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Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

Action • R • 1995 • 1 hr 23 min
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8.1
IMDb
7.9

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

Starring

Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Koichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano

Directed By

Mamoru Oshii

Written By

Kazunori Ito

Attributes

ComplexDarkWatch By Myself

Genre

ActionAnimationScience FictionAnimeForeign

Release Date

March 29, 1996

User Reviews

Elijah Woodson
Elijah Woodson
The perfect anime movie for action movie lovers.
Matija
Matija
absolutely amazing, transcendental cinema.
Lee
Lee
Waaay ahead of its time. Explorative in themes transcending the flesh and consciousness. Incredible film and score. Great cyberpunk piece.
Jeffrey Cooper
Jeffrey Cooper
One of my favorite animated features. Visually stunning, and a story that establishes nice roots for other cyberpunk stories to follow
Sarszha
Sarszha
Great anime. One historic movie concerning topics 30 years later.
Leon Kuzmin
Leon Kuzmin
For a 1995 film, this was a solid watch.
Leonel
Leonel
This movie blows your mind. It's amazing.
Tanmart Selby
Tanmart Selby
Great animation and artwork but I got kinda lost in the muck of the existential questions of being.
Katherine Bellingham
Katherine Bellingham
An intellectual, animated classic. Deals with topics that are just as interesting and thought provoking now as they were 20 years ago.
Jacob Reed
Jacob Reed
What is it to be human? Not an original question for sure, but it’s handled well and with great character development in this anime classic!

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273 (3%)
847 (8%)
4,157 (39%)
5,384 (50%)
8.1 – Based on 10.7k ratings
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Cast & Crew

Mamoru Oshii
Mamoru
Oshii
Atsuko Tanaka
Atsuko
Tanaka
Akio Otsuka
Akio
Otsuka
Iemasa Kayumi
Iemasa
Kayumi
Koichi Yamadera
Koichi
Yamadera
Yutaka Nakano
Yutaka
Nakano
Tamio Ohki
Tamio
Ohki
Tessyo Genda
Tessyo
Genda
Naruki Masahisa
Naruki
Masahisa
Masato Yamanouchi
Masato
Yamanouchi
Shinji Ogawa
Shinji
Ogawa
Kazunori Ito
Kazunori
Ito

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