Ghost in the Shell is a movie directed by Mamoru Oshii in 1995 and based on the comic book of the same name by Masamune Shirow, first published in 1989. The movie features Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano, Tamio Ôki, Tesshô Genda, and others.
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“The movie is better than the comic book”
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Storyline
In 2029, with the advancement of cybernetic technology, the human body can be augmented or even completely replaced with cybernetic parts. Following a request from Nakamura, chief of Section 6, she successfully assassinates a diplomat of a foreign country to prevent a programmer named Daita from defecting.
Movie vs Book
Year
1995
Minutes
83
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Movie
Ghost in the Shell
Original title: Kôkaku Kidôtai
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Country: Japan
Year: 1995
Length: 1h23m
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Year
1989
Pages
350
Book Rate
8.36
S: Goodreads
Comic Book
Ghost in the Shell
Original title: Kōkaku Kidōtai
Author: Masamune Shirow
Country: Japan
First published in: 1989
Length: 350 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Ghost in the Shell
Other screen adaptations of the comic book
TV Series by Kenji Kamiyama
Movie by Mamoru Oshii
Movie by Rupert Sanders
TV Series by Shinji Aramaki
Movie by Michihito Fujii
User polls & recommendations
“One of the most satisfying things to me is how faithful Scorsese was to my book.”
BRIAN SELZNICK (Writer)
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