Released in 1995
Directed by Mamoru Oshii
Storyline - A female cyborg cop and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
In
this post-cyberpunk iteration of a possible future, computer technology
has advanced to the point that many members of the public possess
cyberbrains, technology that allows them to interface their biological
brain with various networks. The level of cyberization varies from
simple minimal interfaces to almost complete replacement of the brain
with cybernetic parts, in cases of severe trauma. This can also be
combined with various levels of prostheses, with a fully prosthetic body
enabling a person to become a cyborg. The main character of Ghost in
the Shell, Major Motoko Kusanagi, is such a cyborg, having had a
terrible accident befall her as a child that ultimately required that
she use a full-body prosthesis to house her cyberbrain. This high level
of cyberization, however, opens the brain up to attacks from highly
skilled hackers, with the most dangerous being those who will hack a
person to bend to their whims.
