Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMamoru Oshii
Screenplay byMamoru Oshii
Based onGhost in the Shell
by Masamune Shirow
Produced byMitsuhisa Ishikawa
Toshio Suzuki
StarringAkio Ōtsuka
Atsuko Tanaka
CinematographyMiki Sakuma
Edited bySachiko Miki
Chihiro Nakano
Junichi Uematsu
Music byKenji Kawai
Production
companies
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) (Japan)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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.

  1. ^ Amith, Dennis (23 Feb 2009). "GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE (a J!-ENT Anime Blu-ray Disc Review)". j-entonline.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.