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Ghost in the Shell

I guess cyborgs like myself tend to be paranoid about our origins.

... Motoko


Summary
Motoko Shades Special agent Motoko Kusinagi is not your average cop of the future. She is one of many high maintainence cyborgs in a surreal vision of tomorrow's Tokyo dreamed up by the reknown manga artist, Masamune Shirow. Motoko's entire body is one mean killing machine except for her distinctly human brain, the ghost in her shell. With this highly effective body, it is the ghost or the soul that bothers Motoko as she contemplates an existence where clones and cyborgs strip away the external uniqueness that is so important for human individuality. The dirty work of catching Tokyo's top criminals keeps Motoko's mind off her internal struggles but this next case, this Puppet Master has brought those two worlds colliding together at tremendous velocity.

Plot Animation
Advisory Rating: R (Graphic Violence)

Awards
Best Picture

Nominations
Best New Release
Best Director: Mamoru Oshii

Credits & Information
Creator: Masamune Shirow
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Producers: Kodansha, Bandai Visual
Distributor: Manga Entertainment

Links
Manga Entertainment
Weapons of Ghost in the Shell



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