


The Foreign Minister's interpreter is ghost-hacked, presumably to assassinate VIPs in an upcoming meeting. Following a request from Nakamura, chief of Section 6, she successfully assassinates a diplomat of a foreign country to prevent a programmer named Daita from defecting. Major Motoko Kusanagi is an assault-team leader for the Public Security Section 9 of "New Port City" in Japan. An often-mentioned term is "ghost", referring to the consciousness inhabiting the body (the "shell"). Another significant achievement is the cyberbrain, a mechanical casing for the human brain that allows access to the Internet and other networks.

In 2029, with the advance of cybernetic technology, the human body can be "augmented" or even completely replaced with cybernetic parts. A live-action adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson was released 2017. In 2008, Oshii released an updated version of the original film, Ghost in the Shell 2.0, featuring new audio and updated 3D animation. In 2004, Oshii directed Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, billed as a separate work and not a true sequel. It inspired filmmakers such as the Wachowskis, creators of the Matrix films, and James Cameron. Widely considered one of the greatest anime films of all time, critics particularly praised the film's visuals, achieved through a combination of traditional cel animation and CGI animation. The music, composed by Kenji Kawai, includes an ancient Japanese language. The philosophical themes include self-identity in a technologically advanced world. The plot follows Motoko Kusanagi, a public-security agent, who hunts the mysterious hacker known as the Puppet Master. Ghost in the Shell was a Japanese-British international co-production, produced by Kodansha with Bandai Visual and Manga Entertainment and animated by Production I.G. It was written by Kazunori Itō and directed by Mamoru Oshii, and stars the voices of Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ōtsuka, and Iemasa Kayumi. Ghost in the Shell (known in Japan as Mobile Armored Riot Police: Ghost in the Shell ( 攻殻機動隊 GHOST IN THE SHELL, Kōkaku Kidōtai Gōsuto In Za Sheru)) is a 1995 anime science fiction film based on the manga of the same name by Masamune Shirow.
