The original film released on August 1, 2009, in Japan and won the coveted Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year in 2010, as well as the Japan Media Arts Festival’s Animation Division Grand Prize.
It’s been over 10 years since Mamoru Hosoda’s Madhouse produced film Summer Wars was first screened in Japan and over the last year, Hosoda’s Studio Chizu has been running the 10th Anniversary Project for the film titled “UPDATE.”
After an exhibition earlier this year and collaborations with many Japanese companies, the newest event is a 4DX re-release of the film!