Cast
Akira Kubo
as Kenji Murai - Professor
Kumi Mizuno
as Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
Hiroshi Koizumi
as Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper
Kenji Sahara
as Senzô Koyama - Sailor
Hiroshi Tachikawa
as Etsurô Yoshida - Writer
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Masafumi Kasai - Owner
Miki Yashiro
as Akiko Sôma - Student
Hideyo Amamoto
as Transitional Matango
Takuzō Kumagai
as Doctor (as Jiro Kumagai)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1963
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresHorror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Votes104
DirectorIshirō Honda
WritersTakeshi Kimura, Shinichi Hoshi, Masami Fukushima
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMatango
About Matango
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...
Directed by Ishirō Honda, Matango leans on a strong ensemble — Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about horror titles of 1963.
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