Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Kôkaku kidôtai (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 23min
- Animation, Action
- 29 Mar 1996 (USA)
- Movie
- 5 wins & 7 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Atsuko Tanaka | ... |
Kusanagi Motoko (voice)
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Akio Ôtsuka | ... |
Batô (voice)
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Kôichi Yamadera | ... |
Togusa (voice)
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Yutaka Nakano | ... |
Ishikawa (voice)
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Tamio Ôki | ... |
Aramaki (voice)
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Tesshô Genda | ... |
Nakamura buchô (voice)
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Namaki Masakazu | ... |
Urisu hakase (voice)
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Masato Yamanouchi | ... |
Gaimu daijin (voice)
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Shinji Ogawa | ... |
Gaikôkan (voice)
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Mitsuru Miyamoto | ... |
Daida Mizuho (voice)
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Kazuhiro Yamaji | ... |
Seisô kyokuin (voice)
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Shigeru Chiba | ... |
Seisô kyokuin (voice)
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Hiroshi Yanaka | ... |
Kenshi-kan (voice)
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Ginzô Matsuo | ... |
Ossan (voice)
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Takashi Matsuyama | ... |
Jikkô-han (voice)
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Sanryô Odaka | ... |
Gishi (voice)
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Masamichi Satô | ... |
Untenshu (voice)
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Atsuko Hayashida | ... |
Operêtâ (voice)
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Yûji Ueda | ... |
Tsûshin no koe (voice)
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Toshiki Kameyama | ... |
Sogekishu (voice)
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Atsushi Goto | ... |
Shiki-kan (voice)
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Maaya Sakamoto | ... |
Shôjo (Kusanagi) (voice)
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Iemasa Kayumi | ... |
Ningyô tsukai (voice)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Steve Apostolina | ... |
Technician (voice)
(as Stephen Platt)
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Steve Blum | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Roger Canfield)
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Steve Bulen | ... |
Section 9 Staff Cyberneticist / Coroner (voice)
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Richard Cansino | ... |
Mizuho Daita / Sniper Team (voice)
(as Steve Davis)
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Gina Connell | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Dorothy Elias-Fahn | ... |
Operator (voice)
(as Dorothy Gabriel)
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Richard Epcar | ... |
Batou (voice)
(as Richard George)
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Michael Forest | ... |
Old Man (voice)
(as George Celik)
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Leo Gray | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Meg Hamilton | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Milton James | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Murray Williams)
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Christopher Joyce | ... |
Togusa (voice)
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William Frederick Knight | ... |
Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki (voice)
(as William Frederick)
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Joan Mason | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Gilbert Navarro | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Wanda Nowicki | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Toni Burke)
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Gloria Oldman | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Ben Parks | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Scott Prensor | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Simon Prescott | ... |
Section 6 Department Chief Nakamura (voice)
(as Ben Isaacson)
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Debra Rogers | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as S.J. Charvin)
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Joe Romersa | ... |
Crass Truck Driver (voice)
(as Joe Michaels)
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Donald Salin | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Lia Sargent | ... |
Security Voice (voice)
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Kevin Seymour | ... |
