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Feature film — 1963

Matango (1963)

6.71h 29mHorror — Science Fiction — Thriller — Drama — Mystery — Fantasy

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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Director: Ishirō Honda

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Cast & crew

Akira Kubo as Kenji Murai - Professor

Akira Kubo

Kenji Murai - Professor

Kumi Mizuno as Mami Sekiguchi - Singer

Kumi Mizuno

Mami Sekiguchi - Singer

Hiroshi Koizumi as Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper

Hiroshi Koizumi

Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper

Kenji Sahara as Senzô Koyama - Sailor

Kenji Sahara

Senzô Koyama - Sailor

Hiroshi Tachikawa as Etsurô Yoshida - Writer

Hiroshi Tachikawa

Etsurô Yoshida - Writer

Yoshio Tsuchiya as Masafumi Kasai - Owner

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Masafumi Kasai - Owner

Miki Yashiro as Akiko Sôma - Student

Miki Yashiro

Akiko Sôma - Student

Hideyo Amamoto as Transitional Matango

Hideyo Amamoto

Transitional Matango

Takuzō Kumagai as Doctor (as Jiro Kumagai)

Takuzō Kumagai

Doctor (as Jiro Kumagai)

Akio Kusama as Police Personnel

Akio Kusama

Police Personnel

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Yutaka Oka

Doctor

K

Keisuke Yamada

Doctor

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