---
title: 'Matango (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ishirō Honda'
released: '1963-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/matango-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057295/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Matango (1963)

1963 · 89 min · Horror, Science Fiction · Japan


## Synopsis

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. Partially based on William Hope Hodgson's short story "The Voice in the Night", it centers on a group of castaways on an island who are unwittingly altered by a local species of mutagenic mushrooms.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ishirō Honda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ishiro-honda)
- **Screenplay:** [Takeshi Kimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kimura)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sadao Bekku](https://cinepixo.com/people/sadao-bekku)
- **Producer:** [Tomoyuki Tanaka](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomoyuki-tanaka)

## Cast

- [Yoshio Tsuchiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshio-tsuchiya)
- [Kumi Mizuno](https://cinepixo.com/people/kumi-mizuno)
- [Hiroshi Koizumi](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-koizumi)
- [Kenji Sahara](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-sahara)
- [Haruo Nakajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/haruo-nakajima)
- [Hiroshi Tachikawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroshi-tachikawa)
- [Hideyo Amamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/hideyo-amamoto)
- [Katsumi Tezuka](https://cinepixo.com/people/katsumi-tezuka)
- [Akira Kubo](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kubo)

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