Ani-Marathon: Ghost in the Shell
April 21 - 24, 2026
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.
Local artists Zine Hug will be selling prints in the lobby before the April 21 screening.
Sea Slug Animation Festival will be tabling in the lobby on April 24.
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 Masamune Shirow, has established itself as one of the leading Japanese animation films of all time.
- Director: Mamoru Oshii
- Principal Cast: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera, Tamio Ôki
- Country: Japan
- Year: 1995
- Running Time: 83 min.
- Producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Ken Iyadomi, Ken Matsumoto, Yoshimasa Mizuo
- Screenplay: Kazunori Itô
- Cinematographers: Hisao Shirai
- Editors: Shûichi Kakesu
- Music: Kenji Kawai
- Language: Japanese
- Has Subtitles: Yes