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Bookmark this pageGhost in the Shell (1995)
Director: Mamoru Oshii
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From Time Out Film Guide
Set in 2029 and using inspired computer animation, Oshii's sci-fi anime conjures up a dazzling, futuristic cityscape that, sadly, is not matched by the human landscapes at the heart of the story. The Blade Runner theme of identity as a function of memory is raised but not explored. Cybercop Kusanagi has a synthetic personality, silicon breasts and an identity crisis. Ordered to track down the Puppetmaster, who can hack into human brains, she and her bland sidekick Bateau become embroiled in a conspiracy involving a secret government project, inter-departmental rivalries and a computer virus that's mutated into a being with a sense of its own destiny. All credit to Britain's Manga Entertainment for co-funding this ambitious project with the Japanese producers of Akira, but much more attention should have been paid to the script and disastrous dubbed dialogue.Author: NF
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- André said...
- Posted on Oct 12 2010 00:42 Animação Espetacular! Bravo Mestre Oshii.
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Cast & crew
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Richard George, Mimi Woods, William Frederick, Abe Lasser, Christopher Joyce, Mike Sorich full cast
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Duration: 83 mins
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