Attack Of The Mushroom People (1963) aka Matango aka Curse Of The Mushroom People aka Fungus Of Terror

4 / 5
Tagline: N/A
Directed by: Ishiro Honda
Written by: Masami Fukushima, William Hope Hodgson, Shinichi Hoshi, Takeshi Kimura, Sakyo Komatsu
Actors include: Akira Kubo, Kumi Mizuno, Hiroshi Koizumi
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Length: 89 minutes
Banned: Nope
Country: Japan

Review:
Some hip young Asians are having a boat party when their boat crashes on a peculiar island. Food supplies are at a low so they begin eating fungus on the island. The fungus isn't exactly defenseless though, it starts to transform folks...into mushrooms!!! Oh it's absolutely beautifully shot, and I can't stress that enough. Just watching it for the scenery is enough, it's obviously got a high budget and it was very well filmed. The colors are fantastic, the effects are reasonable considering, it's actually just a heck of a lot of fun. The story is a little silly, and nothing is totally explained that I remember, and it is nearly bloodless but still worth it for it's far from boring. I haven't seen many like this, but I would definitely be willing to delve into the Asian "attack" films if they are half as good as this one!