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Ghost In The Shell

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Distributor: MANGA

Regional Coding: 1 (North America)

Running Time: 82 Minutes.

Screen Format: Widescreen

Languages:	English
	Japanese

Subtitles:	English
English (CC)	Japanese

Audio: English Dolby 5.1, Japanese Dolby Pro

Serial Number: 800 635 529-2

Mamoru Oshii's futuristic animated masterpiece, Ghost In The Shell, is the perfect film to experience on Digital Video Disk. Seamlessly merging traditional cel animation with the latest computer graphic imagery, this stunning sci-fi spectacle has broken the boundaries of mainstream animation with its detailed artistic direction and uniquely intelligent story line.

Ghost In The Shell took the world by storm in 1996, introducing a new wave of Japanese animation through its mesmerizing cinematic expression. A movie that questions our own human existence in the fast-paced world of the infromation age, this remarkable, award-winning, cyber-tech thriller has gone on to become one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time.

Additional Program: The Making of Ghost In The Shell
Interactive Menus in English
Complete Movie Production Report
Enhanced for Widescreen TVs

I don't know if I was spoiled by Pioneer's DVDs, or maybe I'm too critical because this is my favorite Anime Movie, but for some reason, I just wasn't impressed with this version of Ghost In The Shell. There are a few places where the picture is a little grainy, not like the Laserdisc version, which is perfectly clear. Another thing that I wish they would have done, would be having the option of moving the picture to the far top of the screen, and placing the subtitles in the black space below it, like the Special Edition of GITS on VHS. Which is basically what this DVD is, the Special Edition version of the tape. All in all, I like it, but I'd rather have a Laserdisc version with subtitles. If you don't have a Laserdisc player, then this is your best option.