Ghost in the Shell
“It found a voice... Now it needs a body.”
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
Genres
Action, Animation, Science Fiction
Studio
Bandai Visual
Language
ja
Status
Released
How Ghost in the Shell performed
Budget
$3.0M
Worldwide Gross
$10.0M
Gross Profit
$7.0M
Return
3.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~35/65, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Action) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Atsuko Tanaka
Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
Batou (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Batou (voice)
Puppetmaster (voice)
Iemasa Kayumi
Puppetmaster (voice)
Togusa (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Togusa (voice)
Ishikawa (voice)
Yutaka Nakano
Ishikawa (voice)
Aramaki (voice)
Tamio Ohki
Aramaki (voice)
Director Nakamura (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Director Nakamura (voice)
Dr. Willis (voice)
Masakazu Namaki
Dr. Willis (voice)
Minister of Foreign Affairs (voice)
Masato Yamanouchi
Minister of Foreign Affairs (voice)
Gaikôkan (voice)
Shinji Ogawa
Gaikôkan (voice)
Mizuho Daita (voice)
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Mizuho Daita (voice)
Garbage Collector A (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Garbage Collector A (voice)
If you liked Ghost in the Shell
Ghost in the Shell
2017
The Creator
2023
The Electric State
2025
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
009 Re:Cyborg
2012
Metropolis
2001