Summer Wars

2009 Mamoru Hosoda 1h 54m
Animation Science Fiction

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.

Cast

Ryunosuke Kamiki Kenji Koiso (voice)
Hitomi Miyauchi Natsuki Shinohara (voice)
Mitsuki Tanimura Kazuma Ikezawa (voice)
Sumiko Fuji Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)
Ayumu Saito Wabisuke Jinnouchi (voice)
Takahiro Yokokawa Takashi Sakuma (voice)
Kiyomi Tanigawa Yukiko Shinohara (voice)
Mutsumi Sasaki Kazuo Shinohara (voice)

Vibes

Adventurous Emotional Visually Stunning Heart Pounding Hidden Gem

Double Feature Pairings

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