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Living Skeleton

Living Skeleton

19685.41h 21m

Overview

A ship is attacked at sea for its cargo by a group of thieves who murder a newlywed doctor and rape his wife. Three years later her twin sister is kidnapped by the same pirates, who begin to die strange deaths...

Directed by Hiroshi Matsuno
Written by Kyuzo Kobayashi, Kikuma Shimoiizaka
Produced by Akira Inomata
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Top Cast

Kikko Matsuoka

Kikko Matsuoka

Saeko

Yasunori Irikawa

Yasunori Irikawa

Mochizuki

Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Father / Boss

Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

Ejiri

Asao Koike

Asao Koike

Tsuji

Toshihiko Yamamoto

Toshihiko Yamamoto

Ono

K

Keijiro Kikyo

Policeman

Hitoshi Takagi

Hitoshi Takagi

K

Kaori Taniguchi

Mayumi

Keiko Yanagawa

Keiko Yanagawa

Sanae Suetsugu

Themes & Keywords

skeletonghost shipbatsmacabrefreightercoastal village

About Living Skeleton

Living Skeleton is a horror, crime, thriller film released in 1968 exploring themes of skeleton, ghost ship, bats, macabre, freighter, coastal village. Directed by Hiroshi Matsuno, it stars Kikko Matsuoka, Yasunori Irikawa, Masumi Okada. A ship is attacked at sea for its cargo by a group of thieves who murder a newlywed doctor and rape his wife. Three years later her twin sister is kidnapped by the same pirates, who begin to die strange deaths...

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