
Ghost in the Shell is a movie directed by Rupert Sanders in 2017 and based on the comic book of the same name by Masamune Shirow, first published in 1989. The movie features Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Juliette Binoche, Peter Ferdinando, and others.
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Storyline
In the near future, humans are augmented with cybernetic improvements to traits such as vision, strength, and intelligence. Augmentation developer Hanka Robotics establishes a secret project to develop an artificial body, or shell, that can integrate a human brain rather than an AI. Over the objections of her designer Dr. Ouelet, Hanka Robotics CEO, Cutter, decides to use Killian as a counter-terrorism operative.
Movie vs Book

Year
2017
Minutes
107
Movie Rate
6.30
Source: IMDb
Movie
Ghost in the Shell
Director: Rupert Sanders
Country: USA
Year: 2017
Length: 1h47m
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Year
1989
Pages
350
Book Rate
8.34
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
Movie by Mamoru Oshii
TV Series by Kenji Kamiyama
Movie by Mamoru Oshii
TV Series by Shinji Aramaki
Movie by Michihito Fujii
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