SCREENING
Summer Wars
Sunday, Aug 31 at 1:00 pm
Saturday, Aug 30 at 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug 31 at 1:00 p.m.
Monday, Sep 1 at 1:00 p.m.
Location: Redstone Theater
Part of World of Animation
Presented in Japanese with English subtitles on Aug. 30 and 31; in English on Sep. 1
The August 31 screening will be in the Bartos Screening Room
Dir. Mamoru Hosoda. 2009, 114 mins. Japan. 4K DCP. Newly available in a 4K remaster, Academy Award–nominated director Mamoru Hosoda’s 2009 film Summer Wars surprisingly blends cyber-apocalypse with summertime at Grandma’s. When shy high-schooler Kenji is “hired” by popular upperclassman Natsuki to pose as her fake boyfriend at her grandmother’s 90th birthday celebration in the mountains of Nagano, the rural idyll is interrupted by disruptions in OZ, the virtual world that powers everyday life. OZ, beautifully rendered by Hosoda as an absurd high-tech playground, is highjacked by a rogue AI capturing people’s identities and threatening dire real-world consequences. Into this maelstrom, Kenji, Natsuki, and her extended family—roused to action by the formidable matriarch—mobilize to save the day using all the human connections they can muster.
Recommended for ages 8+
Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / free for MoMI members at the Senior/Student level and above. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership.
Order tickets. Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.