Ghost in the Shell - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "Ghost in the Shell"
GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995)
Timing:
1:23 (83 min)
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8.071/10
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7.9/10
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Actors and characters
Naruki Masahisa
Character Dr. Willis (voice)
Masato Yamanouchi
Character Minister of Foreign Affairs (voice)
Ginzo Matsuo
Character Old Man (voice)
Sanryô Odaka
Character Technician (voice)
Masamichi Sato
Character Driver (voice)
Atsuko Hayashida
Character Operator (voice)
What's left behind the scenes
- The film was created with financial support from the American anime distributor Manga Entertainment. The company invested in Oshii’s film because they were tired of waiting for the Japanese to create something comparable in scope to “Akira,” the previous anime hit in America.
- In the manga, Masamune Shirow’s Motoko Kusanagi looks younger than in the film and has a more restless character. The film’s character designer, Hiroyasu Oгура, believed that Motoko in the script was too serious and profound a character to appear as a girl on screen.
- One of the first anime films to make extensive use of computer graphics and computer enhancement of hand-drawn frames.
- The film was financially supported by the American anime distributor Manga Entertainment. The company invested in Oshii’s film because they were tired of waiting for the Japanese to draw something comparable in scope to 'Akira,' the previous anime hit in America.
- In the manga, Masamune Shirow’s Motoko Kusanagi looks younger than in the film and has a more restless character. Character designer Hiromasa Ogura believed that Motoko is too serious and profound a character to appear as a girl on screen.
- After a limited theatrical release, the anime became a hit on home video. In the summer of 1996, 'Ghost in the Shell' became the first anime to reach number one on the Billboard Top Video Sales chart.
- Production took 10 months. Work on the anime began in September 1994 and ended in July 1995.
- The film was created with financial support from the American anime distributor Manga Entertainment. The company invested in Oshi's film because they were tired of waiting for the Japanese to create something comparable in scale to "Akira," the previous anime hit in America.
- In the manga, Motoko Kusanagi looks younger than in the film, and has a more restless character. Character designer Hiroyasu Oгура believed that Motoko was too serious and profound a character to appear like a girl on screen.
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