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Matango
“Can you survive the madness and terror of Matango?”
6.7 / 10• 1963• 1h 29m•NR• Japanese
HorrorScience FictionThrillerDramaMysteryFantasy
Storyline
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...
Cast & Crew
Akira Kubo
Kenji Murai - Professor
Lead
Kumi Mizuno
Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
Hiroshi Koizumi
Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper
Kenji Sahara
Senzô Koyama - Sailor
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Etsurô Yoshida - Writer
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Masafumi Kasai - Owner
Miki Yashiro
Akiko Sôma - Student
Hideyo Amamoto
Transitional Matango
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ishirō Honda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Matango is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
