Ghost in the Shell 2 (Innocence)

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (イノセンス, Inosensu?) is the sequel to the anime movie Ghost in the Shell.

Innocence is a movie that explores inanimate objects and representative forms as artificial life.

Released in Japan on March 6, 2004, with a U.S. release on September 17, 2004, Innocence had a production budget of approximately $20 million (approx. 2 billion yen). In order to raise such a large amount of money, Production I.G's president Mitsuhisa Ishikawa asked Studio Ghibli's president Toshio Suzuki to work on the project with him as a co-producer. The movie is directed by Mamoru Oshii, with a story loosely connected to the manga by Shirow Masamune. The movie was produced by Production I.G, which also produced the original movie and the spinoff TV series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex.


Directed: Mamoru Oshii
Produced: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Toshio Suzuki
Written by Mamoru Oshii
Starring: Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka (Japan), Richard Epcar, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn (USA)
Music: Kenji Kawai
Cinematography: Miki Sakuma
Editing by Sachiko Miki , Chihiro Nakano, Junichi Uematsu
Distributed: Toho (Japan), Go Fish Pictures (North America), Manga Entertainment (UK), Madman Entertainment (Australia, Licensed by Dreamworks SKG Australia and Paramount Films Australia Ltd.)
Running time: 100 minutes
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Preceded by: Ghost in the Shell


Source: Wikipedia