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The Living Skeleton

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A ransacked freighter's violent past haunts a young woman living in a seaside town.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 12/10/2019
B
If looking for a ghost story that's not perfect, artistically shot, prone to violence and entertaining, this one is it. Go to Full Review Steve Biodrowski Cinefantastique 06/30/2014
2/5
This early example of a Japanese kaidan (ghost story) with a contemporary setting begins strong but gradually devolves into stupidity, as the scenario figuratively rips itself to shreds with a series of increasingly ridiculous plot twists. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Werner K @wernerrrrr12 Dec 3 Great movie. Fun and creepy! I like it alot! Very cool and dark! See more Fumi A Nov 2 Great Japanese movie! See more Oui L Aug 4 Great film. Came with the criterion boxset; loved it alot! See more Lau S Jul 29 Love Japanese horror movies like this! Very cool! Very fun! See more Madoka A Jun 23 Fantastic. Spooky. Funny. Great product! Really good! See more All L May 24 Love thjis movie! Weird but really good! See more Read all reviews
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Hiroshi Matsuno

Director

Kikko Matsuoka

Saeko

Yasunori Irikawa

Mochizuki

Masumi Okada

Akashi

Asao Uchida

Ejiri

Asao Koike

Tsuji
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The Living Skeleton

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Movie Info

Synopsis A ransacked freighter's violent past haunts a young woman living in a seaside town.
Director
Hiroshi Matsuno
Producer
Akira Inomata
Screenwriter
Kyûzô Kobayashi, Kikuma Shimoiizaka
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 21m