 Ghost in the Shell 1995  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Richard George, Mimi Woods, William Frederick, Abe Lasser, Christopher Joyce, Mike Sorich, Ben Isaacson, Hank Smith, Steve Davis, Phil Williams
The animation is great in this Japanese-produced action film that has been dubbed into English. In year 2029 Motoko Kusanagi (voice of Mimi Woods) is an agent for top secret Section 9 and she is after the Puppetmaster, a robot computer hacker with great powers.
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 2004 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Animation / Sci-Fi / Action
aka: Innocence
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Akio Otsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera, Tamio Oki, Yutaka Nakano, Naoto Takenaka, Hiroaki Hirata, Sumi Mutoh, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Masaki Terasoma
Cyborg detective Bateau (Akio Otsuka) is on the trail of a female robot that was created for sexual pleasure and now has killed its owner.
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Patlabor 1: The Movie 1990  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Patlabor 1
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: David Jarvis, Briony Glassco, Peter Marinker, Sharon Holm, Edward Glen, William Roberts, Blair Fairman, Mac McDougall, Martin McDougall, Don Fellows
In this, the first of a Japanese animated series, giant Labor robots working on a massive reclamation project go on a rampage, and police investigators are assigned to find out what is going on. It seems that the software programmed into thousands of robots worldwide contain a virus that is about to cause major problems. But the genius who programmed the robots committed suicide, and the race is on to prevent the catastrophe. Excellent animation.
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Patlabor 2: The Movie 1993  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Peter Marinker, Sharon Holm, Edward Glen, William Roberts, Blair Fairman, David Jarvis, Briony Glassco, Alan Marsh, Martin McDougall
The animated series continues as the giant Labor robots are now targeted for use as military weapons by disgruntled ex-military terrorists. After a major bridge is bombed, the Mobile Police–whose job it is to ensure proper use of the robots–are called in to save mankind. The animation continues to be impressive.
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| 1. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
2. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
aka: Innocence
3. Patlabor 1: The Movie (1990)
aka: Patlabor: The Mobile Police
aka: Patlabor 1
4. Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
aka: Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie
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