Ghost in the Shell (1995)
"Kôkaku kidôtai" (original title)

A female cyborg cop and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Writers:

Kazunori Itô, Masamune Shirow (comic)

Stars:

Atsuko Tanaka, Richard Epcar, Akio Ôtsuka

5 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Atsuko Tanaka	...	Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Richard Epcar	...	Bateau (voice) (as Richard George)
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Batô (voice)
Tamio Ôki	...	Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki (JPN) (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi	...	Project 2501 aka 'The Puppet Master' (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Togusa (voice)
Tesshô Genda	...	Section 6 Department Chief Nakamura (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Blum	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Roger Canfield)
Steve Bulen	...	Section 9 Staff Cyberneticist / Coroner (voice)
Toni Burke	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Richard Cansino	...	Diplomat (voice) (as Steve Davis)
Tom Carlton	...	Garbage Collector A (voice)
George Celik	...	Old Man (voice)
Shigeru Chiba	...	Garbage Collector B (voice)
Gina Connell	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Storyline

The year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed into a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. These are cyborgs with incredible strengths and abilities that can access any network on Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

cyborg | hacker | invisibility | cyberpunk | watermelon | 

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Taglines:

Who are you? Who slips into my robot body and whispers to my ghost?

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

29 March 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ghost in the Shell

Box Office

Budget:

JPY 600,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Kodansha, Production I.G.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mamoru Oshii:  [gun]  The usage of guns and Togusa preferring to use a revolver over a semi-automatic pistol.

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Quotes

Section 6 Department Chief Nakamura: Nonsense! There's no proof at all that you are a living, thinking life form!
Puppet Master: And can you offer me proof of your existence? How can you, when neither modern science nor philosophy can explain what life is?

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Connections

Referenced in The Nostalgia Critic: To Boldly Flee: Part VII (2012)

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Soundtracks

"One Minute Warning"
Passengers (Brian Eno and U2)
Featuring vocals by Holi
Engineering by Dave Danton Supple
Assisted by Rob Kinwan
Published by Blue Mountain Music (UK), Mother music (Rep. of Ireland), Taiyo Music (Japan)
Polygram Music International Music Publishing B.V.
(R.O.W)/Opel Music except in North America by Upala Music Inc./BMI
P 1995 Polygram International Music B.B.
Holi appears courtesy of Resurgence and Funhouse Inc., Japan
Licenced courtesy of Records Ltd.

User Reviews

Don't Listen to koryanpiora

This is single handedly one of the best animated films I've ever seen. You can definitely tell how far the animation genre has gotten in the last half-century. It's pretty much flawless in my opinion. The story, audio, and especially visuals are excellent. This is definitely one of the most pretty films i've ever seen. The philosophy really made me think too, the matrix tried this idea and failed horribly with it's sequels. This one isn't just for hipsters, if you're a sci-fi fan I couldn't recommend this more. If you liked this, I also recommend Akira, The Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, and the upcoming Steamboy