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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

Innocence (original title)
PG-13 | | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi | 24 September 2004 (USA)
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In the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner.

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Writers:

Shirow Masamune (comic "Koukaku-Kidoutai") (as Masamune Shirow), Mamoru Oshii (screenplay) | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Tamio Ohki | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Akio Ôtsuka ... Batou (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka ... Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera ... Togusa (voice)
Tamio Ohki Tamio Ohki ... Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki (voice)
Yutaka Nakano Yutaka Nakano ... Ishikawa (voice)
Naoto Takenaka ... Kim (voice)
Gou Aoba Gou Aoba ... (voice) (as Go Aoba)
Eisuke Asakura Eisuke Asakura ... (voice)
Yuzuru Fujimoto Yuzuru Fujimoto ... (voice)
Emiko Fuku Emiko Fuku ... (voice)
Masao Harada Masao Harada ... (voice)
Minoru Hirano Minoru Hirano ... (voice)
Hiroaki Hirata ... Koga (voice)
Katsunosuke Hori Katsunosuke Hori ... (voice)
Sukekiyo Kameyama Sukekiyo Kameyama ... (voice)
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Storyline

Batô is a living cyborg. His whole body, even his arms and legs, are entirely man-made. What only remains are traces of his brain and the memories of a woman. In an era when the boundary between humans and machines has become infinitely vague, Humans have forgotten that they are humans. This is the debauchery of the lonesome ghost of a man, who nevertheless seeks to retain humanity. Innocence... Is what life is. Written by Anonymous

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Plot Keywords:

cyborg | philosophy | cyberpunk | artificial intelligence | detective | See All (49) »

Taglines:

When machines learn to feel, who decides what is human... See more »

Genres:

Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and brief language | See all certifications »

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Details

Official Sites:

Go Fish Pictures - Teaser Site [United States]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | Cantonese | English

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

JPY 2,000,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$317,722, 19 September 2004, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,043,896
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, DENTSU Music And Entertainment See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Batou's access code for his car is 2501, the same number of the Puppet Master. In the first Ghost in the Shell movie, this is the recognition code agreed on between Motoko and Batou after her fusion with the Puppet Master and before she disappears. In Innocence, this is how Batou recognises that the infinite loop he and Togusa are experiencing in the Doll House is a trap - Motoko slips him clues in the hallway, one of which is '2501'. See more »

Goofs

During the forensics examination, one of the computer screens misspells "research" as "RESAERCH". See more »

Quotes

[first title cards]: In a future time when most human thought has been accelerated by artificial intelligence and external memory can be shared on a universal matrix, Batou, an agent of the elite Section 9 Security Force and a being so artificially modified as to be essentially cyborg, is assigned, along with his mostly human partner, Togusa, to investigate a series of gruesome murders.
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Soundtracks

River of Crystals
Lyrics by Miu Sakamoto
Music by Kenji Kawai
Arranged by Kenji Kawai
Sung by Kimiko Itô
Courtesy of VideoArts Music
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Q: What year does this sequel take place?
Q: How come all the cars in this movie have a classic design?
Q: How come there's Chinese writing on the signs instead of Japanese Kanji?
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User Reviews

 
Amazing
5 March 2005 | by pulpfiction1981 – See all my reviews

I just got through watching this film and it amazed me. I agree with the previous post that Innocence is full of philosophy, Descartes is even mentioned by name, and this is by no means a negative.

Constant rhetorical statements within the film make you think which is very refreshing.

Nothing whatsoever to do with the first film, which i am a fan of, but isn't improvement a good thing? Who wants to see a rewritten film anyway? Look elsewhere for films like that, I'm thinking Cruel intentions 1, 2 & 3 etc etc etc I might even like this more than 'Akira', but ill see if i manage to watch Innocence another 14 times and still love it...

I would highly recommend this film to anyone, not just Anime/Manga fans.
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