GHOST IN THE SHELL
GHOST IN THE SHELL
“ It found a voice... Now it needs a body. ”
CINEMA1995-11-18
DIGITAL2006-11-23
RegionJP / GB
Runtime83 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / DirectorMamoru Oshii
KEYWORDS
androidman vs machineartificial intelligence a.i.computer viruscyborgdystopiaimplantatfugitivefemale protagonistcyberpunktranshumanismbased on mangaadult animationtech noirmysteriousanimephilosophicalintense
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Collection: Ghost in the Shell Collection
Two animated films based on the original manga have been released, both directed by Mamoru Oshii and animated by Production I.G. Ghost in the Shell was released in 1995 and follows the "Puppet Master" storyline from the manga. It was re-released in 2008 as Ghost in the Shell 2.0 with new audio and updated 3D computer graphics in certain scenes. Innocence, otherwise known as Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, was released in 2004, with its story based on a chapter from the first manga.
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