Summer Wars

Staring: Ryunosuke Kamiki Nanami Sakuraba Mitsuki Tanimura Sumiko Fuji
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Produced by: Nozomu Takahashi Takuya Ito Takafumi Watanabe Yuichiro Saito
Screenplay by: Satoko Okudera
Story by: Mamoru Hosoda
Screenplay by: Satoko Okudera
Music by: Akihiko Matsumoto
Cinematography: Yukihiro Matsumoto
Edited by Shi:geru Nishiyama
Production compan: Madhouse
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan

Notes: Summer Wars is an amazing piece of anime writen by Mamoru Hoosoda and screenplay writen by Satoko Okudera. It is full of the fun and amusing Japanese social norms. Which include some of the unique aspects of Japanese culture. If you are not aware of the significance of a male with a bloody nose (no fighting involved) you may misunderstand the meaning. As an example the film depicts the secondary protagonist having become so socially embarrassed that his nose begins to bleed. Just one of many nuances throughout the film.

I enjoy anime for the way they are crafted and the way they can tell a story. This is a fine example of such an art form that has come to represent Japanese anime. I highly recommend it..

M J Flack