Garbage Collector A (voice)
(as Tom Carlton)
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Sam Sheffer | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Michael Sorich | ... |
Ishikawa (voice)
(as Mike Sorich)
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Peter Spellos | ... |
Bad Guy in Getaway Car (voice)
(as David Conrad)
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Doug Stone | ... |
Garbage Collector B (voice)
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Phil Williams | ... |
Dr. Willis (voice)
(as Phil Williams)
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Amy Wong | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Amy Wong)
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Mimi Woods | ... |
Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
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Tom Wyner | ... |
Puppet Master (voice)
(as Abe Lasser)
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Directed by
Mizuho Nishikubo | ||
Mamoru Oshii |
Written by
Shirow Masamune | ... | (based on the manga by) (as Masamune Shirow) |
Kazunori Itô | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Andy Frain | ... | executive producer |
Makoto Ibuki | ... | associate producer |
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa | ... | producer |
Ken Iyadomi | ... | producer |
Ken Matsumoto | ... | producer |
Teruo Miyahara | ... | executive producer |
Yoshimasa Mizuo | ... | producer |
Takashi Mogi | ... | executive producer |
Yasushi Sukeof | ... | associate producer |
Shigeru Watanabe | ... | executive producer |
Hiroshi Yamazaki | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Kenji Kawai |
Cinematography by
Hisao Shirai | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Shûichi Kakesu |
Editorial Department
Hiroaki Hirabayashi | ... | color timer |
Takeshi Imai | ... | assistant editor |
Shigeyuki Yamamori | ... | assistant editor |
Yayoi Ôtake | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Takashi Watabe |
Art Direction by
Hiromasa Ogura |
Production Management
Ryûji Mitsumoto | ... | production manager (as Ryuji Mitsumoto) |
Art Department
Tomomi Andô | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Yumi Andô | ... | ink and paint: M.I. |
Harumi Aoki | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Yûko Hara | ... | ink and paint: M.I. |
Katsue Inoue | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. |
Yayoi Ishikawa | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. |
Reiko Katô | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. (as Reiko Kato) |
Makiko Kojima | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. |
Kikumi Mitsuyama | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Akane Nakano | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Yoshiko Oshino | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Chizue Saitô | ... | ink and paint: M.I. |
Kozue Sato | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. |
Satomi Sawai | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Mizuho Senda | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Tomohiro Shida | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Yasuko Suenaga | ... | ink and paint: M.I. |
Rie Suganuma | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Eri Suzuki | ... | ink and paint: AIC |
Haruko Tadenuma | ... | ink and paint: AIC |
Kinuko Tawara | ... | ink and paint: AIC |
Hiromi Uchibayashi | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. |
Norio Wada | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. |
Yôko Watanabe | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. |
Michiko Yamada | ... | ink and paint: Studio Moy |
Maiko Yamazaki | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. |
Akiko Ôba | ... | ink and paint: Production I.G. (as Akiko Ohba) |
Yukie Ôkubo | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Terumi Ôsaki | ... | ink and paint: Studio Targe |
Sound Department
Masahiro Fukuhara | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
Shuji Inoue | ... | sound recording engineer |
Mikio Mori | ... | dolby sound consultant: Continental Far East |
Keiichirô Morimoto | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
Hironori Ono | ... | sound effects assistant |
Joe Romersa | ... | adr recordist |
Kazutoshi Satô | ... | sound effects editor |
Hajime Takagi | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
Kazuhiro Wakabayashi | ... | sound director |
Akiyoshi Yoda | ... | sound associate |
Masatoshi Yokomizo | ... | sound associate |
Special Effects by
Toshio Hasegawa | ... | special effects: Marix |
Yutaka Hoshiba | ... | special effects: Marix |
Riku Murakami | ... | special effects |
Noriyuki Ôta | ... | special effects: Marix |
Visual Effects by
Tetsuo Kaneko | ... | opticals |
