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Ghost in the Shell

2017 film directed by Rupert Sanders
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Summary

Ghost in the Shell is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,574 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Rupert Sanders[3]
  • Screenwriter: Jamie Moss[4], William Wheeler[5], Ehren Kruger[6]
  • Composer: Clint Mansell[7], Lorne Balfe[8]
  • Genre: cyberpunk[9], crime film[10], science fiction film[11], action film[12], dystopian film[13]
  • Based on: Ghost in the Shell[14]
  • Cast member: Scarlett Johansson[15], Pilou Asbæk[16], Michael Pitt[17], Takeshi Kitano[18], Juliette Binoche[19], Kaori Momoi[20], Chin Han[21]
  • Producer: Avi Arad[22], Steven Paul[23]
  • Production company: DreamWorks[24], Grosvenor Park Productions[25]
  • Director of photography: Jess Hall[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27], Japanese[28]
  • Commons category: Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30], theatrical release[31], DVD[32]
  • Review score: 5.5/10[33], 43%[34], 52/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37], People's Republic of China[38]
  • Publication date: March 30, 2017[39]
  • Distributed by: Creative Artists Agency[40], Paramount Pictures[41], UIP-Dunafilm[42], Netflix[43], Hulu[44], Xfinity Streampix[45]
  • Filming location: Wellington[46], Hong Kong[47]
  • Takes place in fictional universe: Ghost in the Shell universe[48]
  • Title: Ghost in the Shell[49]
  • Has characteristic: 3D film[50]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[51]
  • After a work by: Masamune Shirow[52]
  • Different from: Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie[53], Ghost in the Shell[54]

Why It Matters

Ghost in the Shell has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Related Entities

Avi Arad Clint Mansell DVD film Hong Kong Juliette Binoche Michael Pitt Netflix Pilou Asbæk Scarlett Johansson Takeshi Kitano United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Metacritic. Retrieved . nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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