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Matango (1963)

Overview

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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Ishirō Honda

Director

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Takeshi Kimura

Screenplay

Cast

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Akira Kubo

Kenji Murai - Professor

Kumi Mizuno profile
Kumi Mizuno

Mami Sekiguchi - Singer

Hiroshi Koizumi profile
Hiroshi Koizumi

Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper

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Kenji Sahara

Senzô Koyama - Sailor

Hiroshi Tachikawa profile
Hiroshi Tachikawa

Etsurô Yoshida - Writer

Yoshio Tsuchiya profile
Yoshio Tsuchiya

Masafumi Kasai - Owner

Miki Yashiro profile
Miki Yashiro

Akiko Sôma - Student

Takuzō Kumagai profile
Takuzō Kumagai

Doctor (as Jirô Kumagai) (uncredited)

Yutaka Oka profile
Yutaka Oka

Doctor (uncredited)

Keisuke Yamada profile
Keisuke Yamada

Doctor (uncredited)

Akio Kusama profile
Akio Kusama

Police Personnel (uncredited)

Kazuo Higata profile
Kazuo Higata

Police Personnel (uncredited)

Akira Kubo profile
Akira Kubo

Kenji Murai - Professor

Kumi Mizuno profile
Kumi Mizuno

Mami Sekiguchi - Singer

Hiroshi Koizumi profile
Hiroshi Koizumi

Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper

Kenji Sahara profile
Kenji Sahara

Senzô Koyama - Sailor

Hiroshi Tachikawa profile
Hiroshi Tachikawa

Etsurô Yoshida - Writer

Yoshio Tsuchiya profile
Yoshio Tsuchiya

Masafumi Kasai - Owner

Miki Yashiro profile
Miki Yashiro

Akiko Sôma - Student

Takuzō Kumagai profile
Takuzō Kumagai

Doctor (as Jirô Kumagai) (uncredited)

Yutaka Oka profile
Yutaka Oka

Doctor (uncredited)

Keisuke Yamada profile
Keisuke Yamada

Doctor (uncredited)

Akio Kusama profile
Akio Kusama

Police Personnel (uncredited)

Kazuo Higata profile
Kazuo Higata

Police Personnel (uncredited)

Extra

Release Date

August 11, 1963

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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