Ghost in the Shell
A cyber‑enhanced survivor of a terrorist attack becomes the test subject for a secret human‑brain “shell,” and must battle deadly conspiracies while grappling with fragmented memories to protect humanity from a looming AI threat.
“There's nothing sadder than a puppet without a ghost.”
Synopsis
Set in the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human who survived a severe crash and was subsequently cybernetically enhanced to become a highly skilled soldier tasked with stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
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A crew of 65+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Billy RichShot by Jess HallScored by Lorne BalfeDesigned by Jan Roelfs
Box Office
2017 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$169.8M
US & Canada: $40.6M — 24% of worldwide · International: $129.2M (76%)
Opening weekend: $18.7M — 46% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $24.2M — 60% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,440 theaters
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Also known as
- Ghost in the Shellde
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Cast & Crew
65 unique people credited
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Supporting cast
35Tawanda Manyimo
as Borma
Anamaria Marinca
as Dr. Dahlin
Kaori Momoi
as Hairi
Mana Hira Davis
as Bearded Man
Erroll Anderson
as Hanka Security Agent
Kai Fung Rieck
as Diamond Face
Andrew Stehlin
as No Pupils
Matthias Luafutu
as Thick Built Yakuza
John Luafutu
as Barkeep
Kaori Yamamoto
as Motoko
Andrew Morris
as Hideo
Adwoa Aboah
as Lia
Chris Obi
as Ambassador
Makoto Murata
as Yakuza Gunman
Natarsha Orsman
as Oeulet's Assistant
Joseph Naufahu
as Police Commander Johns
Vinnie Bennett
as Rookie Cop
Pete Teo
as Tony
Xavier Horan
as Section Six Soldier
Allan Henry
as Section Six Soldier
Bowie Chan Wing Wai
as Yakuza
Kirt Kishita
as Street Hustler
David Johnson Wood
as Section Six Leader
Kate Venables
as Geisha
Emma Coppersmith
as Geisha
Tanya Drewery
as Geisha
Hannah Tasker Poland
as Geisha
Jacqueline Lee Geurts
as Geisha
Shinji Ikefuji
as Kinsana
Michael Wincott
as Dr. Osmond (uncredited)
Tricky
as Senior Monk (uncredited)
Philippe Joly
as Section Six Soldier (uncredited)
Yasushi Asaya
as Yakuza (uncredited)
Jack Machiela
as Data Host (uncredited)
Julian Gaertner
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