The Living Skeleton

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The Living Skeleton

1968

1h 21m

Horror

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

Dennis Schwartz

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If looking for a ghost story that's not perfect, artistically shot, prone to violence and entertaining, this one is it.

Rated: B

Dec 10, 2019

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Steve Biodrowski

Cinefantastique

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.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 30, 2014

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Oui L

Great film. Came with the criterion boxset; loved it alot!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/04/25

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Lau S

Love Japanese horror movies like this! Very cool! Very fun!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Madoka A

Fantastic. Spooky. Funny. Great product! Really good!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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All L

Love thjis movie! Weird but really good!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/24/25

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Lily R

Great Japanese movie! When of the all time bests! Alot of atmosphere and suspense!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Laura S

Very cool ghost story. Dark. Watch it at night!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Hiroshi Matsuno

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Kikko Matsuoka

Saeko

Yasunori Irikawa

Mochizuki

Masumi Okada

Akashi

Asao Uchida

Ejiri

Asao Koike

Tsuji

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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