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By popular demand, for this special Thursday edition of Anime Night, we’re watching one of the all-time classic anime films, Ghost in the Shell (1995), along with its sequel, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004). The first film follows future-cop Motoko Kusanagi’s efforts to stop a hacker from cyber-hijacking other people’s bodies, and the second follows detective Batou investigating a series of murders committed by female androids. Both films are steeped in cyberpunk aesthetics, and the first was one of the foremost influences on The Matrix (1999). These are widely considered the definitive works of Mamoru Oshii, who is otherwise best-known for the first two Urusei Yatsura movies, as well as Angel’s Egg (1985), and Patlabor 2 (1993), all of which we have already watched. Time to finally screen his magnum opus. We’ll start 8PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Ghost in the Shell: https://letterboxd.com/film/ghost-in-the-shell/
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence: https://letterboxd.com/film/ghost-in-the-shell-2-innocence/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Ghost in the Shell: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/27703
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/9737

CWs for both films:

• Body horror.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.
• Existential crises.
• Gaslighting.
• Alcohol.
• Amputation.
• Squashed head.
• Broken bones.
• Seizure.
• Kidnapping.
• Possession.
• Nudity.
• Audio gore.
• Copaganda.
• Self-harm.
• Body dysmorphia.
• Suicide.
• Flashing lights.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Car crash.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Child abuse.

Links to movies:

• Ghost in the Shell: https://tankie.tube/w/mvLNzo4XoZuTcoVkn7oz4r
• Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence: https://tankie.tube/w/v2qhEwUoZriTxo8snteZLw