Tales of the Bizarre: 2026 Summer Special
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.
- Director
- Tsukuru Matsuki
- Signature
- Tension · Wonder · Craft
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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.
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- Release date
- Jun 27, 2026
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
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- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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