Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, known simply as Innocence (イノセンス) in Japan, is a 2004 anime/computer-animated sci-fi sequel to the 1995 film Ghost in the Shell. Released in Japan on March 6, 2004, and in the US on September 17, 2004, Innocence had a production budget of approximately $20 million (approx. 2 billion yen). To raise the sum, Production I.G studio's president, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, asked Studio Ghibli's president, Toshio Suzuki, to co-produce.
With a story loosely connected to the manga by Shirow Masamune, the film was written and directed by Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii. The film was honored best sci-fi film at the 2004 Nihon SF Taisho Awards and was in competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. The soundtrack for the film was released under the name Innocence O.S.T.
English Voice Cast
- Batou - Richard Epcar
- Togusa - Crispin Freeman
- Motoko Kusanagi - Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
- Aramaki - William Knight
- Ishikawa - Michael McCarty
- Koga - Fred Sanders
- Azuma - Erik Davies
- Girl - Laura Bailey
- Kim - Travis Willingham
- Haraway - Barbara Goodson
- Lin - Doug Stone
Additional Voices
- Loy Edge
- David Earnest
- Steve Kramer
- Joe Romersa
- Karen Huie
- Roger Craig Smith
- Kyle Hebert
- John Snyder
- Sandy Fox
- Jim Lau