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Ghost in the Shell

Movie · 1995 · 79 min

A cool, brooding plunge into a rain-slicked cyber city where quiet philosophical musings sit between bursts of brutal, precise action.

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1995 anime film directed by Mamoru Oshii
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Year
1995
Runtime
79 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • technology
  • isolation
  • conspiracy
  • exploration
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
fantasy, cyberpunk, action, science fiction
Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Written by
Masamune Shirow, Kazunori Itō
Music
Kenji Kawai
Cinematography
Hisao Shirai
Runtime
79 min
Country
Japan, United Kingdom
Languages
Japanese

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