Summer Wars
Summer Wars
Kenji Koiso, an eleventh grade math genius, agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natuski. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of the family matriarch. His job is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with earth.
"An enjoyably trippy Japanese animated feature from director Mamoru Hosoda, Summer Wars combines real-world drama (school crushes, testy relatives) with virtual-world dramatics." - Philadelphia Inquirer
"It's a sugar rush of candy-colored images, a beautifully drawn tale of family tradition and a bracing brain tonic about the Internet's charms and vulnerabilities." - Denver Post
"A sophisticated yet poignant family entertainment with an appeal beyond Japanese animation buffs." - Los Angeles Times
"There's a lovely, unhurried quality to Mr. Hosoda's storytelling, which nicely matches the clean, classically composed images of his outer story." - New York Times
"Celebrates togetherness and bravery as much as binary-mathematics expertise." - Time Out
NOMINATED
Best Animated Feature Film - Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Best Director - Annie Awards
WINNER
Award of Exellence in Animation - Japan Academy Prize
Best Animated Film - Mainichi Film Awards