

Living Skeleton
1968-11-09 · 81 min · ★ 5.6
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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- Directors
- Hiroshi Matsuno
- Production companies
- Shochiku
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kikko MatsuokaSaeko
Yasunori IrikawaMochizuki
Masumi OkadaFather / Boss
Asao UchidaEjiri
Asao KoikeTsuji
Toshihiko YamamotoOno
Hitoshi Takagi
Keiko YanagawaSanae Suetsugu
Minoru Hirano
Nobuo KanekoSuetsugu
Kō NishimuraNishizatoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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