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Matango (1963)

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Reviews Counted: 2 Fresh: 1  Rotten:1 Average Rating: N/A
Runtime: 90 mins
Synopsis:
When Japanese vacationers are stranded on a damp, fog-shrouded island they begin turning into toadstools one by one. This one scared lots of kids in the '60s! [More]
When Japanese vacationers are stranded on a damp, fog-shrouded island they begin turning into toadstools one by one. This one scared lots of kids in the '60s! [Less]

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Starring: Akira Kubo, Kenji Sahara, Yoshio Tsuchiya

Director: Inoshiro Honda, Giji Tsuburaya

DVD Info

Release:

Mar 3, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • 5.1 Surround Sound - Japanese, English
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Akira Kubo - Star
  • Interview - 1. Teruyoshi Nakano - Special Effects Director
  • Trailers - 1. Original Trailer

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Essay - Masami Fukushima - Source Author

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Strange Japanese sci-fi film that seems to evoke the effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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