Lionsgate: Ghost in the Shell 4K Blu-ray Detailed
HomeLionsgate: Ghost in the Shell 4K Blu-ray Detailed
Posted July 29, 2020 03:48 PM by Webmaster
Lionsgate Home Entertainment has detailed its upcoming 4K Blu-ray release of Mamoru Oshii's animated film Ghost in the Shell (1995). The release will be available for purchase on September 8.
Studio description: 2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of "The Puppet Master," a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity. Director Mamoru Oshii's award-winning cyber-tech thriller, based on the comic book by Shirow Masamune, is lauded as one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time.
Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film's voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, TV's "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex", "Ghost in the Shell 2.0"), Akio Ôtsuka (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Paprika, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots), and Kôichi Yamadera (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Ninja Scroll).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Studio description: 2029: A female cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi, and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of "The Puppet Master," a mysterious and threatening computer virus capable of infiltrating human hosts. Together with her fellow agents from Section 9, Kusanagi embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity. Director Mamoru Oshii's award-winning cyber-tech thriller, based on the comic book by Shirow Masamune, is lauded as one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time.
Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film's voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, TV's "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex", "Ghost in the Shell 2.0"), Akio Ôtsuka (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Paprika, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots), and Kôichi Yamadera (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, Ninja Scroll).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW 4K REMASTER OF THE FILM
- DOLBY VISION PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
- JAPANESE AND ENGLISH DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACKS, plus Japanese 2.0 LPCM Audio, and English Descriptive Audio
- NEW, Full-length audio commentary of Ghost in the Shell with Mary Claypool (Animation Writer and English Language Scriptwriter), Eric Calderon (Animation Producer and Writer), Richard Epcar (Voice of "Batou"), and Charles Solomon (Animation Historian and Critic)
- NEW "Accessing Section 9: 25 Years into the Future" Featurette
- NEW "Landscapes & Dreamscapes: The Art and Architecture of Ghost in the Shell" Featurette
- Production Report & Digital Works Featuretes
- Theatrical Trailer
- Fan-favorite commemorative artwork from pop illustrator Martin Ansin
- Optional English, English SDH and Spanish subtitles for the main feature
- Blu-ray audio status: Japanese 2.0 PCM Audio, English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio