Name: Ghost in the Shell
Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Released: 1995-11-18
Duration: 83 min
Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Koichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano

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Ghost in the Shell plot summary

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

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.

Details

Original title: GHOST IN THE SHELL / 攻殻機動隊
Release date: November 18, 1995
Runtime: 1h 23m
Genres: Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
Country: Japan, United Kingdom
TMDB rating: 7.9 / 10 · 4,095 votes

Ghost in the Shell trailer

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)

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