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Matango (1963)

UNRATED 89 min  -  Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi  -   11 August 1963 (Japan)
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Shipwrecked survivors slowly transform into mushrooms.

Director:

Ishirô Honda

Writers:

Takeshi Kimura (screenplay), Shinichi Hoshi (adaptation), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Hideyo Amamoto Hideyo Amamoto ...
Skulking Transitional Matango
Takuzô Kumagai Takuzô Kumagai ...
Doctor (as Jirô Kumagai)
Akio Kusama Akio Kusama ...
Police Personnel
Yutaka Oka Yutaka Oka ...
Doctor
Keisuke Yamada Keisuke Yamada ...
Doctor
Kazuo Higata Kazuo Higata ...
Police Personnel
Katsumi Tezuka Katsumi Tezuka ...
Police Personnel
Haruo Nakajima Haruo Nakajima ...
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Storyline

A group of pleasure-seeking young people are stranded on a mysterious island when their boat crashes. One by one they succumb to the lure of the deadly music. Written by Steve Hill <shill@harper.cc.il.us>  

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Plot Keywords:

Island | Mushroom | Yacht | Radiation | Occult  | See more »

Genres:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Attack of the Mushroom People See more »

Filming Locations:

Hachijôjima, Japan See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.55 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was nearly banned in Japan due to the fact that the makeup that some of the cast wore as they were turning into mushrooms was very reminiscent of how many people looked after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Kasai shoots at Yoshida and Mami as he chases them off the boat, you can see the bullets ricochet off the ground before he fires a shot. See more »

Crazy Credits

The opening credits of the Japanese version are on animated sails. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in Dead End (1985) See more »

Soundtracks

(untitled)
Performed by Kumi Mizuno See more »