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Matango

Matango (1963)

1h 29m 5.9/10 IMDb
HorrorScience FictionThrillerDramaMysteryFantasy

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...

Director: Ishirō Honda

Cast: Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kenji Sahara, Hiroshi Tachikawa

Content Warnings

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror Drowning / underwater scenes

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Gore / graphic violence
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