Matango

1963, 1h 29min -

Leaving behind the kaiju genre for which he was best known, Ishiro Honda took a detour into hallucinogenic science fiction with this disturbing psychological survival thriller that stands as perhaps the director’s darkest and most complex work. When their yacht washes ashore a remote island, a group of vacationing youths soon find themselves giving in to the temptation of the strange mushrooms that grow there—initiating a grotesque transformation and descent into surreal terror. Show more

"Matango" — movie produced in Japan and released in 1963. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.4 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 29min. "Matango" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel and for rent and to buy on Amazon Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!