Ghost in the Shell
It found a voice... now it needs a body.
It found a voice... now it needs a body.
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
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1995
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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.
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Runtime:
83 min
Release date:
18 Nov 1995
Country:
JP, GB
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$10,000,000
Awards:
5 wins & 7 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
For sheer mind-expanding sci-fi strangeness this is hard to beat
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
23 Sep 2014
fresh:
Mamoru Oshii's direction deftly merges gritty realism with a dreamlike quality.
– Laura Evenson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
I enjoyed its visuals, its evocative soundtrack (including a suite for percussion and heavy breathing), and its ideas.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Conjures up a dazzling, futuristic cityscape that, sadly, is not matched by the human landscapes at the heart of the story.
– ,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006