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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (I) (2004)
"Innocence" (original title)

PG-13  |   |  Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi  |  24 September 2004 (USA)
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In the year 2032, Batô, a cyborg detective for the anti-terrorist unit Public Security Section 9, investigates the case of a female robot--one created solely for sexual pleasure--who slaughtered her owner.

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Cast

Credited cast:
Akio Ôtsuka ...
Batô (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka ...
Kôichi Yamadera ...
Togusa (voice)
Tamio Ôki ...
Yutaka Nakano ...
Ishikawa (voice)
...
Kim (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gou Aoba ...
(voice) (as Go Aoba)
Eisuke Asakura ...
(voice)
...
Koga / Lin (voice)
...
Rescued Girl (Animaze Dub) (voice)
...
Detective / Security 1 / Wakabayashi / Yakuza 1 (voice)
Joey D'Auria ...
Kim (voice)
...
Azuma (voice)
...
Forensics Chief (Animaze Dub) (voice)
...
Guard / Terrorist (voice)
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Storyline

Batô is a living cyborg. His whole body, even his arms and legs, are entirely man-made. What only remains are traces of his brain and the memories of a woman. In an era when the boundary between humans and machines has become infinitely vague, Humans have forgotten that they are humans. This is the debauchery of the lonesome ghost of a man, who nevertheless seeks to retain humanity. Innocence... Is what life is. Written by Anonymous

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

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Sore wa inotchi innosensu ('Innocence is Life') See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and brief language | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

24 September 2004 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$317,722 (USA) (17 September 2004)

Gross:

$924,482 (USA) (29 October 2004)
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Trivia

The 5-minute parade sequence took a year to complete. See more »

Goofs

During the forensics examination, one of the computer screens misspells "research" as "RESAERCH". See more »

Quotes

Section 9 Department Chief Aramaki: I ordered you to conduct an investigation. I never said skip the paperwork and act like vigilantes. I certainly don't recall ordering you to barge into any Yakuza office. This isn't the jungle and you're not Special Forces hit men.
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Connections

Followed by Ghost in the Shell Arise: Border 1 - Ghost Pain (2013) See more »

Soundtracks

Follow Me
(Theme Song)
Music by Joaquín Rodrigo (as J. Rodrigo)
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer (as H. Kretzmer) / Hal Shaper (as H. Shaper)
Ediciones Joaquin Rodrigo, Madrid
Arranged by Kenji Kawai
Sung by Kimiko Ito
Courtesy of VideoArts Music
(from "Concierto de Arnjuez")
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User Reviews

 
Amazing
5 March 2005 | by (England) – See all my reviews

I just got through watching this film and it amazed me. I agree with the previous post that Innocence is full of philosophy, Descartes is even mentioned by name, and this is by no means a negative.

Constant rhetorical statements within the film make you think which is very refreshing.

Nothing whatsoever to do with the first film, which i am a fan of, but isn't improvement a good thing? Who wants to see a rewritten film anyway? Look elsewhere for films like that, I'm thinking Cruel intentions 1, 2 & 3 etc etc etc I might even like this more than 'Akira', but ill see if i manage to watch Innocence another 14 times and still love it...

I would highly recommend this film to anyone, not just Anime/Manga fans.


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