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Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

It found a voice... Now it needs a body.

19957.91h 23m

Overview

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

Directed by Mamoru Oshii
Written by Kazunori Ito, Shirow Masamune
Produced by Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Ken Iyadomi, Ken Matsumoto
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $10.0M

Top Cast

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Batou (voice)

Iemasa Kayumi

Iemasa Kayumi

Puppetmaster (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Togusa (voice)

Yutaka Nakano

Yutaka Nakano

Ishikawa (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Tamio Ohki

Aramaki (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Director Nakamura (voice)

Masakazu Namaki

Masakazu Namaki

Dr. Willis (voice)

M

Masato Yamanouchi

Minister of Foreign Affairs (voice)

Shinji Ogawa

Shinji Ogawa

Gaikôkan (voice)

Themes & Keywords

androidman vs machineartificial intelligence (a.i.)computer viruscyborgdystopiaimplantatfugitivefemale protagonistcyberpunkbased on mangaadult animationtech noiranime

About Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell is a action, animation, science fiction film released in 1995 exploring themes of android, man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), computer virus, cyborg, dystopia. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, it stars Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi. In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

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