Summer Ghost
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73% Critic Match

Summer Ghost

7.3 / 10 2021 40mNR Japanese
AnimationDramaMysteryFantasy

Storyline

An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up one day. When a ghost named Ayane appears, she reveals she is only visible to those "who are about to touch their death." Compelled by the ghost and her message, Tomoya begins regularly visiting the airfield to uncover the true purpose of her visits.

Cast & Crew

Chiaki Kobayashi

Chiaki Kobayashi

Tomoya Sugisaki (voice)

Lead
Miyuri Shimabukuro

Miyuri Shimabukuro

Aoi Harukawa (voice)

Rina Kawaei

Rina Kawaei

Ayane Sato (voice)

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Nobunaga Shimazaki

Ryo Kobayashi (voice)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Loundraw's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Summer Ghost is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker