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The Summer Hikaru Died

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Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable... until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings... and everything they know begins to unravel.

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Chiaki Kobayashi

Yoshiki Tsujinaka

Shūichirō Umeda

Hikaru Indo

Yumiri Hanamori

Asako Yamagishi

Wakana Kowaka

Rie Kurebayashi

Chikahiro Kobayashi

Tanaka

Yoshiki Nakajima

Yuta Maki

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The Summer Hikaru Died

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Synopsis Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable... until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains, and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings... and everything they know begins to unravel.
Director
Ryohei Takeshita
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama, Anime
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date
Jul 5, 2025