|The Five Venoms]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Crippled Avengers|Crippled Avengers]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Heroes of the East|Heroes of the East]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Dirty Ho|Dirty Ho]]''. | ||
==Videos== | ==Videos== | ||
===Trailers=== | ===Trailers=== | ||
{{Videos| | {{Videos| | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">y22gVtDplxs</youtube>|International trailer}} | |||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">9UrwXXv6AMo</youtube>|U.S. ''Goliathon'' trailer}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">9UrwXXv6AMo</youtube>|U.S. ''Goliathon'' trailer}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">TkocIj-D83E</youtube>|U.S. ''Goliathon'' TV spot}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">TkocIj-D83E</youtube>|U.S. ''Goliathon'' TV spot}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">kU_5q43aNo8</youtube>|U.S. ''Mighty Peking Man'' trailer}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">kU_5q43aNo8</youtube>|U.S. ''Mighty Peking Man'' trailer}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">mMg_WPpQGls</youtube>|U.S. ''The Mighty Peking Man'' DVD trailer}} | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">mMg_WPpQGls</youtube>|U.S. ''The Mighty Peking Man'' DVD trailer}} | ||
{{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169"> | {{vid|<youtube width="300" height="169">No1F_sK9gTY</youtube>|West German trailer}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
===Bibliography=== | ===Bibliography=== | ||
*{{cite magazine|title=This Week's MPAA Ratings|magazine=Variety|date=13 February 1980|ref={{harvid|''Variety''|1980}}}} | *{{cite magazine|title=This Week's MPAA Ratings|magazine=Variety|date=13 February 1980|ref={{harvid|''Variety''|1980}}}} | ||
{{Kaiju Movies}} | {{Kaiju Movies|tab=Misc}} | ||
{{Comments}} | {{Comments}} | ||
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The Peking Man's
Goliathon (1980)
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Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!
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— First American tagline (as Goliathon) |
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TORN FROM THEIR JUNGLE PARADISE... Betrayed By Those They Trusted... DESTRUCTION FOR ALL!
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— Second American tagline (as Mighty Peking Man) |
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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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— Japanese tagline |
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 Dino de Laurentiis film King Kong, but due to rights issues the company settled on using the Peking Man instead.[3]
Plot
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Staff
- Main article: The Mighty Peking Man/Credits.
Staff role on the left, staff member's name on the right.
- Directed by Ho Meng-Hwa
- Written by Ni Kuang
- Produced by Runme 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 directors Hung Ke, Wu Shih, Tong Yuan, Wen Yao-Hua
- Director of special effects Sadamasa Arikawa (uncredited)
- First assistant director of special effects Koichi Kawakita (uncredited)
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)[3]
Japanese dub
- 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
Monsters |
Weapons, vehicles, and races |
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 Mighty Peking Man (U.S. DVD 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 Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
Paramount Home Entertainment Japan Blu-ray (2013)[4][5]
- Region: A
- Discs: 1
- Audio: Mandarin 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 (December 6, 2021) [Shawscope Volume One][6]
- 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.
Videos
Trailers
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References
This is a list of references for The Mighty Peking Man. These citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based. These references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers, which look like this: [1]
Bibliography
- "This Week's MPAA Ratings". Variety. 13 February 1980.
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