Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
"Kôkaku kidôtai 2.0" (original title)

Digitally reproduced version of Ghost in the Shell; a hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner.

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Writers:

Masamune Shirow (manga), Kazunori Itô (screenplay)

Stars:

Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera

Cast

Credited cast:
Atsuko Tanaka	...	Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Batou (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Togusa (voice)
Tesshô Genda	...	Section 6 Department Chief Nakamura
Masato Yamanouchi	...	Foreign Minister
Shinji Ogawa	...	Diplomat
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Shigeru Chiba
Maaya Sakamoto	...	Motoko Kusanagi (young)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Blum	...	Section 9 Staff Cyberneticist / Coroner (voice)
Steve Bulen	...	Section 9 Staff Cyberneticist / Coroner (voice)
Toni Burke	...	(voice)
Tom Carlton	...	Garbage Collector A (voice)
George Celik	...	Old Man (voice)

Storyline

Digitally reproduced version of Ghost in the Shell; a hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner.

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Plot Keywords:

hacker | cyborg | anime | cgi animation | future

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Taglines:

The cyberpunk classic that inspired 'The Matrix', reworked for today!

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

Japan USA

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

12 July 2008 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Manga Video, Production I.G.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When the Section 9 members discuss about the "host shell" female cyborg, there's a shot with the brain hologram out of focus in the foreground. In this shot, the original (1995 movie) hologram is shown, instead of the new CGI one.

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Connections

Remake of Ghost in the Shell (1995)

User Reviews

Not much different from the original GITS, so still great!

As many have noted in their comments, the new CGI in this remastered version of the original Ghost in the Shell movie do more harm to the film than good. I mean, they are nice and all, but they don't add anything to the story and they contract strongly with the original animation.

This being said, the movie is almost the same, so just as great. As a subject it is one of the masterpieces of modern sci-fi. One of my favourite films, GitS spawned two films and a series just as great, all adding more to the initial exploration of the human soul in the face of ever more complex and intrusive technology.

I believe its beauty stands in the many levels that the film can be perceived at. If you are looking for flashy technology, police procedure and explosions, you have them all. If you are looking for dark political intrigue, there is plenty of it. If you are going for more philosophical aspects, like the source of the self, the true spring of identity and consciousness, that is at the very heart of the story. It's a win win situation. I can hardly wait for the film that is to be filmed in 2011. I just hope they don't turn it into some mellow brainless thing, like so many movies nowadays.

Bottom line: I've seen the original a long time ago, so I can hardly comment on the differences. My advice to you is to watch either of them, because it is totally worth it.