Ep 95: Anime Edition: Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell (1995) w/ Special Guests Ian & Lewis (Retro Anime) – Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (SPOILERS)

Title: Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊, Kōkaku Kidōtai; lit. Mobile Armored Riot Police)[Wikipedia] [IMDb]

Director: Mamoru Oshii

Producers: Yoshimasa Mizuo, Ken Matsumoto, Ken Iyadomi, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

Writer(s): Kazunori Itō (screenplay), Masamune Shirow (original manga)

Stars:

• Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi (Japanese)
• Mimi Woods, Richard Epcar (as Richard George), Tom Wyner (as Abe Lasser) (English dub)

Release date: November 18, 1995 (JP)

PROMO: Retro Anime Podcast (@retroanime)

SPECIAL GUESTS: Ian Harper, Lewis (@xilubez); Retro Anime Podcast (@retroanime)

SHOWNOTES: Due to technical difficulties, we had to skip over this episode as the second part of our Anime Month, but with those now resolved, we are happy to release our review of Ghost in the Shell, joined once again by our friends at the Retro Anime Podcast! This 1995 tech noir cyberpunk anime film based on the manga of the same name is a seminal picture for not only anime fans, but movie buffs in general, right along with the likes of Akira (covered previously on our show). If you enjoy this episode, stay tuned for our next one on the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, "The Day of the Doctor"!

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