Kyûketsu dokuro-sen (1968)

English Title: The Living Skeleton
Directed by: Hiroki Matsuno

Synopsis: A woman named Saeko (Kikko Matsuoka) is haunted by the ghosts from a ship where a murder has taken place.

Kitty Cameo: The ghost is seeking revenge on the pirates who committed the murders. One of these pirates named Suetsugu (Keiko Yanagawa) becomes a cabaret owner. He comes home to his wife Sanae (Keiko Yanagawa) who is holding a tabby cat.

The Living Skeleton - Suetsugu Keiko Yanagawa coming home to wife Sanae Keiko Yanagawa holding tabby cat
The Living Skeleton - Suetsugu Keiko Yanagawa coming home to wife Sanae Keiko Yanagawa holding tabby cat
The Living Skeleton - Sanae Keiko Yanagawa holding tabby cat

A short time later, the cat is heard making yowling noises downstairs. Suetsugu awakens to find he is choking on gas from a leak. We assume the cat didn’t survive.

The Living Skeleton - Sanae Keiko Yanagawa holding tabby cat

Final Mewsings: Your cat is trying to tell you something!

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