Ghost in the Shell
It found a voice... now it needs a body.
- 1995
- Rated NR
- 1h 23m
- Action
- Animation
- Science Fiction
Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Animation Kobe Theatrical Film Award (1996)
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Nominations
Nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature (1996)
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Box office
Grossed $10M worldwide, about 3.3 times its $3M budget
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Based on
Based on Ghost in the Shell
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Sequels
Followed by Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
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Collection
Part of Ghost in the Shell Collection
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Music
Music by Kenji Kawai
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Hisao Shirai
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Kazunori ItoScreenplay
- Shirow MasamuneOriginal Story
- Original title
- GHOST IN THE SHELL / 攻殻機動隊
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 18, 1995
- Original language
- Japanese
- Budget
- $3M
- Revenue
- $10M
- Countries
- Japan, United Kingdom
- Collection
- Ghost in the Shell Collection
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In the United States
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Cast
Atsuko TanakaMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
Akio OtsukaBatou (voice)
Iemasa KayumiPuppetmaster (voice)
Koichi YamaderaTogusa (voice)
Yutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
Tamio OhkiAramaki (voice)
Tessyo GendaDirector Nakamura (voice)
Masakazu NamakiDr. Willis (voice)- Masato YamanouchiMinister of Foreign Affairs (voice)
Shinji OgawaGaikôkan (voice)
Mitsuru MiyamotoMizuho Daita (voice)
Kazuhiro YamajiGarbage Collector A (voice)
Shigeru ChibaGarbage Collector B (voice)
Hiroshi YanakaCoroner (voice)
Ginzo MatsuoOld Man (voice)
Takashi MatsuyamaTerrorist (voice)
Sanryo OdakaTechnician (voice)- Masamichi SatoDriver (voice)
- Atsuko HayashidaOperator (voice)
Yuji UedaCommunication (voice)
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