Ghost in the Shell
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.
Directed by Mamoru Oshii · Action · Animation · Science Fiction · 83 min · 1995
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Director
Mamoru Oshii
Studio
Bandai Visual / Production I.G
Release
1995-11-18
Runtime
83 min
Genres
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Cast & Characters
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka
Batou (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Puppetmaster (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi
Togusa (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Ishikawa (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Aramaki (voice)
Tamio Ohki
Did You Know?
Did You Know that Mamoru Oshii originally wanted to direct Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade after finishing Patlabor 2: The Movie?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-13
Did You Know that Oshii thought a film about a futuristic world would convey an immediate message for our present world?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-13
Did You Know that Oshii used animation to portray the influence and power of computers, which was a theme he felt Hollywood movies rarely depicted effectively?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-13
Did You Know that the film's character designer Hiroyuki Okiura designed Motoko to be more mature and serious than Masamune Shirow's original manga portrayal?
Source: Wikipedia · verified 2026-09-13
Critical Assessment
Ghost in the Shell holds 7.9/10 on TMDb (4023 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
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Ghost in the Shell holds 7.9/10 on TMDb (4023 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
How long is Ghost in the Shell?+
Ghost in the Shell has a runtime of 83 min.
Who directed Ghost in the Shell?+
Ghost in the Shell was directed by Mamoru Oshii.
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