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Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Original title: Kôkaku kidôtai 2.0
  • 2008
  • TV-14
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
15K
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Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
A hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner. This film is a revised version of Kôkaku Kidôtai (1995).
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A hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner. This film is a revised version of Ghost in the Shell (1995).A hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner. This film is a revised version of Ghost in the Shell (1995).A hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner. This film is a revised version of Ghost in the Shell (1995).

  • Director
    • Mamoru Oshii
  • Writers
    • Shirow Masamune
    • Kazunori Itô
  • Stars
    • Atsuko Tanaka
    • Akio Ôtsuka
    • Kôichi Yamadera
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mamoru Oshii
    • Writers
      • Shirow Masamune
      • Kazunori Itô
    • Stars
      • Atsuko Tanaka
      • Akio Ôtsuka
      • Kôichi Yamadera
    • 15User reviews
    • 12Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Atsuko Tanaka
    Atsuko Tanaka
    • Motoko Kusanagi
    • (voice)
    Akio Ôtsuka
    Akio Ôtsuka
    • Batou
    • (voice)
    Kôichi Yamadera
    Kôichi Yamadera
    • Togusa
    • (voice)
    Tesshô Genda
    Tesshô Genda
    • Section 6 Department Chief Nakamura
    • (voice)
    Masato Yamanouchi
    • Foreign Minister
    • (voice)
    Shinji Ogawa
    • Diplomat
    • (voice)
    Yoshiko Sakakibara
    Yoshiko Sakakibara
    • The Puppet Master
    • (voice)
    Kazuhiro Yamaji
    • Garbage Collector A
    • (voice)
    Shigeru Chiba
    Shigeru Chiba
    • Garbage Collector B
    • (voice)
    Maaya Sakamoto
    Maaya Sakamoto
    • Motoko Kusanagi (young)
    • (voice)
    Steve Bulen
    Steve Bulen
    • Section 9 Staff Cyberneticist
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gina Connell
    • Additional Voices
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Stephen Davis
    • Diplomat
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Dorothy Elias-Fahn
    Dorothy Elias-Fahn
      Richard Epcar
      Richard Epcar
      • Batou
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      Michael Forest
      Michael Forest
      • Old Man
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      • (as George Celik)
      Meg Hamilton
      • Additional Voices
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      Christopher Joyce
      • Togusa
      • (English version)
      • (voice)
      • Director
        • Mamoru Oshii
      • Writers
        • Shirow Masamune(manga)
        • Kazunori Itô(screenplay)
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      • Trivia
        A Basset Hound recurs several times in the film: in a commercial, on the street in flyers on the wall, in the garbage man's picture. The Basset Hound actually has no significance symbolically or thematically. The director just likes Basset Hounds.
      • 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.
      • Quotes

        Batou: Chief, you ever question the ethics of the neurosurgeons who monkey around inside your brain?

        Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki: They undergo psychiatric evaluations, especially those in security. They're subjected to a stringent screening of their personal lives. Of course, the ones who check are only human.

        Batou: I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it.

      • Connections
        Edited from Ghost in the Shell (1995)

      User reviews15

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      Featured review
      9/10
      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.
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      10
      • siderite
      • Jun 13, 2010

      FAQ3

      • Does it still have the original English dub?
      • What is notebly different about this movie compared to the original?
      • Can I still watch the original version on DVD or Blu-Ray?

      Details

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      • Release date
        • July 12, 2008 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Дух в оболонці 2.0
      • Production companies
        • Bandai Visual Company
        • Manga Entertainment
        • Production I.G.
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $489,807
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 23 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • DTS-ES
        • Dolby Digital EX
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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