Masao Shibata | ... | opticals |
Camera and Electrical Department
Kôichi Furusawa | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Naohisa Haijima | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Haruhiko Higami | ... | still photographer: concept photos |
Toshikazu Hisano | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Motoaki Ikegami | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Shinji Ikegami | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Yôichi Kuroda | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Katsunori Maehara | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Hiroshi Noguchi | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Yûichi Ono | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Natsuki Orihara | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Takashi Shimada | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Noriko Suzuki | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Junji Yaitabashi | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Shôji Yazawa | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Tetsuo Ôfuji | ... | camera operator: Studio Cosmos |
Animation Department
Akihiko Adachi | ... | inbetween artist: Group Donguri |
Ikuko Akiyoshi | ... | inbetween artist: Daume |
Masahiro Andô | ... | animator |
Kôichi Arai | ... | animator (as Koichi Arai) |
Masahiko Arai | ... | inbetween artist: OH Production |
Masatsugu Arakawa | ... | animator (as Shinji Arakawa) |
Miho Asatani | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Hisashi Eguchi | ... | animator |
Masahiro Emoto | ... | inbetween artist: Group Donguri |
Toyoaki Emura | ... | animator |
Masumi Ezaki | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Satoi Fujiwara | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Keiko Hagimori | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
Hideki Hamasu | ... | animator (as Hideki Hamazu) |
Nobuo Hashimoto | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Wombat |
Takashi Hashimoto | ... | animator |
Sachiyo Hiraide | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
Shûichi Hirata | ... | background artist |
Kazunobu Hoshi | ... | animator |
Chieko Ichimanda | ... | inbetween checker |
Chinami Igei | ... | inbetween artist: Daume |
Hisashi Ikeda | ... | background artist |
Katsumi Ikeda | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG (as Katsuki Ikeda) |
Seong-kim Im | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
Toshiyuki Inoue | ... | animator |
Akiharu Ishii | ... | animator |
Taketomo Ishikawa | ... | inbetween artist: I.G. Niigata |
Mitsuo Iso | ... | animator |
Yoshiyuki Itô | ... | animator |
Hiroyo Izumi | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Masatoshi Kai | ... | background artist |
Yûko Kami | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Masaki Kamiguchi | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Wombat (as Masaki Ueguchi) |
Hatsue Katô | ... | inbetween artist: Ashi Production |
Sayuri Katô | ... | inbetween artist: Ashi Production |
Eizô Kawada | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
Tsuyoshi Kawada | ... | inbetween artist: Ashi Production |
Shôji Kawamori | ... | mechanical designer |
Kumiko Kawana | ... | animator |
Hirotsugu Kawasaki | ... | animator |
Moon-hee Kim | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
Soon-ah Kim | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
Yoon-sook Kim | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
Kazuchika Kise | ... | animator / key animation supervisor / layout artist |
Satomi Kitahara | ... | inbetween artist: Ashi Production |
Yoshiyuki Kohira | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
Mina Kojima | ... | inbetween artist: Phoenix Entertainment |
Kôji Komurakata | ... | animator |
Rie Kondô | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
Yûko Koyama | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Kaori Kunii | ... | inbetween artist: Ashi Production |
Jae-sook Lee | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
Seok-min Lee | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
Suzuko Mano | ... | inbetween artist: Group Donguri |
Nobuko Mizuta | ... | cel checker |
Namiko Mori | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Toshikazu Motozumi | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Wombat |
Yasushi Muraki | ... | animator |
Kayoko Nabeta | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Akiko Nagashima | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Mika Nakabayashi | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Rieko Nakai | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Tamaki Nakatsu | ... | assistant to animation director |
Daisuke Nakayama | ... | inbetween artist: OH Production |
Ryôta Niino | ... | inbetween artist: I.G. Niigata |
