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Summary

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

Cast

Scarlett Johansson

Major Mira Killian / Motoko Kusanagi

Takeshi Kitano

Chief Daisuke Aramaki

Michael Pitt

Kuze / Hideo

Pilou Asbæk

Batou

Chin Han

Togusa

Juliette Binoche

Dr. Ouélet

Peter Ferdinando

Cutter

Rila Fukushima

Red Robed Geisha

Daniel Henshall

Skinny Man

Yutaka Izumihara

Saito

Anamaria Marinca

Dr. Dahlin

Kaori Momoi

Hairi

Lasarus Ratuere

Carlos Ishikawa

Danusia Samal

Ladriya

Tawanda Manyimo

Borma

Mana Hira Davis

Bearded Man

Erroll Anderson

Hanka Security Agent

Kai Fung Rieck

Diamond Face

Andrew Stehlin

No Pupils

Matthias Luafutu

Thick Built Yakuza

John Luafutu

Barkeep

Kaori Yamamoto

Young Motoko Kusanagi

Andrew Morris

Young Hideo

Adwoa Aboah

Lia

Chris Obi

Ambassador Kiyoshi

Makoto Murata

Yakuza Gunman

Natarsha Orsman

Oeulet's Assistant

Joseph Naufahu

Police Commander Johns

Vinnie Bennett

Rookie Cop

Pete Teo

Tony

Xavier Horan

Section Six Soldier

Allan Henry

Section Six Soldier

Bowie Chan Wing Wai

Yakuza

Kirt Kishita

Street Hustler

David Johnson Wood

Section Six Leader

Kate Venables

Geisha

Emma Coppersmith

Geisha

Tanya Drewery

Geisha

Hannah Tasker-Poland

Geisha

Jacqueline Lee Geurts

Geisha

Shinji Ikefuji

Kinsana

Michael Wincott

Dr. Osmond

Tricky

Senior Monk

Philippe Joly

Section 6 soldier

Yasushi Asaya

Yakuza (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Rupert Sanders

Comic Book

Masamune Shirow

Screenplay

Ehren Kruger

Screenplay

Jamie Moss

Screenplay

William Wheeler

Reviews

Salt-and-Limes

April 2, 2017

I am writing this review as someone who hasn't seen the original anime. I have also been very critical of the whitewashing of this film. With that I aside, I went to see it with willingness to give it the benefit of the doubt. "Ghost in the Shell" is well...a beautiful shell.

The visuals were absolutely breath taking. The action scenes flowed so beautifully with special effects. But that's all the movie had to offer. Take away the spectacles and you have a basic run-of-the-mill action movie.

The acting was fine. But honestly, the leads didn't have anything to actually sink their teeth into. Scarjo, and everyone else, was serviceable.

If you're looking for some mindless, yet stunning entertainment, then go see it.