Special Features:
Ghost In The Shell - Special Edition:
Production Report: The Making Of The Ghost In The Shell Documentary (30 mins)
Creator Biographies
Character Profiles
Theatrical Trailer
Manga Previews
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence - Disc 1:
Japanese or English (Dubbed) Dolby Digital (5.1) Surround Audio Track
Japanese or English (Dubbed) Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo Audio Track
Audio Commentary From Director Mamoru Oshii And Animation Director Toshihiko Nishikubo
The Making Of Innocence Featurette
Foreword By Johnathan Clements
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence - Disc 2:
Japanese or English (Dubbed) DTS 5.1 Surround
Face To Face interview with director Mamoru Oshii
Japanese Trailer
Sneak Peek At Episode Of Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG
Manga Trailers
Review:
Ghost In The Shell - Special Edition: Mamoru Oshii's futuristic animated masterpiece Ghost In The Shell is the perfect film to experience on DVD. Seamlessly merging traditional cel animation with the latest computer graphic imagery, this stunning sci-fi spectacle has broken the boundaries of mainstream animation with its detailed artistic direction and uniquely intelligent storyline.
Aided by an esoteric Kenji Kawai score, Ghost In The Shell took the world by storm in 1996, introducing a new wave of Japanese animation through it's mesmerizing cinematic expression. A movie that questions our own human existence in the fast-paced world of the information age, this remarkable, award-winning, cyber-tech thriller has gone on to become one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time.
Ghost In The Shell 2 - Innocence: It is the year 2032 and Earth is a world where the few remaining humans co-exist with cyborgs, human spirits inhabiting mechanized bodies, and dolls, robots with no human elements whatsoever. A cyborg detective for the government's covert anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, Batou is charged with investigating the bizarre case of a malfunctioning gynoid - a hyper-realistic female robot created specifically for sexual companionship - responsible for slaughtering its owner.
Delving deeper and deeper into the investigation, Batou and his partner, Togusa, are forced to confront violent Yakuza thugs, devious hackers, influential government bureaucrats and powerful corporate criminals. As they move closer to uncovering the mystery, it slowly becomes apparent that the truth behind the crime is far more shocking than anyone dared imagine...
The first ever anime film to be nominated for the Cannes International Film Festivals highly prestigious Palme D'Or, Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence is a breathtaking technical and visual achievment four years in the making. A work that is as equally groundbreaking as its predecessor, it seamlessly combines 2-D and 3-D CG animation techniques to produce an action-packed sci-fi fable of a solitary cyborg struggling to retain what's left of his humanity in a world where the human soul is gradually fading into obscurity.
Inspired by the litery works of Phillip K. Dick and the surrealist art of Hans Bellmer, Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence is a philosophical thrill-ride through the darkest regions of human - and inhuman - nature. Combining full-throttle action, cutting edge animation, and one of the most provocative storylines in recent memory.
Certificate: 15
Run Time Approx: 179 Mins
Region: 2 (UK & Europe)
