Rating: PG
Genre:
Science Fiction
Theatrical Release: 09/17/2004(USA
Release Date: 01/13/2009
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: Japanese/English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Bandai
Anime legend
Mamoru Oshii wrote and directed this eagerly awaited sequel to his groundbreaking
sci-fi drama Ghost in the Shell, which follows the continued adventures of futuristic crime fighters
Batou (voice of
Akio Otsuka) and
Togusa (voice of
Kouichi Yamadera). It's the year 2032, and
Batou and
Togusa have been assigned by the anti-terrorist force Sector 9 to track down several "gynoids" -- androids designed to resemble human females and programmed for pleasure -- who have gone on a murder spree. With the help of an android-technology expert named
Kim (voice of
Naoto Takenaka),
Batou and
Togusa find themselves following the trail of Locus Solus, an outlaw organization that may be responsible for turning the gynoids into murderers. As he digs deeper into the investigation,
Batou finds himself thinking back to his times with former colleague
Major (voice of
Atsuko Tanaka) and pondering the notion of love and attachment in an increasingly unnatural world.
Ghost in the Shell: Innocence was screened in competition at the
2004 Cannes Film Festival.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
