Ghost in the Shell (Kôkaku kidôtai) (1995)
Front Cover Actor
Atsuko Tanaka Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi Project 2501 aka 'The Puppet Master' (voice)
Akio Ôtsuka Bateau (voice)
Tamio Ôki Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki (JPN) (voice)
Kôichi Yamadera Togusa (voice)
Tesshô Genda Section 6 Department Chief Nakamura (voice)
Steven 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)
Movie Details
Genre Action; Animation; Fantasy; Sci-Fi; Thriller
Director Mamoru Oshii
Producer Laurence Guinness; Mitsuhisa Ishikawa; Kenichi Iyadomi
Writer Kazunori Itô; Masamune Shirow
Music Kenji Kawai; Brian Eno
Studio A Video; Manga Entertainment; Pathé
Language Japanese
Audience Rating 12 and over
Running Time 1 hr 22 mins
Country Japan
Color Color
Plot
The skillful blending of drawn animation and computer-generated imagery excited anime fans when this science fiction mystery was released in 1995: many enthusiasts believe Ghost suggests what the future of anime will be, at least in the short term. The film is set in the not-too-distant future, when an unnamed government uses lifelike cyborgs or "enhanced" humans for undercover work. One of the key cyborgs is The Major, Motoko Kusanagi, who resembles a cross between The Terminator and a Playboy centerfold. She finds herself caught up in a tangled web of espionage and counterespionage as she searches for the mysterious superhacker known as "The Puppet Master."

Mamoru Oshii directs with a staccato rhythm, alternating sequences of rapid-fire action (car chases, gun battles, explosions) with static dialogue scenes that allow the characters to sort out the vaguely mystical and rather convoluted plot. Kusanagi's final quote from I Corinthians suggests that electronic evolution may compliment and eventually supplant organic evolution. The minor nudity, profanity, and considerable violence would earn Ghost in the Shell at least a PG rating. --Charles Solomon
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Cyberpolitie: Sectie 9 is een zeer professionele eenheid die verwikkeld is in de smerigste spionagezaken. Neotechnologie: Kusanagi is geen doorsnee agent. Haar cybernetische lichaam geeft haar superkracht en een nog sneller reactievermogen. Neuro-interface: Een mysterieuze cyberpirate dringt door tot de meest beschermde netwerken. Ze wordt gezocht voor terrorisme, beursfraude en misbruik van gegevens. Virtuele realiteit: Kusanagi verdenkt het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken en vooral een topgeheim programma: Project 2501. Maar terwijl ze een onderzoek instelt, ervaart Kusanagi vreemde gevoelens omtrent haar eigen menselijkheid... De revolutionaire science fiction film Ghost in the Shell is door de Angelsaksische critici verwelkomd als de film die James Cameron zou maken als hij door Walt Disney in dienst genomen zou worden! Dit meesterwerk van de Japanimatie combineert de animatie van Patlabor (Mamoru Oshii) met een zeldzaam vernuftig scenario (Masamune Shirow).

Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 572
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 22-11-04
Purchase Price € 8,99
Store Free Record Shop
Location Amstelveen
Links Trailers
Internet Movie Database
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 2
Screen Ratio 1.85:1 (16:9)
Layers Single side, Dual layer
UPC 780063552929
Chapters 12
Release Date 2004
Subtitles Dutch
Packaging Keep Case - Picture Disc
Standard Features Animated menu
Characters
Cinematographies
Production Notes
Scene Selection
Theatrical Trailers
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 4.0 - Japanese
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Color Closed-captioned Animated Widescreen Dolby