Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011 (2011) poster
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Story 1: "Kikai na Saishu Bus" (The Strange Last Bus) Cast: Nakayama Yuma Synopsis: A high school boy finds himself taking a ride inside a strange bus; it was a bit late at night and he's all alone... or so he thought... Story 2: "Dosokai no Shirase" (The School Reunion Notice) Cast: Takei Emi Synopsis: A girl bound for college receives a notice on her voice mail regarding an elementary school reunion. She and a former classmate travel to the supposed reunion's venue which to their surprise turned out to be a sprawling cemetery deep in the mountains... Story 3: "Akumu no Jusan Nichi" (13 Days of Nightmare) Cast: Mukai Osamu Synopsis: A man flits from one job to another and soon settles for a company that provides him with an old apartment with cheap rent. Things seem pretty good until he hears loud creaking sounds that keeps him awake every night and begins to notice that he isn't exactly alone... Story 4: "Shinen no Mayoigo" (Lost Child of the Abyss) Cast: Ashida Mana Synopsis: A little girl named Ayaka (Ashida) feels sad that she has to be placed in a hospital because of an illness. But late at night, she met an older girl in a wheelchair. At last, she had found a playmate. However, Ayaka could only go and play with her at the place where the older girl apparently stays - inside the old and dark ruins of the hospital's unused wing... Story 5: "Ikari no Ruby" (The Ruby's Wrath) Cast: Katahira Nagisa Synopsis: A jewelry designer doesn't believe in the superstition that pre-used jewelry might be carrying a curse by its previous owner... That is until a mysterious blood-red ruby ring was entrusted into her hands... Edit Translation

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  • Country: Japan
  • Type: Special
  • Episodes: 1
  • Aired: Sep 3, 2011
  • Aired On: Saturday
  • Original Network: Fuji TV
  • Duration: 1 hr. 47 min.
  • Score: 6.9 (scored by 44 users)
  • Ranked: #99374
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.0
In case you're not familiar with this summer special series, this is a special that comes out every summer to help you "get the chills" in the summer heat.

The 2011 special contains 5 stories, each in varying levels of scary. In between each story Goro-san and some elementary kids and a priestess comment on the stories, talk about ghosts and what to do about them. These in between segments are like a palette cleanser to help you calm down between frights.

I'll list the story names, in English because the description is missing #5, and put the main actor's name beside so that you can match them up with the description.

The story's names, in order of appearance are:
The Last Bus (Nakayama Yuma)
Alumni Association Notice (Takei Emi)
The 13 Day Nightmare (Mukai Osamu)
Lost Child's Abyss (Ashida Mana)
The Ruby's Anger (Katahira Nagisa)

Each story is believable and the acting sells each story.
The cast was picked well.

The effects are not cheesy. The ghosts are terribly, hideously frightening, as one would expect from a Japanese horror story.

The music suits the genre perfectly. The music alone gives you the chills.

These elements all come together to give you an overall satisfying scare.

This special may or may not have rewatchability for you.
If you rather like horror, you might find yourself coming back to revisit a story (I have rewatched The Last Bus a few times... it gets me every time!). If horror is not your thing, you may never watch this again.

Either way, this is a solidly made Japanese horror story special.

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  • Special: Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi: Summer Special 2011
  • Country: Japan
  • Episodes: 1
  • Aired: Sep 3, 2011
  • Aired On: Saturday
  • Original Network: Fuji TV
  • Duration: 1 hr. 47 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 6.9 (scored by 44 users)
  • Ranked: #99374
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Watchers: 181

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