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All movies seen on 05/20/2010

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Matango (1963)

Directed by Ishirō Honda

Horror | Science Fiction | Mystery

Most recently watched by philipjablon, sensoria

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…

Length 89 minutes

Actors

Akira Kubo | Kumi Mizuno | Hiroshi Koizumi | Kenji Sahara | Hiroshi Tachikawa | Yoshio Tsuchiya | Miki Yashiro | Takuzô Kumagai | Yutaka Oka | Keisuke Yamada | Akio Kusama | Kazuo Higata | Katsumi Tezuka | Haruo Nakajima | Hideyo Amamoto | Tokio Ôkawa | Kôji Uruki | Masaki Shinohara | Kuniyoshi Kashima | Toku Ihara | Mitsuko Hayashi | Tsurue Ichimanji

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

I’m surprised as you are that I’ve never watched Ishiro Honda’s Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People (1963) in its entirety. Especially considering it’s one of Gavin’s favorite films (according to Ron). And because I really treasure 60s era Japanese sci-fi films. And Matango is no exception. But it’s even more than that; it’s also a great study on the human condition as this group of castaways try to survive this this bizarre island.

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