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Attack of the Mushroom People

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A man in a padded cell tells of being shipwrecked on a foggy island with toadstool-eating tourists.

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Michelle Kisner The Movie Sleuth Those looking for something grim and nihilistic from Ishiro Honda will be intrigued by Matango. Oct 26, 2019 Full Review Ian Berriman SFX Magazine A surprisingly downbeat example of Japanese horror, with an extremely cynical view of human nature. Apr 20, 2010 Full Review Fr. Chris Carpenter Catholic Sun Rated: 2/5 Nov 4, 2004 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Strange Japanese sci-fi film that seems to evoke the effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Rated: 3/5 Nov 26, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Logan M Despite the cheesy title, this is a surprisingly dark, suspenseful, stylish and entertaining film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting film that rises above expectations. Weird character study, and even weirder horror element as a group of boaters become stranded on a fog-shrouded fungus-filled island. Campy, slightly psychedelic, and definitely atmospheric. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Japanese horror movie that is AWFUL and full of dumb people. "Oh, look, he ate this stuff and it made him grow this weird stuff . . . I'll eat it, too!" "Oh, we shouldn't go there and touch this stuff, so we'll go anyway!" Recalls mushroom clouds from atomic bombings. Makes you wonder what Japanese are thinking as isn't the typical stereotype that they are smart? That certainly isn't the case here. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Matango a.k.a. Attack of the mushroom people is a great movie . I do hope you like it . It reminds Me of naked and afraid lol . Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member Enjoyed this movie a lot more than I expected. If you can ignore the bad special effects, this movie is a political statement that isn't a popular opinion in the US. Interesting perspective. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Matango es sin duda una cinta de su época, y no estará dentro de las mejores obras de Ishiro Honda, pero si podemos decir que al menos intenta darnos una historia interesante más allá de los clásicos trajes de caucho a los que el Tokusatsu nos tenía acostumbrados. Me da pena que realmente los mencionados "Hombres Seta" apenas aperecen en los últimos 10 minutos de metraje (incluso menos que muchos de los monstruos de las Kaiju-eiga). Al menos la historia, si bien tiene un ritmo excesivamente lento, mantiene bien el suspense y la tensión típica de los survival. Por supuesto el trabajo de cámara, y especialmente el del departamento de arte fue más que brillante, a pesar de la escasez fúngica. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A man in a padded cell tells of being shipwrecked on a foggy island with toadstool-eating tourists.
Director
Ishirô Honda
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenwriter
Takeshi Kimura
Production Co
Toho Company
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 1963, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2018
Runtime
1h 29m
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