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Ghost in the Shell

2017
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6.1/10

Release Date

29/03/2017

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
42%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
63%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
52%

They didn't save his life. They stole it.

In the near future, people undergo cybernetic enhancements that boost their vision, strength, and intelligence. The megacorporation Hanka Robotics is secretly developing an artificial body, called a "shell," capable of housing a human brain instead of an artificial intelligence. Mira Killian is the sole survivor of a cyberterrorist attack that killed her parents. When her body is damaged beyond repair, she is chosen as a test subject for the project. Rupert Sanders directs the film, and Scarlett Johansson plays Mira in an ultramodern city, in a future where the line between humans and robots blurs.

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Facts about Ghost in the Shell

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old
Spain releaseMarch 31, 2017
Worldwide premiereMarch 29, 2017
Runtime1 h 47 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleGhost in the Shell
CountriesChina, Hong Kong, India, United States
Production companiesWeying Galaxy Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Shanghai Film Group
Budget$110.0M
Worldwide box office$169.8M
Box office in the U.S.$40.6M
Return on investmentx1.5 Recouped the investment
Based onGhost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow
Trailer views711K

More ratings

2.6/5Letterboxd67/100Trakt6.7/10Metacritic (público)2.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Ghost in the Shell

3total awards
6total nominations

Ghost in the Shell Cast

Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett JohanssonMajor Mira Killian / Motoko Kusanagi
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi KitanoAramaki
Pilou Asbæk
Pilou AsbækBatou
Michael Pitt
Michael PittKuze
Chin Han
Chin HanTogusa
Juliette Binoche
Juliette BinocheDr. Ouelet
Peter Ferdinando
Peter FerdinandoCutter
Rila Fukushima
Rila FukushimaRed Robed Geisha
Daniel Henshall
Daniel HenshallSkinny Man
Yutaka Izumihara
Yutaka IzumiharaSaito
Anamaria Marinca
Anamaria MarincaDr. Dahlin
Kaori Momoi
Kaori MomoiHairi
Lasarus Ratuere
Lasarus RatuereIshikawa
Danusia Samal
Danusia SamalLadriya
Tawanda Manyimo
Tawanda ManyimoBorma
Mana Hira Davis
Mana Hira DavisBearded Man
Erroll Anderson
Erroll AndersonHanka Security Agent
Kai Fung Rieck
Kai Fung RieckDiamond Face
Andrew Stehlin
Andrew StehlinNo Pupils
Matthias Luafutu
Matthias LuafutuThick Built Yakuza
John Luafutu
John LuafutuBarkeep
Kaori Yamamoto
Kaori YamamotoMotoko
Andrew Morris
Andrew MorrisHideo
Adwoa Aboah
Adwoa AboahLia
Chris Obi
Chris ObiAmbassador
Makoto Murata
Makoto MurataYakuza Gunman
Natarsha Orsman
Natarsha OrsmanOeulet's Assistant
Joseph Naufahu
Joseph NaufahuPolice Commander Johns
Vinnie Bennett
Vinnie BennettRookie Cop
Pete Teo
Pete TeoTony
Xavier Horan
Xavier HoranSection Six Soldier
Allan Henry
Allan HenrySection Six Soldier
Bowie Chan
Bowie ChanYakuza
Kirt Kishita
Kirt KishitaStreet Hustler
David Johnson Wood
David Johnson WoodSection Six Leader
Kate Venables
Kate VenablesGeisha
Emma Coppersmith
Emma CoppersmithGeisha
Tanya Drewery
Tanya DreweryGeisha
Hannah Tasker-Poland
Hannah Tasker-PolandGeisha
Jacqueline Lee Geurts
Jacqueline Lee GeurtsGeisha
Shinji Ikefuji
Shinji IkefujiKinsana
Michael Wincott
Michael WincottDr. Osmond (uncredited)
Tricky
TrickySenior Monk (uncredited)
Philippe Joly
Philippe JolySection Six Soldier (uncredited)
Yasushi Asaya
Yasushi AsayaYakuza (uncredited)
Jack Machiela
Jack MachielaData Host (uncredited)
Julian Gaertner
Julian Gaertner

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Cast of Ghost in the Shell by the numbers

43average cast age in years
38years of age gap between the leads
35%women in the cast
27%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Scarlett Johansson, age 32 at release. The oldest: Takeshi Kitano, at 70.

