Product Details

• Actors: Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Tamio Ôki, Kôichi Yamadera, Yutaka Nakano
• Directors: Mamoru Oshii
• Writers: Mamoru Oshii, Masamune Shirow
• Producers: Maki Terashima-Furuta, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Ryuji Mitsumoto, Toshio Suzuki
• Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Bandai
• DVD Release Date: January 13, 2009
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (230 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001K98MFU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,258 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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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 Batou, Major Kusanagi's former assistant, who was left behind when she disappeared into the cyber-realm of the Net. With his new human partner, Togusa, Batou investigates a series of bloody murders involving gynoids, robots with sexual functions. The case leads them to the headquarters of the Locus Solus company, where Batou uncovers the evil secret behind the creation of the gynoids. Innocence includes some staggeringly beautiful CG images, especially a parade depicting characters from Chinese mythology. Oshii contrasts this glittering beauty with a Blade Runner-esque dystopia. But even his skill as a director can't disguise the fact that the underdeveloped story and flat characters are far less interesting than the opulent visuals. (Rated PG-13: graphic violence, violence against women, brief nudity, profanity, alcohol and tobacco use.) --Charles Solomon

Product Description
Studio: Infinity Resources Inc Release Date: 01/13/2009

Customer Reviews

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487 of 546 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Movie gets 5, DVD gets 0, December 28, 2004

By	M. Randall "Deadpool" (Allen Park, MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence (DVD)

The movie is worth the money alone, an amazing sequel from another amazing movie. definitely the best anime movie i've ever seen.

However, the dvd sucks. sucks alot.

Dreamworks put no effort at all into this. let me list the cons

-bland, boring artwork
-no real special features, simply imported from the jap. dvd release
-no english track (how stupid can you be?)
-the subtitle option is quite annoying, implying that the audience must all be deaf because they feel the need to subtitle every little sound you hear... we're not deaf we just can't understand japanese!!

its clear that dreamworks simply wanted to put this out as fast as they possiby could to cash in on the hype. it shows simply from the fact that the japanese got their dvd in november.. now how often does an anime come out here 1 month after the japanese release? usually it takes a year.

i bought this because i love the movie, but i wish someone else would have gotten the rights to it. if dreamworks acquires another good anime.. i will cry.

there is no doubt in my mind that within a year or two from now there will be a "special" version that will have REAL special features, better artwork and packaging, and OH MY GOD an english track.

Basically it will be the version that should have been from the get-go.

Screw you dreamworks, you don't know what the fans want. you're anime distrubiting ways sicken me. why couldn't you just let bandai/manga get the rights to this seeing how THEY HAVE THE REST OF THE FRANCHISE UNDER THEIR BELT. bandai would have made this the way it should have been.

340 of 380 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous film dragged through the mud by corporate bumbling, January 1, 2005

By	Mark Shanks (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence (DVD)

I do not know who at Dreamworks was responsible for this travesty of a DVD, but I would like to meet them so that I could tell them in person what a total hash they have made of the best anime (and one of the best films PERIOD) of the year. Never mind the imbecilic cover art (which in no way reflects the breath-taking art in the film) - WHAT is the rationale for HEARING IMPAIRED subtitles?? I always use subtitles - but as so many other people have written, I don't need to be informed of the sounds in the background. The theatrical release didn't have such intrusive subtitles - why are they here?!?! And let's face it - dubbing is not exactly a novelty on ANY foreign DVD: why not make it available here? I can only assume that, as usual, the corporate honchos at Dreamworks didn't actually SEE this, and handed it off to some hack who got their job because of knowing someBODY, not because they were competant. I will be waiting for Dreamworks (or maybe someone else with more intelligence) to re-release this. In the meantime - DON'T waste your money on THIS DVD - rent it if you want to see it, but DENY Dreamworks any more dough until they get their act together and put out a quality DVD that this film so richly deserves.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars IT SUCKS, DON'T BUY IT AND WRITE DREAMWORKS ABOUT IT... , January 2, 2005

By	atropine - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence (DVD)

to quote another review "the subtitle production for the film is atrocious... the only subtitles offered are subtitles for the hearing impaired."

it distracts from the movie so bad that it isn't worth watching!

and even the hearing impaired subs are awful, they sub a song sung in english and dont sub any of the Japinese songs...

when i hear a gun fire and i read a sub {gun noise} it distract from the movie...

the movie seemed to be great and i wish it had been done the the care and technical expertise of the first Ghost in the Shell...

IT SUCKS, DON'T BUY IT AND WRITE DREAMWORKS ABOUT IT...