Anime Auteurs: Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

Japan | 1995 | 83 min. | Mamoru Oshii

March 2, 2025

2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Vureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master,” a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts.

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Anime Auteurs: Ghost in the Shell

Join instructor Isabella Von Ghoul as we deep dive into Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell.

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Sunday, March 2, 2025

Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity. Director Mamoru Oshii’s award-winning cyber-tech thriller, based on the comic book by Masamune Shirow, has established itself as one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time.

  • Director: Mamoru Oshii
  • Principal Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Tamio Ôki
  • Country: Japan
  • Year: 1995
  • Running Time: 83 min.
  • Producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Ken Iyadomi, Ken Matsumoto, Yoshimasa Mizuo
  • Screenplay: Kazunori Itô
  • Cinematographers: Hisao Shirai
  • Editors: Shûichi Kakesu
  • Music: Kenji Kawai
  • Language: Japanese
  • Has Subtitles: Yes