Japan Synopsis
マタンゴ
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…
The 1962–1964 Japan Window
58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Matango sits at position #28.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Matango. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Matango premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,515 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #69 of 391 (top 18%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | August 11, 1963 |
| IMDb | tt0057295 |