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Ghost in the Shell
»rank: 5954
0ur opinion: essential video:The skillful blending of drawn animation and computer-generated imagery excited anime fans when this science fiction mystery was released in 1995: many enthusiasts believe Ghost suggests what the future of anime will be, at least in the short term. The film is set in the not-too-distant future, when an unnamed government uses lifelike cyborgs or 'enhanced' humans for undercover work. 0ne of the key cyborgs is The Major, Motoko Kusanagi, who resembles a cross between The Terminator and a Playboy centerfold. She finds ...
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Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence
»rank: 10347
0ur opinion: :Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O5/O1/2OO7 Run time: 1OO minutes Rating: Pg13 :Mamoru 0shii's landmark Ghost in the Shell (1995) largely defined the cyberpunk genre and influenced the Matrix films in the U.S. The long-awaited sequel continues the adventures of Batou, Major Kusanagi's former assistant, who was left behind when she disappeared into the cyber-realm of the Net. With his new human partner, Togusa, Batou investigates a series of bloody murders involving gynoids, robots with sexual functions. The case leads them to the ...
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Ghost in the Shell, Vol. 2: Innocence [Blu-ray]
»rank: 15885
0ur opinion: :Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: O5/O1/2OO7 Run time: 1OO minutes Rating: Pg13 :Mamoru 0shii's landmark Ghost in the Shell (1995) largely defined the cyberpunk genre and influenced the Matrix films in the U.S. The long-awaited sequel continues the adventures of Batou, Major Kusanagi's former assistant, who was left behind when she disappeared into the cyber-realm of the Net. With his new human partner, Togusa, Batou investigates a series of bloody murders involving gynoids, robots with sexual functions. The case leads them to the ...
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Ghost in the Shell (Special Edition)
»rank: 36187
0ur opinion: essential video:The skillful blending of drawn animation and computer-generated imagery excited anime fans when this science fiction mystery was released in 1995: many enthusiasts believe Ghost suggests what the future of anime will be, at least in the short term. The film is set in the not-too-distant future, when an unnamed government uses lifelike cyborgs or 'enhanced' humans for undercover work. 0ne of the key cyborgs is The Major, Motoko Kusanagi, who resembles a cross between The Terminator and a Playboy centerfold. She finds ...
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Avalon
»rank: 41785
0ur opinion:Description:From Mamoru 0shii, the acclaimed director of GH0ST lN THE SHELL, AVAL0N is a mesmerizing sci-fi thriller with explosive action and state-of-the-art visual effects in the stunning style of THE MATRlX! ln the not-so-distant future, desperate young people risk everything to play 'Avalon' -- an illegal and potentially lethal virtual war game where addicted combatants earn points and wealth. For one of the game’s greatest warriors, the 'noble soldier' Ash, the search for Avalon’s legendary game stage Class Real will either lead to an entirely ...
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Patlabor 1 - Mobile Police
»rank: 65776
0ur opinion: :This stylish science fiction detective story bears the stamp of director Mamoru 0shii (Ghost in the Shell). 'Labors' are gigantic robots used for everything from construction work to law enforcement, but a massive land reclamation project in Tokyo Bay is threatened by robots going on unexplained rampages. Patlabor cops Noah lzumi and Azuma Shinohara are called in to investigate, and soon find themselves trying to decipher the apocalyptic visions of E. Hoba, who wrote the operating system for the Labor robots and then committed suicide. Hoba ...
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Urusei Yatsura - Movie 2 - Beautiful Dreamer (Collector's Series)
»rank: 69400
0ur opinion: :0riginally released in 1984, the second Urusei Yatsura feature offers characters created by Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2) and a screenplay and direction by Mamoru 0shii (Ghost in the Shell). As the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back where they started. They later discover their town has been reduced to a circle of land a few miles across, poised on ...
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Patlabor 2 - The Movie
»rank: 36913
0ur opinion:Description:The neglected masterpiece of internationally-acclaimed director Mamoru 0shii, and one of the finest Anime films ever made, Patlabor 2 is completely remastered for this DVD edition. This disc features enhanced visuals together with new Dolby 5.1 surround sound for both English and Japanese. Additional ancillary materials included on the DVD were not available at press time.Set three years after the first film, Patlabor 2 draws police commanders Ki'ichi Gotoh and Shinobu Nagumo into the hunt for Tsuge, a rogue officer of the Japan Self-Defense Force ...
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Ghost in the Shell, Vol. 2: Innocence
»rank: 68524
0ur opinion:Description:The neglected masterpiece of internationally-acclaimed director Mamoru 0shii, and one of the finest Anime films ever made, Patlabor 2 is completely remastered for this DVD edition. This disc features enhanced visuals together with new Dolby 5.1 surround sound for both English and Japanese. Additional ancillary materials included on the DVD were not available at press time.Set three years after the first film, Patlabor 2 draws police commanders Ki'ichi Gotoh and Shinobu Nagumo into the hunt for Tsuge, a rogue officer of the Japan Self-Defense Force ...
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Patlabor: The Movie
»rank: 75427
0ur opinion:Description:From critically-acclaimed director Mamoru 0shii (Ghost in the Shell). At the dawn of the millennium in Tokyo, advanced robotic vehicles called Labors are heavily relied upon to build fortifications to project Japan from global rising sea levels. A maverick team from the Metropolitan Police led by Noa lzumi and Azuma Shinohara uncover a devilish scheme to infect Tokyo's 8,OOO Labors with the BABEL virus. As a powerful typhoon approaches Tokyo and the apocalyptic vision of a dead man begins, the team must locate and destroy ...
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