Matango

Matango (1963)

11/08/1963
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
1h 29m

Can you survive the madness and terror of Matango?

Overview

Five vacationers and two crewmen become stranded on a tropical island near the equator. The island has little edible food for them to use as they try to live in a fungus covered hulk while repairing Kessei's yacht. Eventually they struggle over the food rations which were left behind by the former crew. Soon they discover something unfriendly there...

  • Ishirō HondaDirector
  • Takeshi KimuraScreenplay
  • Original Title

    マタンゴ

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • island
  • monster
  • mushroom
  • yacht
  • greed
  • psychiatric ward
  • disfigurement
  • shipwrecked
  • lost island
  • mushrooms
  • fungus people

Top Billed Cast

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Kenji Murai - Professor

Kumi Mizuno

Kumi Mizuno

Mami Sekiguchi - Singer

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Senzô Koyama - Sailor

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Etsurô Yoshida - Writer

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Masafumi Kasai - Owner

Miki Yashiro

Miki Yashiro

Akiko Sôma - Student

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Doctor (as Jirô Kumagai) (uncredited)

Yutaka Oka

Doctor (uncredited)

Keisuke Yamada

Doctor (uncredited)

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