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Matango
Matango
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1963
1h 29m
6.7(104 votes)
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Drama
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Fantasy

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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TOHO
Tokyo Laboratory

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Cast & Crew

25 members
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久保明

Kenji Murai - Professor

久保明
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水野久美

Mami Sekiguchi - Singer

水野久美
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小泉博

Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper

小泉博
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佐原健二

Senzô Koyama - Sailor

佐原健二
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太刀川寛

Etsurô Yoshida - Writer

太刀川寛
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土屋嘉男

Masafumi Kasai - Owner

土屋嘉男
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Miki Yashiro

Akiko Sôma - Student

Miki Yashiro
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天本英世

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熊谷卓三

Doctor (as Jiro Kumagai)

熊谷卓三
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草間璋夫

Police Personnel

草間璋夫
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岡豊

Doctor

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山田圭介

Doctor

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Kazuo Hinata

Police Personnel

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手塚 勝巳

Police Personnel

手塚 勝巳
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中島春雄

Matango

中島春雄
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Tokio Ôkawa

Matango

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宇留木康二

Matango

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篠原正記

Matango

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Kuniyoshi Kashima

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伊原徳

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Mitsuko Hayashi

Nurse

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Tsurue Ichimanji

Nurse

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池谷三郎

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

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勝部義夫

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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渋谷英男

Nightclub Staff (uncredited)

渋谷英男

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