Cast ages at release

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

United States 2Japan 2Singapore 1France 1Romania 1

Crew

  • AddressRupert Sanders
  • WritingJamie Moss, Ehren Kruger, William Wheeler
  • MusicClint Mansell, Lorne Balfe
  • PhotographyJess Hall
  • EditingNeil Smith, Billy Rich
  • Production designJan Roelfs
  • Costume designBart Mueller, Kurt Swanson
  • CastingLeslee Feldman, Lucy Bevan, Miranda Rivers
  • Visual effectsAxel Bonami, Jason Billington, Ivan Moran
  • ProductionAri Arad, Avi Arad, Steven Paul, Maguy R. Cohen

Trivia about Ghost in the Shell

DreamWorks offered Scarlett Johansson 10 million dollars for the lead role, after Margot Robbie chose to play Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
In China, the film debuted at No. 1 with 22.1 million dollars, dethroning Kong: Skull Island, which had held the top spot for three weeks.
At the 2019 Golden Globes, Sandra Oh joked that Crazy Rich Asians was the first studio release with an Asian American lead since Ghost in the Shell and Aloha.
The film won the award for color correction at the 12th HPA Awards.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Ghost in the Shell

strong womanhackerphilosophycyborgdystopiainvestigationmelancholybased on comicfemale protagonistcyberpunktranshumanismterrorismbased on mangaevolutionintelligence officernetworkcybercrimewhitewashingprosthesislive action remakepublic security

What Ghost in the Shell is called in other countries

It was released in 30 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainGhost in the Shell: El alma de la máquina
  • MexicoLa vigilante del futuro: Ghost in the Shell
  • BrazilA Vigilante do Amanhã: Ghost in the Shell
  • PortugalGhost in the Shell - Agente do Futuro
  • Japanゴースト・イン・ザ・シェル
  • South Korea공각기동대: 고스트 인 더 쉘
  • China攻壳机动队真人版
  • RussiaПризрак в доспехах
  • BulgariaДух в броня
  • CanadaGhost in the Shell : Le film
  • CroatiaDuh u oklopu
  • CzechiaDuch ve stroji
See the remaining 18 countries
  • EstoniaHing anumas
  • GeorgiaMoch’veneba Abjarshi
  • GreeceΤο Φάντασμα Στο Κέλυφος
  • Hong Kong攻殼機動隊
  • HungaryPáncélba zárt szellem
  • Iranشبح درون پوسته
  • Israelהרוח במעטפת
  • LatviaRēgs bruņās
  • LithuaniaDvasia šarvuose
  • RomaniaSpiritul din cochilie
  • SerbiaДух у оклопу
  • SlovakiaAgentka budúcnosti
  • SloveniaDuh v školjki
  • Taiwan攻殼機動隊
  • Thailandโกสต์ อิน เดอะ เชลล์
  • TurkeyKabuktaki Hayalet
  • UkraineПривид у броні
  • VietnamVỏ Bọc Ma

Where it was filmed Ghost in the Shell

Filming

Filming locations

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by Ghost in the Shell

  • [In Japanese, after defeating assassins] Don't send a rabbit to kill a fox.
  • [shooting Dr. Ouelet after she helped Major escape] That's the problem with the human heart.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

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Soundtrack from Ghost in the Shell

Original music by Clint Mansell y Lorne Balfe

THE GHOST IN THE SHELL Original Soundtrack
SoundtrackTHE GHOST IN THE SHELL Original Soundtrack岩崎太整・小西 遼・YUKI KANESAKA · 2026 · 46 songs
SpotifyApple MusicDeezer

Songs

  1. 1
    The Ghost In The Shell (feat. Lanux)
    3:34
  2. 2
    The Fabled Few
    2:18
  3. 3
    po-ai (feat. Mirai Moriyama)
    3:38
  4. 4
    Heavenly Suite Op.3 - Query
    2:54
  5. 5
    Remnants
    2:58
  6. 6
    Revenge
    4:13
  7. 7
    LateX
    2:57
  8. 8
    The Last Firewall
    6:01
  9. 9
    Heavenly Suite Op.5 - Requiem
    5:33
  10. 10
    Vacations
    3:47

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