Description |
1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Note |
Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow. |
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Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1). |
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Japanese version originally produced as a motion picture in 1995 ; English dubbed version produced in 1998. |
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Special features include: The making of Ghost in the shell (30 min.) ; interactive menus ; production report. |
Credits |
Screenplay, Kazunori Ito ; animation director, Toshihiko Nishikubo ; music Kenji Kawai. |
Summary |
In a world caught in the grip of information overload, Major Kusanagi is an elite officer and heavily modified cybernetic agent. She is on the trail of a computer-criminal who turns people into human marionettes, controlled by computer. She discovers that his true identity lies at the center of a vast and lethal political conspiracy. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
System Details |
DVD. |
Language |
English or Japanese language soundtrack (surround) with optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Shirow, Masamune -- Film adaptations.
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Cyborgs -- Drama.
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Hackers -- Drama.
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Animated films.
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Conspiracies -- Drama.
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Feature films -- Japan.
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Motion pictures -- Japan.
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Science fiction films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Added Author |
Oshii, Mamoru.
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Itō, Kazunori.
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Shirow, Masamune.
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Kōdansha.
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Bandai Bijuaru Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Manga Entertainment, Inc.
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ISBN |
$29.99 |
Music No. |
800-635-529-2 Manga Entertainment |
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