Matango

Matango (1963) — drama, fantasy, horror film. Directed by Ishirō Honda. Starring Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kenji Sahara. This page maps 6 characters and 12 relationships between them as an interactive character network. Rated 6.7/10 from 107 votes.

Matango (1963) Poster

Interactive Features for Matango

Matango offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:

Character Relationship Map — Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 6 characters interconnect through 12 relationship links.
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Story Analysis

A stranded group descends into betrayal and fungal transformation, while Murai escapes but discovers that the island has marked him too.

Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller · 6.7/10 · 89 min · 1963

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Credits

Director

Ishirō Honda
Cast

as Kenji Murai - Professor

Akira Kubo
Cast

as Mami Sekiguchi - Singer

Kumi Mizuno
Cast

as Naoyuki Sakuta - Skipper

Hiroshi Koizumi
Cast

as Senzô Koyama - Sailor

Kenji Sahara
Cast

as Etsurô Yoshida - Writer

Hiroshi Tachikawa
Cast

as Masafumi Kasai - Owner

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Cast

as Akiko Sôma - Student

Miki Yashiro
Cast

as Transitional Matango

Hideyo Amamoto
Cast

as Doctor (as Jiro Kumagai)

Takuzō Kumagai
Cast

as Police Personnel

Akio Kusama
Cast

as Doctor

Yutaka Oka
Cast

as Police Personnel (uncredited)

Kazuo Higata

Videos

Matango (1963) trailer
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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q2483699), public domain (CC0).