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In a world caught in the grip of information overload, Major Kusanagi is an elite officer and heavily modified cybernetic agent. She is on the trail of a computer-criminal who turns people into human marionettes, controlled by computer. She discovers that his true identity lies at the center of a va...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Kōkaku kidōtai (Motion picture : 1998).
Other Authors: Itō, Kazunori, 1954- (Screenwriter), Nishikubo, Toshihiko (Animator), Kawai, Kenji, 1957- (composer (expression)), Shirai, Hisao (Cinematographer) (director of photography.), Kakesu, Shûichi, 1957- (Film editor), Shirow, Masamune
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English or Japanese; closed captioned.
Published: Lincolnshire, IL. : Manga Entertainment, [1998]
Subjects:
Cyborgs > Drama.
Hackers > Drama.
Cyborgs.
Hackers.
Internet videos.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Animated films.
Conspiracy films.
Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Science fiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:In a world caught in the grip of information overload, Major Kusanagi is an elite officer and heavily modified cybernetic agent. She is on the trail of a computer-criminal who turns people into human marionettes, controlled by computer. She discovers that his true identity lies at the center of a vast and lethal political conspiracy.
Item Description:Based on the manga by Masamune Shirow.
Japanese version originally produced as a motion picture in 1995; English dubbed version produced in 1998.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (82 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:Unrated. Suggested 17+ for graphic violence, language, and brief nudity. Parental discretion advised.
Awards:Winner 1997 World Animation celebration awards, 'Best theatrical feature film' & 'Best director of a theatrical feature film'
Production Credits:Art director, Hiromasa Ogura ; animation director, Toshihiko Nishikubo ; music, Kenji Kawai ; director of photography, Hisao Shirai ; editor, Shūichi Kakesu ; executive producers, Teruo Miyahara, Shigeru Watanabe, Andy Frain ; English language version, producer, Laurence Guinness ; director, Quint Lancaster.