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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

2004-03-06 · 100 min · ★ 7.4

Animation · Drama · Science Fiction

Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me."

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Directors
Mamoru Oshii
Production companies
Bandai Visual, Production I.G, dentsu, ITNDDTD, Kodansha, Studio Ghibli
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 10,079,829

Top Cast

Atsuko TanakaAtsuko TanakaMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
Akio OtsukaAkio OtsukaBatou (voice)
Koichi YamaderaKoichi YamaderaTogusa (voice)
Tamio OhkiTamio OhkiSection 9 Department Chief Aramaki (voice)
Yutaka NakanoYutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
Hiroaki HirataHiroaki HirataKoga (voice)
Masaki TerasomaMasaki TerasomaAzuma (voice)
Sumi MutohSumi MutohMysterious Woman (voice)
Yuzuru FujimotoYuzuru FujimotoCriminal (voice)
Sukekiyo KameyamaSukekiyo KameyamaRin (voice)
Ryuji NakagiRyuji NakagiWakabayashi (voice)
Fumihiko TachikiFumihiko TachikiBodyguard (voice)
Minoru HiranoMinoru HiranoCyborg Doctor (voice)
Katsunosuke HoriKatsunosuke HoriChief of Forensics Division (voice)
Naoto TakenakaNaoto TakenakaKim (voice)
Hiroyuki KinoshitaHiroyuki KinoshitaInvasion Captain (voice)
Yoshiko SakakibaraYoshiko SakakibaraHaraway (voice)
Nanami HinataNanami HinataTogusa's Daughter (voice)
Gou Aoba(voice)
Eisuke AsakuraEisuke Asakura(voice)

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