The Living Skeleton

– The tale begins on the freighter Dragon King, which has been taken over by a motley band of good-for..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 20 Minutes
Release Year:
1968
Original Name:
Kyuketsu dokuro-sen
The Living Skeleton (1968) - Also known as Kyuketsu dokuro-sen

The tale begins on the freighter Dragon King, which has been taken over by a motley band of good-for-nothings looking to get their hands on the cargo of gold the ship is carrying. The passengers and crew, their legs bound by shackles and chains, are gathered on deck, where they are gleefully massacred by the thieves. With the witnesses dead and the gold theirs, the murderous thugs set the Dragon King drifting out across the vast Pacific.

Producing Country:
Genre:

The Living Skeleton (1968) - Trailer

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Hiroki Matsuno

Writer:

Kyûzô Kobayashi (screenplay), Kikuma Shimoiizaka (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Kikko Matsuoka, Yasunori Irikawa, Masumi Okada, Asao Uchida

Plot:

About a young woman living in a seaside town haunted by the ghosts of a ship's crew murdered by modern-day pirates.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10