Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)

Release Date:

March 6, 2004

Director: Mamoru Oshii
Writer(s): Mamoru Oshii (screenplay), Masamune Shirow (comic)
Genre: Animation, Action
Language: Japanese
Runtime: 100 mins

Cast

Batô (voice): Akio Ôtsuka
Major Motoko Kusanagi (voice): Atsuko Tanaka
Togusa (voice): Kôichi Yamadera
Section 9 Dept Chief Aramaki (voice): Tamio Ôki
Ishikawa (voice): Yutaka Nakano

Review


Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence follows Batô, a living cyborg detective. As he investigates a case of a female robot that murdered her owner, he never forgets his past partner Major and looks to her for help. The subtle references to Ghost in the Shell was very cool. Other than these subtleties, Ghost in the Shell 2 is quite different from its predecessor. This movie is trippy but in a very intelligent way. There are a few instances of confusion which adds to the concern of artificial intelligence surpassing human intelligence. Besides the smart stuff, the dog is one of the cutest animated pets in a film. I don't know how this film slipped past me for so long.

Favorite Quote
Major Motoko Kusanagi: We weep for a bird's cry, but not for a fish's blood. Blessed are those with a voice. If the dolls also had voices, they would have screamed, "I didn't want to become human."