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Matango (1963)

Original title: マタンゴ

1963-08-11 · 1h 29m · JA
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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...

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Ishirō HondaDirector

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Hiroshi KoizumiHiroshi KoizumiNaoyuki Sakuta - SkipperKumi MizunoKumi MizunoMami Sekiguchi - SingerKenji SaharaKenji SaharaSenzô Koyama - SailorYoshio TsuchiyaYoshio TsuchiyaMasafumi Kasai - OwnerAkira KuboAkira KuboKenji Murai - ProfessorHiroshi TachikawaHiroshi TachikawaEtsurô Yoshida - WriterMiki YashiroMiki YashiroAkiko Sôma - StudentTakuzō KumagaiTakuzō KumagaiDoctor (as Jirô Kumagai) (uncredited)Yutaka OkaYutaka OkaDoctor (uncredited)Keisuke YamadaKeisuke YamadaDoctor (uncredited)Akio KusamaAkio KusamaPolice Personnel (uncredited)Kazuo HigataKazuo HigataPolice Personnel (uncredited)

Keywords

MonsterIslandGreedTokusatsuYachtDisfigurementShipwreckedPsychiatric wardMushroomMushroomsLost islandFungus people

Movie DNA

Genre affinityHorrorTheme affinityMonster · Island · GreedPacingShortEmotional intensityPsychiatric WardDirector preference222274Actor preference197268 · 173603 · 271141

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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...

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Matango has a runtime of 89 minutes.

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