TY - ADVS AU - Nishikubo,Toshihiko AU - Tanaka,Atsuko AU - Ōtsuka,Akio AU - Ōki,Tamio AU - Kayumi,Iemasa AU - Kakesu,Shūichi AU - Epcar,Richard AU - Frederick,William AU - Genda,Tetsuyô AU - Itō,Kazunori AU - Kawai,Kenji AU - Lasser,Abe AU - Mizuo,Yoshimasa AU - Oshii,Mamoru AU - Shirow,Masamune AU - Woods,Mimi AU - Yamadera,Kōichi ED - Bandai Bijuaru Kabushiki Gaisha ED - Kōdansha ED - Manga Entertainment, Inc. TI - Ghost in the shell PY - 1998/// CY - Lincolnshire, IL. PB - Manga Entertainment KW - Shirow, Masamune KW - Conspiracies KW - Drama KW - Cyborgs KW - Graphic novels KW - Japan KW - Film adaptations KW - Hackers KW - Anime KW - Animated films KW - lcgft KW - Fantasy films KW - Feature films KW - Science fiction films N1 - Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow; Japanese version originally produced as a motion picture in 1995 ; English dubbed version produced in 1998; Special features include: The making of Ghost in the shell (30 min.) ; interactive menus ; production report; Animation director, Toshihiko Nishikubo ; editor, Shūichi Kakesu ; music, Kenji Kawai; Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ohtsuka, Tamio Oki, Iemasa Kayumi, Koichi Yamadera, Tessho Genda; Voice (English version): Richard George, Mimi Woods, William Frederick, Abe Lasser; Unrated. Suggested 17+ for graphic violence, language, and brief nudity. Parental discretion advised N2 - In a world caught in the grip of information overload, Major Kusanagi is an elite officer and heavily modified cybernetic agent. She is on the trail of a computer-criminal who turns people into human marionettes, controlled by computer. She discovers that his true identity lies at the center of a vast and lethal political conspiracy ER -