Kōkaku Kidōtai Shin Gekijōban

Kōkaku Kidōtai Shin Gekijōban

Key visual depicting the cast of Public Security Section 9
Directed by Kazuya Nomura
Screenplay by Tow Ubukata
Based on Ghost in the Shell 
by Masamune Shirow
Starring Maaya Sakamoto
Ikkyuu Juku
Kenichirou Matsuda
Tarusuke Shingaki
Shunsuke Sakuya
Takurou Nakakuni
Yōji Ueda
Kazuya Nakai
Miyuki Sawashiro[1]
Production
company
Release dates
  • June 20, 2015

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Country Japan
Language Japanese

Kōkaku Kidōtai Shin Gekijōban (攻殻機動隊 新劇場版) is an upcoming anime science fiction film directed by Kazuya Nomura. A part of the Ghost in the Shell media franchise, the film is currently in production and scheduled to be released in the summer of 2015.[3][4] Kōkaku Kidōtai Shin Gekijōban will be the third feature film in the series and, like the previous films, will be produced by Japanese studio Production I.G., though it will not be directed by Mamoru Oshii.

The film will tie into the plot of Ghost in the Shell: Arise, with the release of two additional episodes in the Arise - Alternative Architecture broadcast created to bridge the gap.[5]

Production

A new theatrical title in the Ghost in the Shell series was announced on September 5, 2014, on the official Ghost in the Shell: Arise website.[6] The site confirmed the film would see a 2015 release, and labelled the upcoming film as the "further evolution [of the series]".[7] On January 8, 2015, a short teaser trailer was revealed for the project unveiling a redesigned Major more closely resembling her appearance from the older films. The trailer listed Kazuya Nomura as the director, Kazuchika Kise as the general director and character designer, Toru Okubo as the animation director, Tow Ubukata as the screenplay writer and Cornelius as the composer. The film was announced a tentative release of "early summer of 2015" in Japanese theaters.[8]

On March 20, the official website for Shin Gekijōban was updated with a new trailer showing thirty seconds of footage. The character designs of Section 9 were revealed to be more closely resembling the Arise series, rather than other incarnations of the characters. The trailer announced the film's Japanese premiere date of June 20, 2015.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Ghost in the Shell Film's First Teaser Previews Animation". Anime News Network. January 8, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Ozman, Hugo. "Watch The New Promotional Video For The New GHOST IN THE SHELL Animated Film". TwitchFilm. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 攻殻機動隊 新劇場版(2015). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ "New Ghost in the Shell Film Slated for 2015". Anime News Network. September 5, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ghost in the Shell: Arise's Broadcast to Add 2 New Episodes". ANN. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "New Ghost in the Shell Film Slated for 2015". Anime News Network. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  7. ↑ にいみ, なお. "2015年に新劇場版「攻殻機動隊」製作決定　新たな「GHOST IN THE SHELL」か？". Kai-You. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Ishaan. "New Ghost in the Shell Film Coming This Summer; Here’s A Teaser". Siliconera. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ "2015 Ghost in the Shell Film's Promo Previews New Footage". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 March 2015.

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