Ghost in the Shell is a 1995 anime film directed by Mamoru Oshii; an adaptation of the manga Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow, produced by Production I.G, and written by Kazunori Itō. A sequel, Innocence, was released in 2004. In 2029, the world is connected by a global electronic network. Tokyo has a network security force called Section 9, which is on a mission to arrest the elite hacker known as the Puppet Master. Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg officer, leads the investigation and finds that the Puppet Master hacks human minds and leaves victims with implanted fake memories.... Kusanagi questions her own existence as an artificial construct, wondering if there is something more. As the investigation goes on, she learns that the Puppet Master may have answers for her and is looking for her. The film adaptation presents the story's themes in a more serious, atmospheric and slow-paced manner than the manga.
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| Release date: | November 18, 1995 |
| Directed by: | Mamoru Oshii |
| Runtime: | 82 Minutes |
| Producer: | Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Ken Iyadomi, Ken Matsumoto, Yoshimasa Mizuo, Production I.G. |
| Editor: | Shuichi Kakesu |
| Music by: | Brian Eno, Kenji Kawai |
| Cinematography: | Hisao Shirai |
| Screenplay by: | Kazunori Itô, Masamune Shirow |
| Genre: | Science fiction |