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29 March 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
It Found A Voice... Now It Needs A Body morePlot:
A female cyborg cop and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 1 nomination moreUser Comments:
The manga for the masses. moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Atsuko Tanaka | ... | Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice) | |
| Richard Epcar | ... | Bateau (voice: English version) (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: | |||
| Richard Barnes | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Murray Williams) | |
| Steve 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) | |
| 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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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
82 minAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby SRCertification:
Italy:VM14 (video rating) | South Korea:12 | Italy:T (re-rated) (video rating) | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Japan:PG-12 | 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)Fun Stuff
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Puppet Master: We have been subordinate to our limitations until now. The time has come to cast aside these bonds and to elevate our consciousness to a higher plane. It is time to become a part of all things. moreSoundtrack:
See You Everyday moreFAQ
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This is the most beautiful film i've ever seen.
There, i've said it. Watch it and be awed at how amazingly detailed and fluid the whole film is. Never does it falter in the art department. The colours are just right, the peoples movements are so real its scary, and sometimes the strong story of the film cant fit all this beauty in and so it releases it entirely in a magical scene in the middle of the film with no dialogue and no plot progression, just marvellous panoramic followed by marvellous panoramic shot. This is my favourite segment of the movie. It shows the nameless city in which the protagonists exist as a cluttered, enclosed, claustrophobic world, yet terrifyingly familiar. This film is full of such themes which subtly make their way into your mind and you dont even realise they're there until afterwards.
So lets talk about the story. Its an amazing monster of a tale, squeezing it all in barely in its short running time. It does sometimes feel a little rushed, a little convoluted so that it bears repeat viewings to get the whole thing, but it is still a strong story none the less. In fact it is a very mature story. The creators could have so easily gone the typical manga route and thrown in some invading demons or mega-destructive internet monsters. But no, the whole thing restrains intself to a realistic view of an extra-ordinary situation. it all feels like this is exactly how it would happen in real life, and that is what makes it so engaging, and so scary.
This film deserves to be seen, not just because the heavenly beauty warrants it, but because the deep issues it raises needs to be questioned. If you want to be entertained without thinking, watch Wicked City or the countless millions of other mediocre mangas out there. You want to be entertained and be made to think and question the film? See this.
You wont regret it.