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Information
- A.k.a.
- The Living Skeleton
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 80 min.
- Director
- Hiroshi Matsuno
- Genre
- Horror
- Rating *
- 6.3
- Votes *
- 270
- Checks
- 207
- Favs
- 8
- Dislikes
- 0
- Favs/checks
- 3.9% (1:26)
- Favs/dislikes
- 8:0
Top comments
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Siskoid
Definitely a contender for a double-feature with John Carpenter's The Fog, The Living Skeleton is a jazzy Japanese ghost story where things are not always what they seem, about a modern-day pirates being visited by a vengeful spirit three years after they killed the passengers and crew of a ship. A little hard to follow at times, and with a lot of cheap unconvincing effects (but some that do work, I admit), the film really triumphs because of its atmospheric cinematography and the director's willingness to add some New Wave touches. The third act reveals (plural) send the film spinning into WTF territory, and we're suddenly in a B-movie serial that impinges on the spooky tale that was being told. It says something about the film's technical qualities that this doesn't sink the whole enterprise. If the finale didn't have such strong visuals, I don't think I'd be recommending it at all. It's a real high-wire act and I'm not sure it really works, so put me down as admiring it, but not loving it. 4 years 4 months ago
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This movie ranks #144 in The Criterion Collection's Eclipse Series
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