Summer Ghost

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Summer Ghost

2021,

45m,

Fantasy/

Drama/

Anime

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7 Reviews

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90%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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7 Reviews

90%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A local urban legend claims that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will call the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three troubled teenagers -- Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo -- do not know each other yet, but each has their own reasons to show up one day. When a sparkler is lit, a ghost named Ayane appears, and she reveals she is only visible to those "who are about to touch their death." The three teens return home, but Tomoya soon begins visiting the airfield alone, as he becomes obsessed with the mystery surrounding Ayane and the true purpose of her visits.

Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Mar 6, 2026

7/10

Very Japanese, and steeped in quite a bit of local folklore and tradition that domestic viewers probably accept without thinking about it.

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Aaron White

Feelin' Film Podcast

Jan 9, 2023

3/5

The animation is smooth and crisp, sometimes beautifully soft and other times vividly vibrant, and it follows the mood of the story perfectly.

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Samuel Leggett Jr.

JVS Media & Productions/Team JVS

Dec 28, 2022

8.5/10

There is so much life & colors that are pushed into the atmosphere of the world & characters designs, making all of the characters choices, tragedies, & decisions all feel so natural & real life. I was taken by every character in this for this short ride

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Jana Monji

Age of the Geek

Nov 23, 2022

4/5

This animated short is about life and death and three people at the crossroads who band together and seek a rumored apparition and learn something about life.

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Nov 9, 2022

4/5

It's a sad movie that takes an even darker twist later in the movie, and while it will most certainly be a difficult watch for those who are traumatized by the topics the movie addresses, it remains a powerful coming-of-age movie.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 7, 2022

3/4

A sensitive and sobering drama in the carpe diem vein.

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Director

Chiaki Kobayashi

Tomoya Sugisaki

Miyuri Shimabukuro

Aoi Harukawa

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Ryo Kobayashi

Rina Kawaei

Ayane Sato

Otsuichi

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Synopsis

A local urban legend claims that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will call the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three troubled teenagers -- Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo -- do not know each other yet, but each has their own reasons to show up one day. When a sparkler is lit, a ghost named Ayane appears, and she reveals she is only visible to those "who are about to touch their death." The three teens return home, but Tomoya soon begins visiting the airfield alone, as he becomes obsessed with the mystery surrounding Ayane and the true purpose of her visits.

Director: loundraw
Screenwriter: Otsuichi
Production Co: Avex Inc.
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2022
Runtime: 45m

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