Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
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| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Produced by |
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Toshio Suzuki |
| Screenplay by | Mamoru Oshii |
| Based on |
Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow |
| Starring |
Akio Ōtsuka Atsuko Tanaka |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
| Cinematography | Miki Sakuma |
| Edited by | Sachiko Miki Chihiro Nakano Junichi Uematsu |
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Toho (Japan) Go Fish Pictures (US) |
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Running time
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98 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Box office | $9,789,651 |
| Innocence O.S.T. | |
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| Soundtrack album by Kenji Kawai | |
| Released | March 3, 2004 |
| Genre | New-age, ambient |
| Length | 47 |
| Label | Bandai Entertainment |
| Producer | Kenji Kawai |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, known in Japan as Mobile Armored Riot Police: Innocence (攻殻機動隊 イノセンス Kōkaku Kidōtai Inosensu?), is a 2004 anime/computer-animated science fiction sequel to the 1995 film Ghost in the Shell. Released in Japan on March 6, 2004, and in the US on September 17, 2004, Innocence had a production budget of approximately $20 million (approximately 2 billion yen). To raise the sum, Production I.G studio's president, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, asked Studio Ghibli's president, Toshio Suzuki, to co-produce.
With a story loosely connected to the manga by Masamune Shirow, the film was written and directed by Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii. The film was honored best sci-fi film at the 2004 Nihon SF Taisho Awards and was in competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. The soundtrack for the film was released under the name Innocence O.S.T. and a related novel called Innocence: After the Long Goodbye was released on February 29, 2004. This film makes many allusions and references to other famous works, such as The Future Eve. The foreign DVD release of the film faced many issues ranging from licensing to audio.
The story is loosely based on Ghost in the Shell manga chapter "Robot Rondo" (with elements of "Phantom Fund"). Opening in 2032, Public Security Section 9 cybernetic operative Batou is teamed with Togusa, an agent with very few cybernetic upgrades, following the events of Ghost in the Shell.
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