China Ghost in the Shell is a China–Hong Kong and India co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
“There's nothing sadder than a puppet without a ghost.”
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Audience Engagement
7,581 audience reviews — more than 99% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among China films.
China × Hong Kong and India Co-Production
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★ 6.6 · 2023
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★ 5.5 · 2008
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★ 7.4 · 2004
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ghost in the Shell. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Science Fiction + Drama in China
11 China titles in our catalog blend the Science Fiction and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ghost in the Shell itself).
The 2016–2018 China Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 China release window, Ghost in the Shell sits at #157 of 224. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ghost in the Shell premiered alongside 84 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 47m runtime, production spent $1.0M per minute on screen and earned $1.6M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other China films in 2017.
The 495th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ghost in the Shell, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- strong woman · 5
- evolution · 3
- anxious · 2
- network · 1
- prosthesis · 1
- cyborg · 28
- philosophy · 11
- hacker · 9
- based on manga · 297
- cyberpunk · 48
- terrorism · 47
- dystopia · 45
- investigation · 45
- based on anime · 35
- female protagonist · 33
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #682 of 946 China films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Science Fiction productions specifically: #24 of 41 (top 59%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong, India, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | Weying Galaxy Entertainment, Paramount, Shanghai Film Group, Reliance Entertainment, Grosvenor Park Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 47m |
| Release Date | March 29, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt1219827 |
| Official Site | www.ghostintheshellmovie.com |