Ghost in the Shell
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Ghost in the Shell

It found a voice... Now it needs a body.

7.9 / 10 1995 1h 23mNR Japanese
ActionAnimationScience Fiction

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Lead
Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Batou (voice)

Iemasa Kayumi

Iemasa Kayumi

Puppetmaster (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Togusa (voice)

Yutaka Nakano

Yutaka Nakano

Ishikawa (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Tamio Ohki

Aramaki (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Director Nakamura (voice)

Masakazu Namaki

Masakazu Namaki

Dr. Willis (voice)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mamoru Oshii's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Ghost in the Shell is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker