Summer Wars (2009)

PG08/01/2009Animation, Science Fiction1h 54m
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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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Ryunosuke Kamiki

    Kenji Koiso (voice)

  2. Cast 1

    Hitomi Miyauchi

    Natsuki Shinohara (voice)

  3. Cast 1

    Mitsuki Tanimura

    Kazuma Ikezawa (voice)

  4. Cast 1

    Sumiko Fuji

    Sakae Jinnouchi (voice)

  5. Cast 1

    Ayumu Saito

    Wabisuke Jinnouchi (voice)

  6. Cast 1

    Takahiro Yokokawa

    Takashi Sakuma (voice)

  7. Cast 1

    Kiyomi Tanigawa

    Yukiko Shinohara (voice)

  8. Cast 1

    Mutsumi Sasaki

    Kazuo Shinohara (voice)

  9. Cast 1

    Mieko Nobusawa

    Mariko Jinnouchi (voice)

It’s really quite apposite to watch this film at a time when governments across the world are merrily acquiescing to the demands of global tech to facilitate the rampant advance of AI. This story quite cleverly illustrates just how easily a collection of “Will Hunting” types can be used to crack even the most complex (2,000 digit) numeric code and allow nefarious access to a global network which manages just about everything we do - from using our phones to firing a nuclear missile. It’s bright spark - but maybe just a touch inept - “Kenji” who has accepted a task that is definitely not what h...

Status Released

Original LanguageJapanese 

Budget-

Revenue $18,434,328.00

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