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2009 Japanese anime film

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Summer Wars is a 2009 Japanese animated movie produced by the studio Madhouse. The film has a runtime of 114 minutes and was directed by Mamoru Hosoda. It is categorized within the genres of comedy and science fiction. The narrative involves themes such as artificial intelligence, computer hacking, virtual reality, and card games.

The production involved several companies, including Nippon Television Network Corporation, KADOKAWA Shoten, D.N. Dream Partners, and Warner Bros. Japan. The movie was released on August 1, 2009, and its status is listed as released. It has been available on streaming providers such as HBO Max and the Amazon Channel. The film carries the tagline "Always protect your network."

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7.5

Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their matriarch. His job: pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with Earth.

Released: 2009-08-01114 minDir: Mamoru HosodaAnimation, Science FictionBox office: $18.4M

Cast

  • Ryunosuke Kamiki as Kenji Koiso (voice)
  • Hitomi Miyauchi as Natsuki Shinohara (voice)
  • Mitsuki Tanimura as Kazuma Ikezawa (voice)
  • Sumiko Fuji as Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)
  • Ayumu Saito as Wabisuke Jinnouchi (voice)
  • Takahiro Yokokawa as Takashi Sakuma (voice)

Themes

  • card game
  • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
  • computer
  • hacker
  • virtual reality
  • family holiday
  • adult animation
  • anime

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Summer Wars

Summer Wars

Score
8.01/10 (307,930 votes)
Rank
#726
Popularity
#461
Type
Movie
Episodes
1
Status
Finished Airing
Studios
Madhouse
Award WinningComedySci-Fi

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Screenwriter
Satoko Okudera
Production company
Madhouse
Cinematographer
Yukihiro Matsumoto
Duration
114
FilmAffinity ID
222123
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.s-wars.jp
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distributed by
Kazé
publication date
2010-06-09
executive producer
Gen Fukunaga
title
サマーウォーズ
aspect ratio (W:H)
16:9
character designer
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
79%
Commons category
Summer Wars
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