Overview: Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
Overview: High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
Overview: Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi Summer Special 2013 features five chilling reenacted tales:
1. Terror on the Second Floor: Ryu (Suzuki Fuku) sees a spooky woman at home, but his warnings are ignored until a terrifying encounter changes everything.
2. X Hospital: Intern Naoki (Fujigaya Taisuke) faces eerie events at a hospital rebuilt in a cross shape, where horrors lurk at its ends.
3. Hint of a Shadow: Miwa (Fukada Kyoko) sees black shadows that signal tragedy, including her grandfather's death, and one appears during her job interview.
4. Girls High School Major Panic: Teacher Yosuke (Sakaguchi Kenji) investigates a ghost video and a growing crack at school as strange events escalate.
5. The Doll That Moves: Rina (Sashihara Rino) buys a creepy doll, which seems to move and causes sinister happenings, forcing her to confront its dark secret.