Mizuho Nishikubo | ... | animation director (as Toshihiko Nishikubo) |
Junko Nishimura | ... | inbetween checker |
Sanae Ochi | ... | inbetween artist: Daume |
Takaaki Ogawa | ... | inbetween artist: Group Donguri |
Hiromasa Ogura | ... | background artist |
Hiroyuki Oka | ... | inbetween artist: I.G. Niigata |
Tensai Okamura | ... | animator |
Hiroyuki Okiura | ... | animation director / animator / character designer / key animation supervisor / layout artist |
Tetsuhito Saitô | ... | animator |
Yukie Sakô | ... | inbetween artist: Phoenix Entertainment (as Yukie Sako) |
Mamoru Sasaki | ... | animator |
Kazuhiro Sato | ... | inbetween artist: I.G. Niigata |
Kazuhito Satsusa | ... | inbetween artist: Group Donguri |
Masahiro Satô | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Kanami Sekiguchi | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Masayuki Shibuya | ... | inbetween artist: Group Donguri |
Mitsumi Shitani | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Yasumitsu Suetake | ... | layout artist |
Yukie Suzuki | ... | inbetween artist: Ashi Production |
Hideki Tachibana | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
Yuka Takahashi | ... | inbetween artist: Ashi Production |
Itsuko Takeda | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Yôji Takeshige | ... | background artist |
Kyôko Taketani | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Atsushi Takeuchi | ... | animator / layout artist / mechanical designer |
Yûichi Tanaka | ... | animator |
Manabu Tanzawa | ... | animator |
Shinobu Tsuneki | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
Takeji Urata | ... | inbetween artist: Daume |
Takashi Watabe | ... | background designer / layout artist |
Keiko Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist: DR Movie |
Sawako Yajima | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Yayoi Yamashita | ... | cel checker |
Yoshimasa Yamazaki | ... | inbetween artist: Production IG |
Miyako Yatsu | ... | animator |
Jun Yoshida | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Wombat |
Shin'ya Yoshidome | ... | inbetween artist: Studio Takuranke |
Masayuki Yoshihara | ... | animator |
Kumiko Yusa | ... | color setter |
Hiroyoshi Ôkawa | ... | animator |
Yasuhiro Ôshima | ... | animator |
Music Department
Tomoko Nakano | ... | music producer: AUBE |
Reiko Yasuda | ... | music producer: AUBE |
Shigeru Ôtake | ... | music producer: DAYBREAK (as Shigeru Otake) |
Additional Crew
Mamoru Akimoto | ... | production scheduler |
Mitsuo Iso | ... | weapons designer |
Naoki Kanazawa | ... | video effects |
Hirokazu Karasawa | ... | weapons advisor |
Yumiko Katayama | ... | color section |
Ayako Koike | ... | title designer |
Megumi Maeda | ... | production scheduler |
Haruo Mizuno | ... | production coordinator |
Toru Nozaki | ... | advertising |
Kikuo Nôtomi | ... | weapons advisor |
Shûichi Satô | ... | color section |
Teruhisa Tajima | ... | title designer |
Shigeyuki Tsuchida | ... | video effects |
Tomio Yoshioka | ... | international coordinator |
Danielle Garnier | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Kôdansha (produced by)
- Bandai Visual Company (in association with)
- Manga Entertainment (in association with)
- Production I.G. (production studio)
Distributors
- Bandai Namco Arts (2021) (Japan) (theatrical) (IMAX) (4K Remaster)
- CatchPlay (2017) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Edko Films (2021) (Hong Kong) (theatrical) (IMAX) (4K Remaster)
- Lionsgate Films (2021) (United States) (theatrical) (IMAX) (4K Remaster)
- Metrodome Distribution (1995) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- Selecta Visión (2016) (Spain) (theatrical)
- A-Video Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD) (special edition)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (video) (25th Anniversary Edition)
- Ani-Monday (United States) (tv)
- Bandai Emotion (1996) (Japan) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Bandai Emotion (1996) (Japan) (video) (Laserdisc) (Premiuem Box Version)
- Bandai Visual Company (2007) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (video)
- Castle Communications (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
- Dynit (2012) (Italy) (Blu-ray)
- Emina (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Ive Entertainment (2018) (South Korea) (Blu-ray)
- Know How Disc (Thailand) (DVD)
- Laser Paradise (1997) (Germany) (video) (Lasdisc)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (New Zealand) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2014) (Australia) (Blu-ray) (video) (25th Anniversary Edition)
- Manga Entertainment (1996) (United Kingdom)
- Manga Entertainment (1996) (United States) (as Manga Video)
- Manga Entertainment (1996) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Manga Entertainment (2009) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Manga Entertainment (Spain) (VHS)
