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Matango (1963)

★ 6.7/10 89 min Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy Japan Japanese
Director: Ishirō Honda
Screenplay by: Takeshi Kimura
Short Story: William Hope Hodgson
Adaptation: Takeshi Kimura
Story by: Shinichi Hoshi, Masami Fukushima
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Can you survive the madness and terror of Matango?

Description

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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Top 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)

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