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Kôkaku kidôtai (1995)

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User Rating: 7.8/10 (19,255 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Mamoru Oshii
Writers:
Kazunori Itô (writer)
Masamune Shirow (comic)
Release Date:
29 March 1996 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
It Found A Voice... Now It Needs A Body more
Plot:
A female cyborg cop and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Don't Listen to koryanpiora more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)
Atsuko Tanaka ... Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
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:
Richard Barnes ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Murray Williams)

Steven Jay Blum ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Roger Canfield)
Steve Bulen ... Section 9 Staff Cyberneticist / Coroner (voice: English version)
Toni Burke ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Richard Cansino ... Diplomat (voice: English version) (as Steve Davis)
Tom Carlton ... Garbage Collector A (voice: English version)
George Celik ... Old Man (voice: English version)
Shigeru Chiba ... Garbage Collector B (voice)
Gina Connell ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Stephen Davis ... Diplomat (voice: English version)

Richard Epcar ... Batô (voice: English version) (as George Richard)
Dorothy Gabriel ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dougary Grant ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Michael Porter)
Leo Gray ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Meg Hamilton ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Christopher Joyce ... Togusa (voice: English version)
William Knight ... Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki (voice: English version) (as William Frederick)
Namaki Masakazu ... Dr.Willis (voice)
Joan Mason ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Takashi Matsuyama ... Terrorist (voice)
Joe Michael ... (voice: English version)
Mitsuru Miyamoto ... Daita Mizuho (voice)
Gilbert Navarro ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Shinji Ogawa ... Notorious Diplomat (voice)
Gloria Oldman ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ben Parks ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Scott Prensor ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Simon Prescott ... Section 6 Department Chief Nakamura (voice: English version) (as Ben Isaacson)
Debra Rogers ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as S.J. Charvin)
Joe Romersa ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Joe Michaels)
Maaya Sakamoto ... Motoko (Girl) (voice)
Donald Salin ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Lia Sargent ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Sam Sheffer ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Michael Sorich ... Ishikawa (voice: English version) (as Mike Sorich)

Peter Spellos ... Bad Guy (voice: English version) (as David Conrad)
Skip Stellrecht ... Minister (voice: English version) (as Hank Smith)
Doug Stone ... Garbage Collector B (voice: English version)
Jimmy Theodore ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Stephen Platt)
Yûji Ueda ... Assault-Unit Operator (voice)
Phil Williams ... Dr. Willis (voice: English version)
Amy Wong ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Amy Wong)
Mimi Woods ... Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice: English version)
Tom Wyner ... Project 2501 / Puppet Master (voice: English version) (as Abe Lasser)
Kazuhiro Yamaji ... Garbage Collector A (voice)
Masato Yamanouchi ... Foreign Minister (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ghost in the Shell (International: English title)
Shell Mobile Force
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Runtime:
82 min
Country:
Japan | UK
Color:
Color | Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Italy:VM14 (video rating) | South Korea:12 | Italy:T (re-rated) (video rating) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 (re-rating) | Finland:K-12 (video rating) | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:16 (video rating)
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Trivia:
First anime film to be released at the same time in Japan, Britain, and the United States. Its intended goal was to bring anime to a more mainstream audience in the UK and the US. It didn't, but it did become a sleeper hit on video and DVD. more
Quotes:
BatÙ: There's nothing sadder than a puppet without a ghost, especially the kind with red blood running through them. more
Movie Connections:
References Hackers (1995) more
Soundtrack:
See You Everyday more

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24 out of 28 people found the following comment useful:-
Don't Listen to koryanpiora, 13 March 2005
9/10
Author: Noir_Blues from United States

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

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