Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Original title: GHOST IN THE SHELL / 攻殻機動隊
Ghost in the Shell is a 1995 Japanese-language action movie directed by Mamoru Oshii, with a running time of 1h 23m. It stars Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka and Iemasa Kayumi.
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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Cast
- Atsuko Tanaka as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Akio Otsuka as Batou (voice)
- Iemasa Kayumi as Puppetmaster (voice)
- Koichi Yamadera as Togusa (voice)
- Yutaka Nakano as Ishikawa (voice)
- Tamio Ohki as Aramaki (voice)
- Tessyo Genda as Director Nakamura (voice)
- Masakazu Namaki as Dr. Willis (voice)
- Masato Yamanouchi as Minister of Foreign Affairs (voice)
- Shinji Ogawa as Gaikôkan (voice)
- Mitsuru Miyamoto as Mizuho Daita (voice)
- Kazuhiro Yamaji as Garbage Collector A (voice)
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