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114m
Mamoru Hosoda Retrospective: Summer Wars
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Synopsis
Discover the magic of Japanese animation on the big screen with our Mamoru Hosoda Retrospective, a celebration of classic anime and fan favourites.
Academy Award-nominated director's Summer Wars, combines real-world drama (school crushes, testy relatives) with virtual-world dramatics in a trippy and beautiful tale championed by critics and fans alike. One night only!
Kenji Koiso, an eleventh-grade math genius, agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natuski. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of the family matriarch. His job is to pretend to be Natsuki's fiancé. Meanwhile, his attempt to solve a mathematical equation causes a parallel world's collision with earth.
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Screening one night only, Tuesday 25 November at 6.30pm at Luna Leederville.
NOMINATED
Best Animated Feature Film - Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Best Director - Annie Awards
WINNER
Award of Excellence in Animation - Japan Academy Prize
Best Animated Film - Mainichi Film Awards
Opening Date
Tuesday, Nov 25, 2025
Rating
PG
Length
114m
Reviews
An enjoyably trippy Japanese animated feature from director Mamoru Hosoda, Summer Wars combines real-world drama (school crushes, testy relatives) with virtual-world dramatics.
Celebrates togetherness and bravery as much as binary-mathematics expertise.
There's a lovely, unhurried quality to Mr. Hosoda's storytelling, which nicely matches the clean, classically composed images of his outer story.
A sophisticated yet poignant family entertainment with an appeal beyond Japanese animation buffs.
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