Innocence novelhard cover by masaki yamada, 9781421501567, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Innocence is the sequel to the anime filmmovie ghost in the shell innocence is a movie that explores inanimate objects and representative forms as artificial life released in japan on march 6, 2004, with a united statesu. Innocence dont be fooled by the 2 put in the title, i omitted it on purpose. It was written and directed by kenji kamiyama, with original character design by hajime shimomura and a soundtrack by yoko kanno. Innocence script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie directed by anime master mamoru oshii this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of ghost in the shell 2. You see, in the anime films, the narrative is slowpaced. Five new short stories is a collection of stories by five japanese media authorscreators that builds upon the story presented in the movie the ghost in the shell. Innocence presents a mix of the original, blade runner and magnetic rose 29 may 2017. Ghost in the shellghost in the shell 2 innocence region. Arise, and again a movie in 2015 based on the arise series, ghost in 1 masamune shirow intended to give already his original japanese manga the title ghost in. It comes as no surprise that i am a huge fan of oshiis original ambitious sciencefiction feature.
G and based on masamune shirow s manga ghost in the shell. When i made the list, i wanted to watch everything in the order that was released, with the exception of the films and ghost in the shell 2. That, and i dont exactly trust you with building a franchise page for ghost in the shell, as last time you wanted an. With a brief tweet the streaming giant netflix has announced that a new addition to the ghost in the shell universe is officially in the making. From groundbreaking director mamoru oshii comes the awardwinning second installment of the highaction movie series, ghost in the shell. Innocence, known in japan as just innocence, inosensu, is a 2004 animecomputeranimated cyberpunk film that serves as a sequel to 1995s ghost in the shell. This movie is really more of a spinoff about batou and togusa, two members of section 9, rather than the major.
I guess it is inevitable that you do that with sequels. The popularity of ghost in the shell is another example of the exploding influence of manga and anime across all mediums of the culture, and as such is a force for families to reckon with. Innocence pulls out the same old stops for a snoozy, uninvolving police procedural that feels like a hollow echo of everything oshiis ever done. Japanese, however this book is mostly artwork and photos. Innocence begins three years after the original, with the disappearance of undercover cop, major kusanagi. It is based in the ghost in the shell universe, taking place just before innocence. Innocence, batou also appears moderately distant and possibly bitter. Batou carries a futuristic imi jericho 941 derivative with a railed frame, a lowprofile rear sight, and what seems to be a slightly longer squaredoff slide, likely meant to be the jericho 942 from the first film.
When it comes down to it, i find it hard not to compare ghost in the shell with innocence. Depending on how much you actually love 2d animation, you might want to stick to the original 1995 release. Its a guide to all the anime versions of ghost, starting with the oshii film and moving through his innocence sequel, stand alone complex and arise, and ending with the misleadingly named ghost in the shell. It showcased a number of works whose influence is heavily saturated within this second movie, including the twisted. Arise ova this is a reimagining of ghost in the shell 20 i made this for myself around one or two years ago.
Nine years after his classic japanime ghost in the shell, creator mamoru oshii fails to spin the same magic twice. Innocence after the long goodbye masaki yamada, yuji oniki, carl. Also, ive taken togusas wife name from a fellow ff user. Ghost in the shell 2 innocence 2004 rotten tomatoes. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases cyber monday. A couple of weeks before the release of mamoru oshiis eagerly awaited followup to ghost in the shell, the cult cyberpunk anime that proved such a key influence on the matrix films, an exhibition entitled dolls of innocence opened at the museum of contemporary art in tokyo. I hope this is up to standard or at least enjoyable.
Or maybe you saw it on a video store shelf or heard it mentioned with reverence by the wachowskis when they were making the matrix. This parade sequence as well as the temple featured within the scene are a reflection of a classical religious procession in taiwanese culture. Innocence returns to the baroque future setting of the original groundbreaking film, ghost in the shell. The first two titles are related to the sequel, while. The new movie which is a cinema continuation of arise. Innocence, a sequel to a japanese animated film i havent seen, is a highly accomplished, visually superb scifi noir thriller set in a future where the difference between. Somewhere in a sprawling east asian metropolis, blood is on the groundhuman blood, spilled in the latest baffling set of murdersuicides committed by gynoids, or robotic companions. I cant honestly say that it was even a good idea to begin with. Innocence apr 19, 2008 oshii casts oscarnominated kikuchi for sky crawlers apr 16, 2008 dreamworks to make 3d liveaction ghost in the shell apr. The original gits is low quality transfer as mentioned by others, but its still nice to have it as a bonus feature. A guide to the anime viewing order of ghost in the shell.
Stand alone complex is a japanese anime television series produced by production i. Ghost in the shell expands its scope beyond the narrative by exploring many rich philosophical, economic, social, and political themes. Innocence leave a comment on blade runner, subliminals, and numbers in innocence nazis and nietzsche in ghost in the shell 2. Id be happy for the filmmakers to just leave the book alone and instead take. Innocence has a ton of quotes from specific philosophers, but tbh theyre not really. Innocence ghost in the shell 2 mamoru oshii japan art anime. However, in the ghost in the shell movie he appears more stoic and silent than his tv and manga counterpart.
A rash of gruesome murders begins to plague the city and with every lead comes more questions. The major is still missing, not a trace of her ghost in the system, but batous search for her will have to wait. The first two titles are related to the sequel, while the last two seem to be placed to tie it with the 1995 movie. The original film, but further enhanced with a new colour palette, improved audio and more cg imagery. Ghost in the shell 2 innocence dances across its philosophical themes like sentient marionettes. G and studio ghibli for tokuma shoten, nippon television network, dentsu, disney, toho and the mitsubishi corporation, and distributed by toho. I watched the first ghost in the shell movie canada, usa, europe last night, and i thought it was terrific. Groundbreaking director mamoru oshii continues to push the boundaries of art and anime with this universally acclaimed cyber thriller following cyborg detective batou as he tries to unravel the reasons for a murderous robot revolt in the year 2032. This franchise alone, in addition to the tv series mentioned above, includes a reprint of the manga, a special. It is a quick read, which is the only reason i didnt abandon the book partway through. Stand alone complex follows the characters of public security section 9, a special task force determined to solve high crimes committed against the japanese people. Empty shell, a ghost in the shell fanfic fanfiction. Complimenting shirows manga and the mass appeal of the tv series and films, there are also a number of novels based in the ghost in the shell universe.
Heres a handy list of comparisons between the original and the updated version. I admire all incarnations, but its hard to write for. But heres the thing the monolithic asian metropolis in which ghost in the shell takes place isnt even in japan while the story is set in a vaguely defined future japan1, the visual model for the city in the film was actually hong kong albeit a flooded. The story centers on kusanagis new, more human partner, the mountainous cyborg batou, and their investigation into the serial killings of gynoids, robots the futures answer to geishas. Of course, i now want to rent ghost in the shell 2. The information to ghost in the shell manga is core development and plot related info to the entire franchise if there were to be an article to be made. Innocence, and in 20 by an ova reboot original video animation, ghost in the shell.
The animation is lovely, but the plot is complex to the point of inscrutability, leaving ghost in the shell 2. Moral code 3 maintain existence without inflicting injury on humans, mentioned when batou and togusa go to the police lab, is a take on asimovs first law of robotics. Innocence, known simply as innocence in japan, is a 2004 animecomputer animated science fiction film and sequel to the film, ghost in the shell. The first ghost in the shell movie was such a dazzling example of how far ahead japanese scifi animation was, the matrix borrowed from it wholesale. An oshii staple in his works, batous basset hound is named after oshiis own pet. In this second installment of the highaction movie series, batous. He was actually criticizing this idea, which he blamed mainly and somewhat unfairly on the 17th century french philosopher rene descartes descartes is also explicitly mentioned in ghost in the shell 2. Ghost in the shell is a pastiche of 80s and 90s future perspectives all swirled together with ideas about how we see the future. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have. According to oshii, he wanted to innocence to stand on its own, and im not sure it can. With a weighting on existentialism and humanism, consumerism, economic class disparity, industrial political corruption, and politically radicalised splinter groups. If you were lucky enough to have dstv in the 90s, it was a regular fixture on friday nights for the anime block on the scifi channel. Complex, in 2004 followed by another film, ghost in the shell.
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