Summer Wars
Summer Wars (2009)

Starring Mitsuki Tanimura, Nanami Sakuraba, Sumiko Fuji
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda
Kenji is your typical teenage misfit. He’s good at math, bad with girls, and spends most of his time hanging out in the all-powerful online community known as OZ. His second life is the only life he has – until the girl of his dreams, Natsuki, hijacks him for a starring role as a fake fiancé at her family reunion. Things only get stranger from there. A late-night email containing a cryptic mathematic riddle leads to the unleashing of a rogue AI intent on using the virtual world of OZ to destroy the real world. As Armageddon looms on the horizon, Kenji and his new “family” set aside their differences and band together to save the worlds they inhabit in this 'near-perfect blend of social satire and science fiction.'

Runtime: 114 min.     Rating: 7.5     DVD
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Genres: Animation
Keywords: artificial intelligence,card game,hacker,virtual reality,computer,family holiday,anime
Cast
   Kazuma Ikezawa
   Natsuki Shinohara
   Sakae Jinnouchi
   Wabisuke Jinnouchi
   Yûmi Jin'nôchi
   Kenji Koiso
   Ikezawa Kiyomi
   Jinnouchi Katsuhiko
   Jinnouchi Mansaku
   Jinnouchi Mansuke
   Jinnouchi Mao
   Jinnouchi Mariko
   Yorihiko Jin'nôchi