Matango
1963, Japanese. Directed by Ishirō Honda.
Can you survive the madness and terror of 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...
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Popcorn Flick
Fun if you don’t overthink it.
6.7/10 from 108 TMDB viewer ratings.
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Cast & crew
- Ishirō HondaDirector
- Akira KuboKenji Murai - Professor
- Kumi MizunoMami Sekiguchi - Singer
- Hiroshi KoizumiNaoyuki Sakuta - Skipper
- Kenji SaharaSenzô Koyama - Sailor
- Hiroshi TachikawaEtsurô Yoshida - Writer
- Yoshio TsuchiyaMasafumi Kasai - Owner
- Miki YashiroAkiko Sôma - Student
- Hideyo AmamotoTransitional Matango
- Takuzō KumagaiDoctor (as Jiro Kumagai)
- Akio KusamaPolice Personnel
- Yutaka OkaDoctor
- Keisuke YamadaDoctor
Details
- Released
- 11 August 1963
- Original title
- マタンゴ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Takeshi Kimura, Shinichi Hoshi, Masami Fukushima
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Matango: quick answers
Is Matango worth watching?
Our verdict is Popcorn Flick: Fun if you don’t overthink it. It scores 6.7/10 from 108 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is Matango?
Matango runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
Does Matango have a post-credits scene?
None is listed for Matango. Viewers tag these on TMDB, so a brand-new film may not be tagged yet.
Is Matango suitable for kids?
No age rating is listed for Matango yet.
What movies are like Matango?
If you liked Matango, try Horrors of Malformed Men, Mothra, Son of Godzilla.
Who directed Matango?
Matango (1963) was directed by Ishirō Honda and stars Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi.