The year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed into a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. These are cyborgs with incredible strengths and abilities that can access any network on Earth.
“Futuristic classic improves with age (…) With its prescient visions of violence and alienation in cyberspace, this bizarre anime looks all the more impressive 22 years on (…) Rating: ★★★★
Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian
“There are moments of sheer visual poetry in ‘Ghost in the Shell’ (…) For sheer mind-expanding sci-fi strangeness this is hard to beat (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)”
Tom Huddleston: Time Out
“This is exactly the kind of film that James Cameron would make if they ever let him through the Disney front gates. Just make sure you see it on a big screen (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)”
Clark Collis: Empire