# Summer Wars (2009)

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**Original title**: *サマーウォーズ*
**Runtime**: 114 min
**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

> *Always protect your network.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Teenage math prodigy Kenji gets hired for a summer gig pretending to be his crush’s fiancé at her family’s birthday reunion. His equation-solving accidentally lets an AI loose in the real world. A brainy teen and a 90-year-old matriarch team up to stop it.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, cozy, playful, uplifting

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