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Ghost in the shell 2: Innocence - Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Kôichi Yamadera, Mamoru Oshii

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When machines learn to feel, who decides what is human?

After nine years, acclaimed writer/director Mamoru Oshii follows up his cult hit Ghost in the shell - one of the biggest anime successes of all time - with the long-awaited sequel Ghost in the shell 2: Innocence.

It is the year 2032 and the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction. Humans have forgotten that they are human and those that are left coexist with cyborgs (human spirits inhabiting entirely mechanised bodies) and dolls (robots with no human elements at all). Batô (Akio Ôtsuka) is a cyborg. His body is artificial: the only remnants left of his humanity are traces of his brain… and the memories of a woman called The Major. A detective for the government's covert anti-terrorist unit, Public Security Section 9, Batô is investigating the case of a gynoid - a hyper-realistic female robot created specifically for sexual companionship - who malfunctions and slaughters her owner. As Batô delves deeper into the investigation, questions arise about humanity's need to immortalise its image in dolls. The answers to those questions lead to the shocking truth behind the crime... and quite possibly the very meaning of life.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film anime Japan science ficiton cyborg robot police

Persons of interest

Akio Ôtsuka .... Batô
Atsuko Tanaka .... Major Motoko Kusanagi
Kôichi Yamadera .... Togusa
Tamio Ôki .... Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki
Yutaka Nakano .... Ishikawa
Naoto Takenaka .... Kim
Peter Emshwiller .... Guard/Terrorist
Hiroaki Hirata .... Koga
Sumi Mutoh .... On'na no ko
Yoshiko Sakakibara .... Haraway
Masaki Terasoma .... Azuma
Masamune Shirow .... Comic writer: Koukaku-Kidoutai
Mamoru Oshii .... Screenwriter
Mamoru Oshii .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Ghost in the shell 2: Innocence official movie sites:

Ghost in the shell 2: Innocence film production notes (.rtf)
Ghost in the shell 2: Innocence QuickTime movie trailers
Awards and film festivals:

Annie Awards 2005: Nominated: Annie: Animated Effects (Hisashi Ezura), Best Animated Feature), Directing in an Animated Feature Production (Mamoru Oshii), Music in an Animated Feature Production (Kenji Kawai)
Cannes Film Festival 2004: Nominated: Golden Palm (Mamoru Oshii)