Japan Synopsis
吸血髑髏船
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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The 1967–1969 Japan Window
In the crowded 1967-1969 Japan release window, Living Skeleton sits at #56 of 68. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1960s in Japan, 202 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Living Skeleton premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1968.
The 297th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
24 audience reviews — more than 42% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 8th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Living Skeleton, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- skeleton · 2
- ghost ship · 2
- freighter · 2
- coastal village · 2
- bats · 1
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,221 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #273 of 391 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 1h 21m |
| Release Date | November 9, 1968 |
| IMDb | tt0203635 |