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Summer Wars

2009 · 114 min

A warm, bustling family reunion collides with a high-stakes digital crisis, blending heartfelt moments with thrilling virtual battles.

Tagline: Always protect your network.
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.

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
technology
coming-of-age
love
Places: countryside
home
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	4
Romance	5
Tension	7
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: animation, science fiction
Directed by: Mamoru Hosoda
Written by: Satoko Okudera
Starring: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Hitomi Miyauchi, Mitsuki Tanimura, Sumiko Fuji, Ayumu Saito, Takahiro Yokokawa, Kiyomi Tanigawa, Mutsumi Sasaki
Music: Akihiko Matsumoto
Cinematography: Yukihiro Masumoto
Runtime: 114 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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