Fresh
Mamoru Oshii's 2004 follow-up to his 1995 anime noir is that rare sequel that surpasses the original.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
When machines learn to feel, who decides what is human...
2004 · 1h 40m · PG-13
Animation, Drama, Science Fiction
Directed by
Mamoru Oshii
Overview
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."
Director and cast
- Mamoru Oshii Director
- Akio Otsuka as Batō (voice)
- Tilo Schmitz as Batō (Stimme)
- Koichi Yamadera as Togusa (voice)
- Kôichi Yamadera as Togusa (voice)
- Atsuko Tanaka as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Klaus-Peter Grap as Togusa (Stimme)
- Tamio Ohki as Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki (voice)
- Yutaka Nakano as Ishikawa (voice)
- Christin Marquitan as Motoko Kusanagi (Stimme)
- Hiroaki Hirata Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The elegance, attention to detail, the invention and expertise all ensure that the movie's never less than visually breathtaking.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Occasional passages of shell-cracking egghead overload aside, there's no getting past Innocence's astounding visual power.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
The effect of so much pretension and so many lovely images eventually becomes soporific.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Praiseworthy for its concepts and aesthetics, yet it is too theory-heavy and action-shy, clumped with philosophical tangents and scholarly reference points.
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger
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