GitS: Innocence

[kiyakotari]

I'd forgotten how much I love this movie (and the first Ghost in the Shell, too). I'm not a big fan of the original manga by Shirow Masamune, and the Stand Alone Complex series just leaves me disgusted, but I truly love Mamoru Oshii's interpretations of the story and characters. His interest in Hans Bellmer's work becomes really apparent in this opening sequence, for anyone who is familiar with Bellmer's doll photography.

I really need to buy copies of both films, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet.

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[kiyakotari.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, the limited-edition one that was released with the special box set? I've been watching those on Y!JA for years! They've finally started to come down in price (currently ending around 15000 yen, used to close at 35000-55000 or more), and I've been thinking about getting one...