Action ·Animation ·Science Fiction · Japan · 1995 · 1h 23m

Ghost in the Shell

GHOST IN THE SHELL

Ghost in the Shell poster
Director
Mamoru Oshii
Cast
Atsuko Tanaka as Motoko Kusanagi (voice) Akio Otsuka as Batou (voice) Iemasa Kayumi as Puppetmaster (voice) Koichi Yamadera as Togusa (voice) Yutaka Nakano as Ishikawa (voice) Tamio Ohki as Aramaki (voice)
Crew
Hisao Shirai — Director of Photography Shuichi Kakesu — Editor Kenji Kawai — Original Music Composer Kazunori Ito — Screenplay Ken Iyadomi — Producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Ghost in the Shell — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
androidman vs machineartificial intelligence (a.i.)computer viruscyborgdystopiaimplantatfugitivefemale protagonistcyberpunktranshumanismbased on manga
Key Collaborators
Mamoru Oshii Director Hisao Shirai Director of Photography Shuichi Kakesu Editor Kenji Kawai Original Music Composer Kazunori Ito Screenplay Ken Iyadomi Producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Producer Ken Matsumoto Producer
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