Summer Wars

3 Ratings: 3.7

An animated movie directed by Mamoru Hosoda

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Tags: Movies, Anime, Animated Movies, Asian Cinema, Japanese Cinema, Japanese Anime

Cast: John Swasey, Michael Sinterniklaas, Mike McFarland, Todd Haberkorn, Brina Palencia, Maxey Whitehead, see all

Director: Mamoru Hosoda

Genre: Romance, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Release Date: 1 August 2009 (Japan)

MPAA Rating: PG

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review by woopak_the_thrill. June 10, 2011

posted in ASIANatomy

An Ordinary Family Goes to Extraordinary Steps to Save The World From Technological Apocalypse!

My friend @Madpenguin highly recommended the anime series “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” to me some years ago and that anime proved to be something that defined the magic of Japanese animation; it reminded me that a feature does not need a highly specialized CGI animation engine to make a successful animated film, that nothing can compare with an excellent story and a methodical direction to make one love an animated film. Having been impressed once, I immediately grabbed director … more

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review by Gonnawatchit. March 30, 2011

posted in Movie Hype

Impressive Visuals + Surprisingly Deep Characters = Better Than Your Average Anime

“Summer Wars” starts out like the worst kind of romantic comedy; a cute girl pays a nerdy guy to accompany her on a trip back home, and then shocks him by telling her family he’s her fiance. You totally expect Jennifer Aniston to pop up somewhere. But once it gets past this stupid excuse for a plotline, it becomes a really engaging movie. Turns out her family is actually interesting; they’re the proud but penniless descendants of a Samurai line, … more

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