

Matango
1963-08-11 · 89 min · ★ 6.7
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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Production details
- Directors
- Ishirō Honda
- Production companies
- TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
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
Katsumi TezukaPolice Personnel
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