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Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

There's nothing sadder than a puppet without a ghost.

20176.11h 47m

Overview

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

Directed by Rupert Sanders
Written by Jamie Moss, Ehren Kruger, William Wheeler
Produced by Maguy R. Cohen, Steven Paul, Ari Arad
Box OfficeBudget: $110.0MRevenue: $169.8M

Top Cast

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Major Mira Killian / Motoko Kusanagi

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Aramaki

Pilou Asbæk

Pilou Asbæk

Batou

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

Kuze

Chin Han

Chin Han

Togusa

Juliette Binoche

Juliette Binoche

Dr. Ouelet

Peter Ferdinando

Peter Ferdinando

Cutter

Rila Fukushima

Rila Fukushima

Red Robed Geisha

Daniel Henshall

Daniel Henshall

Skinny Man

Yutaka Izumihara

Yutaka Izumihara

Saito

Themes & Keywords

strong womanhackerphilosophycyborgdystopiainvestigationbased on comicfemale protagonistcyberpunkterrorismevolutionintelligence officernetworkwhitewashingprosthesislive action remakepublic security

About Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell is a science fiction, drama, action film released in 2017 exploring themes of strong woman, hacker, philosophy, cyborg, dystopia, investigation. Directed by Rupert Sanders, it stars Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Pilou Asbæk. In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

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