Japan Synopsis
GHOST IN THE SHELL／攻殻機動隊2.0
“It Found A Voice… Now It Needs A Body.”
In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. Among a numerous enhancements, for the film's 2.0 release, were a number of scenes were overhauled with 3D animation, visual improvements, and soundtrack rerecorded in 6.1 surround sound.
Audience Engagement
361 audience reviews — more than 91% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 79th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ghost in the Shell 2.0. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Production I.G
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ghost in the Shell 2.0 itself).
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 holds position #92 of 362 Japan films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ghost in the Shell 2.0 premiered alongside 124 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 124 other Japan films in 2008.
The 2088th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ghost in the Shell 2.0, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- cyborg · 28
- android · 19
- anime · 711
- cyberpunk · 48
- dystopia · 45
- future · 43
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,351 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #584 of 1,714 (top 34%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Production I.G |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | July 12, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1260502 |