Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Seen it?2004 | 100 min | Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
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With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me."
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 68 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$10 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 153K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mamoru Oshii
- Atsuko TanakaMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Akio OtsukaBatou (voice)
- Koichi YamaderaTogusa (voice)
- Tamio OhkiSection 9 Department Chief Aramaki (voice)
- Yutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
- Hiroaki HirataKoga (voice)
- Masaki TerasomaAzuma (voice)
- Sumi MutohMysterious Woman (voice)
- Yuzuru FujimotoCriminal (voice)
- Sukekiyo KameyamaRin (voice)