Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, known in Japan as just Innocence (Japanese: イノセンス, Hepburn: Inosensu), is a 2004 Japanese animated cyberpunk film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii.

Ghost in the Shell 2 was so different that there could be no comparison. As opposed to an Action film with deep undercurrents, this is a philosophical film that occasionally had some action sequences.

Jan 30, 2025 · Originally released to theaters in 2004, director Mamoru Oshii’s classic cyberpunk anime Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is set to return to theaters in Japan this February in the form of a …

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In the course of the investigation, the almost entirely cyber-bodied agent Batou, and his still human partner Togusa embark on a journey through a technological dystopia, taking on ferocious Yakuza...

Jun 23, 2025 · Nearly a decade after the release of the first film, Mamoru Oshii made "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence," a standalone sequel loosely based on the manga like its predecessor.

Dec 28, 2004 · Mamoru Oshii's landmark Ghost in the Shell (1995) largely defined the cyberpunk genre and influenced the Matrix films in the U.S. The long-awaited sequel continues the adventures of …

Jun 21, 2024 · It may be weirder, slower, and unloved, but ‘Innocence,’ Mamoru Oshii’s sequel to ‘Ghost in the Shell,’ is actually a terrific follow-up to the classic anime.

Sep 17, 2004 · 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.

Ghost in the Shell[a] is a Japanese cyberpunk military science fiction media franchise that began with the eponymous manga series, written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first …