Matango (マタンゴ) is a 1963 Japanese horror film directed by Ishirō Honda. The film stars Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno and Kenji Sahara. It is partially based on William Hope Hodgson's short story "The Voice in the Night" and is about a group of castaways on an island who are unwittingly altered by a local species of mutagenic mushrooms.
Matango (1963)
Directed by Ishirô Honda
Genres - Fantasy, Horror, Mystery-Suspense, Science Fiction, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Kaiju |
Release Date - Aug 11, 1963 |
Run Time - 89 min. |
Countries - Japan |
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Themes
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Citation, Disfigurement, Greed, Honda Motor Company, Ltd., Island, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Monster, Mushroom, Psychiatric Ward, Yacht
Alternate Titles
Atak ludzi-grzybów
PL
Attack of the Mushroom People
CA, IN, US
Matango
FR, JP, GB
Matango il mostro
IT
Matango, a Ilha da Morte
BR
Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
, US
Matango: La maravilla infernal
PE
マタンゴ
JP