Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mamoru Oshii
Screenplay by	Mamoru Oshii
Based on	Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow
Produced by	Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Toshio Suzuki
Starring	Akio Ōtsuka Atsuko Tanaka
Cinematography	Miki Sakuma
Edited by	Sachiko Miki Chihiro Nakano Junichi Uematsu
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Production companies	Production I.G Studio Ghibli
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) (Japan)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	$20 million[1]
Box office	$10.1 million[2]

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, known in Japan as just Innocence (イノセンス, Inosensu), is a 2004 Japanese animated cyberpunk film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. The film serves as a standalone sequel to Oshii's 1995 film Ghost in the Shell and is loosely based on the manga by Masamune Shirow.

The film was co-produced by Production I.G and Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Toho and D-Rights, and distributed by Toho. It was released in Japan on March 6, 2004, and was later released in the US on September 17, 2004, by Go Fish Pictures. The film's US box office performance had exceeded Go Fish Pictures' expectation.

Innocence received the 2004 Nihon SF Taisho Award. It was also in competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, making it the first and only anime in history to compete for the Palme d'Or. The soundtrack for the film was released under the name Innocence O.S.T. and a related novel called Ghost in the Shell: Innocence - After the Long Goodbye was released on February 29, 2004.