About this episode
The episode discusses Mamoru Hosoda's film Summer Wars, exploring its themes and characters.
This time, we talk about Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars (2009), a wacky almost-cataclysm involving an everything app, a Love Machine, country gentry weirdos, and Japan's second-best math guy
People in this episode
Hosts: Pete, Connor
Topics covered
- anime
- film analysis
- Summer Wars
- Mamoru Hosoda
- Japanese culture
Keywords
- Summer Wars
- Mamoru Hosoda
- anime
- Love Machine
- Japanese film
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Summer Wars
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