The Mighty Peking Man

The Mighty Peking Man

Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!

Directed by Ho Meng-Hua

Produced by Shaw Brothers

197790 min5.1 / 10

A pulpy, energetic King Kong knockoff that blends jungle romance, monster spectacle, and exploitation thrills with campy sincerity.

Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster and discovers it's been raising a scantily-clad woman, Samantha, since she survived a plane crash years before that killed her parents. In the idyllic jungle, Johnny and Samantha fall in love. Then Johnny asks her to convince "Utam" to go to Hong Kong. Lu Tien, an unscrupulous promoter, takes over: Utam is in chains for freak show exhibitions. When Lu Tien assaults Samantha, Utam's protective instincts take over: havoc in Hong Kong.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Mighty Peking Man violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Mighty Peking Man scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does The Mighty Peking Man end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.

  • Is The Mighty Peking Man sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is The Mighty Peking Man easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

25/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity91

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Mighty Peking Man, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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