# Ghost in the Shell (1995)

**German title:** Ghost In The Shell 1995


**Genres:** Action, Animation, Sci-Fi

**Duration:** 83 min

**Age rating:** FSK 16

**IMDb:** [8.0](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113568/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.1](https://letterboxd.com/film/ghost-in-the-shell/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 95%, Popcornmeter: 89%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ghost_in_the_shell)

## Description

Genre-defining science fiction anime from 1995. The animated film, based on the manga of the same name by Masamune Shirow, is considered a classic of the anime genre and particularly appeals to adults with the existential philosophical questions it raises. Motoko Kusanagi, a major in a police unit, is hunting the "Puppet Master," a cyberspace life form that has gotten out of control, in 2029.

## Details

**Premiere:** 24 Jul 2026

**Director:** Mamoru Oshii

**Cast:** Tesshou Genda, Shigeru Chiba, Richard Epcar, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Takashi Matsuyama, Stephen Apostolina, Yuji Ueda, Tom Wyner, Mimi Woods, William Knight, Yutaka Nakano, Hiroshi Yanaka

**Countries:** Japan

**Languages:** Japanese

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU6Matng9MU)

## Showtimes in Berlin in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-09-14 (Monday)

- **[Babylon Alexanderplatz](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/81-babylon-alexanderplatz.md) (Mitte):** [2026-09-14 18:15](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/babylon-berlin/vorstellung/63923)  (OmeU)

### 2026-09-16 (Wednesday)

- **[Babylon Alexanderplatz](https://ov-berlin.info/cinemas/81-babylon-alexanderplatz.md) (Mitte):** [2026-09-16 18:15](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/berlin/babylon-berlin/vorstellung/63937)  (OmeU)

## Events

- [Anime Berlin 2026](/events/369-anime-berlin-2026)