Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People story

movie: Matango Attack of the Mushroom People (1963) · 1963-08-11

A group of castaways on an island are unwittingly altered by a local species of mutagenic mushrooms.

6 total · 2 major · 4 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
animal and plant patterned being major A group of castaways, who found themselves stranded on a remote island, started transforming into part mushroom, part human creatures.
stranded on a deserted island major A group of day trippers found themselves temporarily stranded on a seemingly unpopulated island.
psychedelic experience minor The castaways experienced psychedelic effects after eating the local mushrooms on a remote island.
romantic jealousy minor The men were jealous of one another over the two women.
romantic love minor Masafumi Kasai and Akiko Soma.
the dangers of radioactivity minor People transformed into mushroom creatures after eating special mutagenic mushrooms.