Matango (1963)
Matango (1963)
Can you survive the madness and terror of Matango?
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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Cast

Akira Kubo Akira Kubo As: Kenji Murai - Professor
Kumi Mizuno Kumi Mizuno As: Mami Sekiguchi - Singer
Hiroshi Koizumi Hiroshi Koizumi As: Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper
Kenji Sahara Kenji Sahara As: Senzô Koyama - Sailor
Hiroshi Tachikawa Hiroshi Tachikawa As: Etsurô Yoshida - Writer
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Storyline

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...


Tagline: Can you survive the madness and terror of Matango?
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Fantasy

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 11 August 1963

Country: JP

Runtime: 89m

Company Credits

Company: TOHO, Tokyo Laboratory

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Cast

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

Transitional Matango

Takuzō Kumagai

Takuzō Kumagai

Doctor (as Jiro Kumagai)

Akio Kusama

Akio Kusama

Police Personnel

Yutaka Oka

Yutaka Oka

Doctor

Keisuke Yamada

Keisuke Yamada

Doctor

Kazuo Hinata

Kazuo Hinata

Police Personnel

Katsumi Tezuka

Katsumi Tezuka

Police Personnel

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Matango

Tokio Ôkawa

Tokio Ôkawa

Matango

Kōji Uruki

Kōji Uruki

Matango

Masaki Shinohara

Masaki Shinohara

Matango

Kuniyoshi Kashima

Kuniyoshi Kashima

Transitional Matango

Toku Ihara

Toku Ihara

Transitional Matango

Mitsuko Hayashi

Mitsuko Hayashi

Nurse

Tsurue Ichimanji

Tsurue Ichimanji

Nurse

Saburô Iketani

Saburô Iketani

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Yoshio Katsube

Yoshio Katsube

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Hideo Shibuya

Hideo Shibuya

Nightclub Staff (uncredited)

Directed By

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Director

Koji Kajita

Koji Kajita

First Assistant Director

Kunmei Takahashi

Kunmei Takahashi

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Shigeru Nakamura

Shigeru Nakamura

Production Manager

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Costume Design

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Costume Design

Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase

Costume Design

Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase

Assistant Costume Designer

Shigeru Komatsuzaki

Shigeru Komatsuzaki

Costume Design

Sound

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Recordist

Minoru Kaneyama

Minoru Kaneyama

Sound Effects

Sadao Bekku

Sadao Bekku

Original Music Composer

Hisashi Shimonaga

Hisashi Shimonaga

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Visual Effects Director

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Visual Effects Director

Teizô Toshimitsu

Teizô Toshimitsu

Modeling

Eizo Kaimai

Eizo Kaimai

Modeling

Keizô Murase

Keizô Murase

Modeling

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

VFX Director of Photography

Tadashi Koike

Tadashi Koike

Visual Effects Production Manager

Kuichiro Kishida

Kuichiro Kishida

VFX Lighting Artist

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

VFX Director of Photography

Yukio Manoda

Yukio Manoda

Visual Effects

Yukio Manoda

Yukio Manoda

Visual Effects Camera

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Visual Effects

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Yoshiyuki Tokumasa

Visual Effects Camera

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Hiroshi Mukoyama

Visual Effects Compositor

Sadao Iizuka

Sadao Iizuka

Visual Effects

Camera

Hajime Koizumi

Hajime Koizumi

Director of Photography

Lighting

Seishichi Kojima

Seishichi Kojima

Lighting Technician

Kuichiro Kishida

Kuichiro Kishida

Gaffer

Art Department

Shigekazu Ikuno

Shigekazu Ikuno

Production Design

Other Crew

Eiji Tsuburaya

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects

Teruyoshi Nakano

Teruyoshi Nakano

Special Effects Assistant

Sadamasa Arikawa

Sadamasa Arikawa

Special Effects

Akira Watanabe

Akira Watanabe

Visual Effects Art Director

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Motoyoshi Tomioka

Special Effects

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Special Effects Assistant

Yasuyuki Inoue

Yasuyuki Inoue

Visual Effects Art Director

Jiro Shirasaki

Jiro Shirasaki

Special Effects Assistant

Jiro Shirasaki

Jiro Shirasaki

Visual Effects Art Director

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