Ghost in the Shell (Gōsuto In Za Sheru/Kōkaku Kidōtai) by Mamoru Oshii (1995) *Japan

Felt reminded of this anime series as I was watching this film (:

There are some similarities in terms of its philosophically deep theme.

References:

http://www.nihonreview.com/anime/ghost-in-the-shell-2/

http://animeworld.com/reviews/ghostintheshell.html

http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/movie/decade/1990-1999/ghost-in-the-shell/

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19960412/REVIEWS/604120302/1023

http://www.isugoi.com/ghost-in-the-shell-review/

http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/70159/ghost-in-the-shell.html

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