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Ghost in the Shell 2.0

2008 · 85 min

A cool, cerebral plunge into neon-drenched existential dread, equal parts philosophical meditation and slow-burning cyber-thriller.

Tagline
People love machines in 2029 A.D.
Overview
In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'.

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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
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, animation, crime, science fiction
Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Written by
Kazunori Ito
Starring
Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Tamio Ohki, Tessyo Genda, Masato Yamanouchi, Shinji Ogawa, Yoshiko Sakakibara
Music
Kenji Kawai
Cinematography
Hisao Shirai
Runtime
85 min
Country
Japan, United States of America
Languages
Japanese

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