- Nipponart (2014) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Nittere Plus & Science (2007) (Japan) (tv)
- PFC Vidéo (France) (video) (Lasdisc)
- Palm Pictures (1996) (United States)
- Pan Vision Publishing Video (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Panini Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Plaion Pictures (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Plaion Pictures (2023) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- PolyGram Video (1996) (Italy) (VHS)
- PolyGram Video (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
- PolyGram Video (1996) (United States)
- Proware Multimedia International (2012) (Taiwan) (Blu-ray) (video)
- Quality Films (Chile) (VHS)
- Rapid Eye Movies (1996) (Germany) (VHS)
- Selecta Visión (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
- Sirius Publishing (1996) (United States) (video) (CD-ROM)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
- The Sci-Fi Channel (United States) (tv)
- United Paramount Network (UPN) (2000) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Animaze (English voice recording)
- Anime International Company (AIC) (paint and trace)
- Ashi Productions Company (inbetweens)
- Aube Studio (music production)
- Aube Studio (music recording studio)
- BMG Victor (music release: Japan)
- Beijing Xie Le Art Co. Ltd. (paint and trace)
- DR Movie (inbetweens)
- Damson Studios (titles)
- Daybreak Ltd. (music production)
- Doumu (inbetweens)
- Edit 90 (advertising staff)
- Ground Control Studios (english language version: final re-recording)
- Group Donguri (inbetweens)
- I.G Niigata (inbetweens)
- Imagica (film processing)
- Jay Film Company (post-production)
- Kan'onzaki Marine Studio (music recording studio)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- M I (paint and trace)
- MIT Studio (sound recording studio)
- Magnitude 8 Post (English voice recording facility)
- Maki Production (titles)
- Oh Production (inbetweens)
- Omnibus Japan (computer animation)
- Omnibus Promotion (sound production studio)
- Otaya (recording engineers)
- Otaya (mixing engineers)
- Phoenix Entertainment (inbetweens)
- Prisms (computer animation)
- Production I.G. (inbetweens)
- Production I.G. (paint and trace)
- RCA Records (soundtrack)
- RCA Records (soundtrack) (Japan)
- Shima Studio (paint and trace)
- Sound Valet (music recording studio)
- Studio Cosmos (camera operators)
- Studio Junio (inbetweens)
- Studio Killy (paint and trace)
- Studio Moy (paint and trace)
- Studio Takuranke (inbetweens)
- Studio Targe (paint and trace)
- Studio Wombat (inbetweens)
- Tack Cheong Company (coverage co-operation)
- Tezuka Productions (paint and trace)
- Thesedays (titles)
- Toei Company (film scanning)
- Tokyo TV Center (sound recording studio)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- We Release Whatever the Fuck We Want (soundtrack) (2017) (outside Japan) (vinyl)
- Weekly Manga Magazine (planning association)
- White Lilly Company (music release coordination)
- Woodstock Karuisawa Recording Studio (music recording studio)
- World Guns (coverage co-operation)
- ZRO Limit Productions (English adr production)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
It is the year 2029. Technology has advanced so far that cyborgs are commonplace. In addition, human brains can connect to the internet directly. Major Motoko Kusanagi is an officer in Section 9, an elite, secretive police division that deals with special operations, including counter terrorism and cyber crime. She is currently on the trail of the Puppet Master, a cyber criminal who hacks into the brains of cyborgs in order to obtain information and to commit other crimes. Written by grantss |
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Taglines | It found a voice... now it needs a body. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | JPY330,000,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $10,000,000 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In ordinary anime, characters would at least blink to create the feeling of "being animated", but in this movie, Motoko's eyes intentionally stayed unblinking many times. Director Mamoru Oshii's intention was to portray her as a "doll". See more » |
Goofs | The car underneath the spider tank changes in size relative to the tank between shots. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Wamdue Project: King of my Castle (Roy Malone Remix) (1999). See more » |
Soundtracks | See You Everyday See more » |
Quotes |
Major Motoko Kusanagi:
If we all reacted the same way, we'd be predictable, and there's always more than one way to view a situation. What's true for the group is also true for the individual. It's simple: Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death. See more » |