Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
2015 • Production I.G
- Format
- MOVIE
- Aired
- 2015
- Episodes
- 1
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Production I.G · Bandai Visual · Kodansha · Dentsu
- Genres
- Action · Mecha · Psychological · Science fiction
Set in a futuristic Japan after the end of a brutal world war, science has advanced by leaps and bounds giving humanity the choice to prolong life and reduce suffering with the use of sophisticated cybernetics. With all of humanity linked into one system of minds and personalities known as ghosts, the biggest threat to civilization is the cyber terrorists capable of hijacking people's bodies and memories. When a ghost-infecting virus known as Fire-Starter begins spreading through the system resulting in the assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister, Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source. As they delve deeper and deeper into their investigation, they uncover traces of government corruption and a shadowy broker that bears an all-too-familiar face.
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Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie was released in 2015 as a cinematic culmination of the Arise project, a prequel series that reimagined the origin story of Major Motoko Kusanagi. Produced by Production I.G, the film serves to bridge the narrative gap between the formation of Public Security Section 9 and the events of the original 1995 feature. It was crafted to provide a definitive conclusion to the Arise timeline, focusing on the political intrigue and cybernetic evolution that define the franchise's core themes.
The film was directed by Kazuya Nomura, with character designs by Kazuchika Kise, who also served as the project's chief director. The design philosophy aimed to maintain the sleek, industrial aesthetic established in the earlier Arise installments while elevating the visual fidelity for a theatrical release. Upon its debut, the film was received as a stylish, action-oriented entry that emphasized the internal struggle of Kusanagi as she grappled with the implications of her artificial consciousness and the evolving nature of digital warfare.
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