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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Film

DirectorMamoru Oshii

Meta takes2

Figures

Objects & symbols

The recurring image of the Basset Hound → The Auteurial Signature

Locations

The film's depiction of the cityscape
The sprawling, labyrinthine environment of New Port City

Form & technique

Major Kusanagi's silent, contemplative boat trip montage

Tropes

Major Kusanagi's hyper-feminized cyborg body
Major Kusanagi's final fusion with the Puppet Master
The vulnerability of the "ghost" to hacking → The Managed Body
The Puppet Master's desire for a body and reproduction

Films most connected to Ghost in the Shell

Black (2005) — via The Auteurial Signature, The Managed Body
V for Vendetta (2005) — via The Managed Body
A Prophet (2009) — via The Managed Body
Kinds of Kindness (2024) — via The Managed Body
The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — via The Managed Body
The Favourite (2018) — via The Managed Body
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (?) — via The Managed Body
Nomadland (2020) — via The Managed Body