Matango (1963)
Matango (1963)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Akira Kubo
Kenji Murai - Professor
Kumi Mizuno
Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
Hiroshi Koizumi
Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper
Kenji Sahara
Senzô Koyama - Sailor
Hiroshi Tachikawa
Etsurô Yoshida - Writer
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Masafumi Kasai - Owner
Miki Yashiro
Akiko Sôma - Student
Hideyo Amamoto
Skulking Transitional Matango
Yutaka Oka
Doctor (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
Doctor
Keisuke Yamada
Doctor (uncredited)
Sakyo Komatsu
Writer
Akio Kusama
Police Personnel
Ishirō Honda
Director
Kazuo Higata
Police Personnel (uncredited)
Takeshi Kimura
Writer
Katsumi Tezuka
Police Personnel (uncredited)
Shinichi Hoshi
Writer
Haruo Nakajima
Matango
Masami Fukushima
Writer
William Hope Hodgson
Writer
Tokio Ôkawa
Matango
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Kōji Uruki
Matango
Sadao Bekku
Composer
Masaki Shinohara
Matango
Hajime Koizumi
Cinematographer
Kuniyoshi Kashima
Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Toku Ihara
Transitional Matango (uncredited)
Reiko Kaneko
Editor
Mitsuko Hayashi
Nurse (uncredited)
Shigekazu Ikuno
ProductionDesigner
Tsurue Ichimanji
Nurse (uncredited)
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects / Visual Effects / Special Effects Supervisor
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects Assistant
Hisashi Shimonaga
Sound Mixer
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Recordist
Akira Watanabe
Special Effects
Kôji Kajita
Assistant Director
Keizô Murase
Special Effects
Seishichi Kojima
Lighting Technician
Kaimai Eizo
Special Effects
Shigeru Komatsuzaki
Costume Design
Tadashi Koike
Production Manager
Minoru Kaneyama
Sound Effects
Shigeru Nakamura
Production Manager / Special Effects Manager
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 11, 1963
Original Nameマタンゴ
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 29m
Genres
Wiki.
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 was different from Honda's other films of the period as it explored darker themes and featured a more desolate look. Upon the film's release in Japan, it was nearly banned due to scenes that depicted characters resembling victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The film was released directly to television in the United States in a shortened form. Retrospective reviews generally commented on how the film varied from Honda's other work, with its darker tone.