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 Ghost in the Shell (1995).

Director:

Mamoru Oshii

Writers:

Shirow Masamune (manga) (as Masamune Shirow), 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 (voice)
Masato Yamanouchi	...	Foreign Minister (voice)
Shinji Ogawa	...	Diplomat (voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara	...	The Puppet Master (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji	...	Garbage Collector A (voice)
Shigeru Chiba	...	Garbage Collector B (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto	...	Motoko Kusanagi (young) (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Bulen	...	Section 9 Staff Cyberneticist / Coroner (voice)
Gina Connell	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Stephen Davis	...	Diplomat (voice)
Dorothy Elias-Fahn	...	(voice) (as Dorothy Gabriel)
Richard Epcar	...	Batou (voice)

Storyline

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).

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Plot Keywords:

reference to virtual reality | lifting a female into the air | female police officer | hacker | cyborg | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

There are multiple references to Oshii's earlier film "Angel's Egg" in the final climax. The tree of life in a room filled with fossils is taken directly from Angel's Egg. Also the feathers are in the climax of both films.

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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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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.

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Connections

References Total Recall (1990)

User Reviews

Pointless Remake.

The wonderful story is intact, but why does this exist? The original is just slightly better in that it doesn't have random bad CG. There's nothing special to make this version stand out.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

12 July 2008 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$489,807

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1