Summer Wars

Quick Info

Year
2009
Director
Mamoru Hosoda
Duration
114 min
Language
JA
Country
JP
Box Office
$18M

External Ratings

IMDb7.5
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes75%
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Summer Wars

Mamoru Hosoda2009114mJA

Our Rating

7.6/10
7.6/10
Story
7.7/10
Acting
7.5/10
Direction
7.3/10
Cinematography
7.1/10
Music

Overview

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.

Rating Breakdown

Story
7.6
Acting
7.7
Direction
7.5
Cinematography
7.3
Music
7.1

Pros

  • Stunning animation
  • Family-friendly story
  • Beautiful soundtrack

Cons

  • Slow pacing in some scenes
  • Requires close attention

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