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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Animation · Drama · Science Fiction · 2004

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."

Movie details

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

“When machines learn to feel, who decides what is human...”

2004 Animation · Drama · Science Fiction 1h 40m

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7.3 / 10

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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."

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Directed by

Mamoru Oshii

Written by

Mamoru Oshii

Atsuko Tanaka

Atsuko Tanaka

Motoko Kusanagi (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Batou (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Togusa (voice)

Tamio Ohki

Tamio Ohki

Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki (voice)

Yutaka Nakano

Yutaka Nakano

Ishikawa (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Koga (voice)

Masaki Terasoma

Masaki Terasoma

Azuma (voice)

Court is in session

Put Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.