Synopsis
Cyborg detective Batou is assigned to investigate a series of murders committed by gynoids—doll-like cyborgs, which all malfunctioned, killed, then self-destructed afterwards. The brains of the gynoids initialize in order to protect their manufacturer's software, but in one gynoid, which Batou himself neutralized, one file remains: a voice speaking the phrase "Help me."
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Cast
- Akio OtsukaBatou (voice)
- Koichi YamaderaTogusa (voice)
- Atsuko TanakaMotoko Kusanagi (voice)
- Tamio OhkiSection 9 Department Chief Aramaki (voice)
- Yutaka NakanoIshikawa (voice)
- Hiroaki HirataKoga (voice)
- Masaki TerasomaAzuma (voice)
- Sumi MutohMysterious Woman (voice)
- Yuzuru FujimotoCriminal (voice)
- Sukekiyo KameyamaRin (voice)
Recommendations
- 100
Village Voice
You can call me fanboy, but this is the best anime I've ever seen. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
The title Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is a brain banger. But as sci-fi nomenclature goes, it's easy to read--no twistier, certainly, than "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow." - 80
Los Angeles Times
The dark sequel offers gorgeous images, with an updated and stylish design, but its characters' angst gets in the way of storytelling. - 50
Film Threat
Unfortunately, the outcome here is so over-the-top that it’s going to wind up alienating most everyone that sees it. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A downbeat story line layered with philosophical discourses will restrict the audience to fans of the animated genre. - 50
Dallas Observer
There's a lot of imagination at work here; too bad just a little bit of it couldn't have been channeled into the creation of a better narrative. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
Ingeniously crafted with flashes of intelligence, if not very memorable. - 40
Variety
Talky, repetitive and largely covering the same ground with no new thoughts, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is a major let-down.
