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7.9/10 • 3.5K

1995-11-18 • 1h 23m

ActionAnimationScience Fiction

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.

Directors
Mamoru Oshii
Editors
Shuichi Kakesu

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  1. Atsuko Tanaka

    Atsuko Tanaka

    Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

  2. Akio Otsuka

    Akio Otsuka

    Batou (voice)

  3. Iemasa Kayumi

    Iemasa Kayumi

    Puppetmaster (voice)

  4. Koichi Yamadera

    Koichi Yamadera

    Togusa (voice)

  5. Yutaka Nakano

    Yutaka Nakano

    Ishikawa (voice)

  6. Tamio Ohki

    Tamio Ohki

    Aramaki (voice)

  7. Tessyo Genda

    Tessyo Genda

    Director Nakamura (voice)

  8. Naruki Masahisa

    Naruki Masahisa

    Dr. Willis (voice)

  9. Masato Yamanouchi

    Masato Yamanouchi

    Minister of Foreign Affairs (voice)

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badelf

Mar 26, 2023

9/10

In the 1990s, Ray Kurzweil wrote about his "Singularity" theory - the future when man and computer are wholly merged. His predictions of AI are perhaps only now coming to fruit. This 1995 movie is the original Ghost In The Shell, which I finally watched. Mamoru Oshii's masterpiece, based on a manga by Shirow Masamune, is not only consistent with Singularity theory, but also remarkably prescient. This is the first film to broach the tough question of "what does it mean to be conscious?" in the context of AI (Artificial Intelligence).

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$3,000,000.00
Revenue
$10,000,000.00
Keywords
androidman vs machineartificial intelligence (a.i.)computer viruscyborgdystopiaimplantatfugitivefemale protagonistcyberpunkbased on mangaadult animationtech noiranimephilosophical