Summer Wars (12A)
Summer Wars is a sci-fi epic that explores life in the digital age from celebrated animator Mamoru Hosoda.
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Kenji is a shy, part-time moderator for OZ, the virtual reality world that powers everyday life, until pretty and popular Natsuki recruits him to be her fake boyfriend.
While posing as an affluent suitor to Natsuki’s family, Kenji finds that a rogue A.I. program has stolen his online identity, leading to Kenji being accused of hacking OZ and causing real-world catastrophes. As the destruction in OZ throws Natsuki’s family into disarray, Kenji must unite his newfound connections to overcome an impending cyber apocalypse.
Against a backdrop of stunning countryside vistas and virtual spaces bursting with colour, Summer Wars is a sci-fi epic that explores life in the digital age from celebrated animator Mamoru Hosoda.
- Director
- Mamoru Hosoda
- Cast
- Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba
- Duration
- 114 min
- Opening
- Sun 3 Aug
- Year
- 2009
- Country
- JP
- Language
- Japanese
- Subtitles
- English
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