Summer Wars

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📖 SYNOPSIS

Director Hosoda Mamoru chose Ueda in Nagano Prefecture as the setting for Summer Wars because of its proximity to his birthplace. The film earned over 18 million USD in worldwide box offices and won the Japanese Academy Award for Animation of the Year in 2010. Hosoda became only the second Japanese director (after Miyazaki Hayao) to be nominated for an Annie Award for his work on Summer Wars. Summer Wars was the first Japanese animated movie to be nominated for the Golden Leopard Award at the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland in 2009. The movie also won the Anaheim International Film Festival's Audience Award for Best Animated Feature and the Animation Division Grand Prize at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival.

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🎭 CHARACTERS

Kazuma Ikezawa

A skilled Oz fighter, Kazuma assists in battling Love Machine, inspired by Kenji's bravery.

Sakae Jinnouchi

Sakae Jinnouchi: 90-year-old matriarch, holding family together with political and financial influence.

Portrayed by Fuji Sumiko

Kenji Koiso

A math-savvy teen, Kenji is an OZ moderator wrongly suspected of hacking.

Portrayed by Kamiki Ryunosuke

Natsuki Shinohara

Spirited 18-year-old Natsuki invites Kenji to her family's gathering, harboring a secret crush on Wabisuke.

Portrayed by Sakuraba Nanami

Wabisuke Jinnouchi

Sardonic computer expert, Natsuki's first love, and estranged son of her grandfather, returns after selling a program to the US military.

Portrayed by Saitou Ayumu

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Cyberpunk

Studio

Madhouse

Season

Summer 2009

Start Date

2009-07-31

End Date

2009-07-31

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Type

Movie

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