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JAPAN · 2009

Summer Wars

Mamoru Hosoda
virtual reality family bonds coming of age mathematical mystery romance
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Synopsis

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.

Year2009
CountryJapan
DirectorMamoru Hosoda
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