GHOST IN THE SHELL 4K + BD + DGTL [Blu-ray]

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Ein weiteres klares Highlight ist der zugrunde liegende Manga, der einem vor Augen führt, dass man hier tatsächlich nur einen kleinen Ausschnitt einer viel größeren Geschichte sieht. Comparing the DV and HDR10 presentations for Ghost in the Shell, I found the HDR renderings to be close enough so as not to warrant a rating difference.

The US Lionsgate 4K Ultra HD release does not feature Kenji Kawai’s original end credit song “Chant 3 – Reincarnation” for the Japanese audio track, instead using the English audio track version that has Passengers’ “One Minute Warning”. In 1995, Ghost in the Shell, based on the popular manga of the same name by Masamune Shirow, took audiences by surprise, tackling existential themes and philosophical dilemmas that were novel and subversive at the time. My audio/video ratings are based upon a comparative made against other high definition media/blu-ray disc.Director Mamoru Oshii's award-winning cyber-tech thriller, based on the comic book by Shirow Masamune, is lauded as one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time.

Those feature the film’s original Japanese production team discussing their work (in Japanese with English subtitles). Kusanagi is often contemplative and brooding, whilst her counterpart Batou is more extroverted and lively. Lionsgate’s 4K package includes the film on UHD and also Blu-ray (a disc that appears to be mastered from the new 4K scan).It was a really interesting film, not to mention it also inspired a number of films, shows ever since. I can’t speak for how improved the film looks compared to previous Blu-ray releases, but if you’re like me and last watched Ghost in the Shell on DVD… definitely consider this upgrade! A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of "The Puppet Master," a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Der Mensch ist in der Lage seinen Geist (Ghost) in einer kleinen biologischen Kapsel (Shell) in seinem mit allerlei Technik modifizierbaren Körper zu implantieren. The audio options available for the film include Japanese with English subtitles and the Animaze English dub commissioned by Manga Entertainment.

With the info presented so far, it is currently not yet known whether the UK release will include that end credit song, especially considering numerous re-releases of the film in the UK and US have used the English end credit song instead. And while I’m not a fan of dubbed English audio for a film like this, the people involved in producing it (and who participate in the commentary) offer a great many insights on the film and production. Project 2501, also known as the Puppet Master is an artificial intelligence program secretly created by Public Security Section 6 as a tool that could stealthily manipulate politics and intelligence, altering databases and the memories of key persons for the benefit of select individuals and organizations affiliated with the Ministry, and is equipped with unparalleled computer and cyberbrain hacking abilities.Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity. The film has some superb action sequences that make full use of its sci-fi world, but if you’re looking for a guns-blazing popcorn flick, then you won’t find it here. Use the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to Ghost in the Shell. There can be no discussion of Ghost in the Shell without mentioning its timeless score by Kenji Kawai.