Tales of the Bizarre: 2026 Summer Special

2026 1h 44m JA

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Synopsis

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The 2026 summer special of Fuji TV’s long-running anthology series presents four new strange tales. A veteran detective investigates a crime scene where evidence and bodies seem to vanish. A woman clearing her late mother’s apartment finds the past refusing to be thrown away. A young girl uses a mysterious costume to become an adult man. And a 26-year-old man discovers that his mother has been listed for auction online. Each story leads ordinary people into a surreal, unsettling world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tamori
Takaya Kamikawa
Yo Takahashi
Kouhei Higuchi
Shuri
Hinako Saeki
Shima Ise
Yuno Nagao

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kaede Kamiya
Writers: Shota Gajin, Date-san, 吉井三奈子
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tales of the Bizarre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Tamori and Takaya Kamikawa and Yo Takahashi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt43634697 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kaede Kamiya directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
2Part of the "Tales of the Bizarre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Tamori and Takaya Kamikawa and Yo Takahashi carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt43634697 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.