GHOST IN THE SHELL: English-Dubbed Version
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1h 22m
Directed by Mamoru Oshii • 1995 • Japan, United Kingdom
Starring Mimi Woods, Richard Epcar, William Frederick Knight
2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of the Puppet Master, a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity. Adapted from the manga by Masamune Shirow, this landmark cyber-tech thriller has taken its place as one of the most renowned Japanese animation films of all time, stunning in both its dazzling imagery and rich philosophical resonance.
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