Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

 Cast: Mimi Woods
Mimi Woods
, Richard George
Richard George
, William Frederick
William Frederick
, Abe Lasser
Abe Lasser
, Christopher Joyce
Christopher Joyce
Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

 Cast: Mimi Woods
Mimi Woods
, Richard George
Richard George
, William Frederick
William Frederick
, Abe Lasser
Abe Lasser
, Christopher Joyce
Christopher Joyce

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

Ghost in the Shell, following in the footsteps of Akira, is one of the most critically acclaimed animated movies of the 1990s. Director Mamoru Oshii's bleak cyber-punk anime makes for a good, but flawed DVD. Picture quality is outstanding. The 1.85:1 widescreen transfer does the movie's bold vision justice, and color contrast is excellent. The sound, however, is problematic. The English dialogue track is very good, the voice acting is acceptable, and the sound effects are commanding. Turning on the subtitles while listening to the Japanese audio track, however, reveals flaws. The voice acting on the Japanese track is particularly awkward; the actors simply read their lines without emotion. Also, sound effects are buried on the Japanese track, no matter how loud the volume. The DVD's special features are not as exciting as the case's artwork would have viewers believe. The 30-minute "making of" featurette is dull and offers little insight or substantive information; it's similar in nature to the promos found on cable television, but infinitely less professional and interesting. The theatrical trailer is also a waste of time. "A Guide to Ghost in the Shell" brings up nine areas of background information, such as character bios, crew bios, a plot summary, and some design information. Ghost in the Shell is Grade-A anime and maybe a Grade-B DVD.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/31/1998
UPC: 0780063552929
Original Release: 1996
Source: Manga Video
Region Code: 1
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:22:00
Sales rank: 3,885

Special Features

Digitally remastered; "The Making of Ghost in the Shell" (30 mins.) ; Interactive menus; Complete movie production report; Languages: English, Japanese, Japanese with English subtitles and closed captioned; English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Japanese Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound; Wide-screen version presented in a matted format with original 1.85:1 aspect ratio; Enhanced for wide-screen TVs

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Mimi Woods Kusanagi
Richard George Bateau
William Frederick Aramaki
Abe Lasser Voices
Christopher Joyce Voices
Mike Sorich Voices,Actor
Ben Isaacson Voices
Hank Smith Minister
Steve Davis Voices
Phil Williams Voices
David Conrad Voices
Tom Carlton Voices
Doug Stone Voices
Richard Epcar Actor
Atsuko Tanaka Kusanagi Motoko
Akio Ôtsuka Batô
Iemasa Kayumi Ningyô tsukai
Kôichi Yamadera Togusa
Yutaka Nakano Ishikawa
Tamio Ôki Aramaki
Tesshô Genda Nakamura buchô
Masato Yamanouchi Gaimu daijin
Shinji Ogawa Gaikôkan
Mitsuru Miyamoto Daida Mizuho
Kazuhiro Yamaji Seisô kyokuin
Shigeru Chiba Seisô kyokuin
Takashi Matsuyama Jikkô-han
Yûji Ueda Tsûshin no koe
Maaya Sakamoto Shôjo (Kusanagi)
Tania Torrens Voices
Daniel Beretta Voices
Gilles Tamiz Voices
Pascal Renwick Voices
Pierre Hatet Voices
Tamio Ohki Aramaki
Lia Sargent Actor
Peter Spellos Actor
William Knight Aramaki
Richard Cansino Diplomat
Kenji Kawai Composer

Technical Credits
Mamoru Oshii Director
Andy Frain Executive Producer,Producer
Toshio Hasegawa Special Effects
Hoshiba Special Effects
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Producer
Ken Iyadomi Producer
Ken Matsumoto Producer
Teruo Miyahara Executive Producer,Producer
Yoshimasa Mizuo Producer
Mutsu Murakami Special Effects
Noriyuki Ota Special Effects
Shigeru Watanabe Executive Producer,Producer
'Matrix' Yutaka Special Effects
Shirow Masamune Screenwriter
Kazunori Itô Screenwriter
Makoto Ibuki Producer
Yasushi Sukeof Producer
Hiroshi Yamazaki Producer
Kodansha Producer
Kazunori Ito Screenwriter

Scene Index

Side #1 -- Widescreen Version
0. Chapters
1. Thermo Optic Camouflage [4:16]
2. Opening Credits [4:17]
3. The Infamous Mystery Hacker [4:50]
4. Ghost Hack Humans [11:02]
5. Only A Puppet [1:46]
6. Simultaneous Reality And Fantasy [1:35]
7. Hope In Deep Waters [5:22]
8. Wandering The City [3:17]
9. Doubting Your Own Ghost [9:11]
10. Project 2501 [8:26]
11. Chasing The Target [5:40]
12. Kusanagi Battles Tank [6:43]
13. Unification [7:34]
14. Reincarnation [3:32]
15. Closing Credits [4:40]
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