Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (攻殻機動隊 イノセンス Kōkaku Kidōtai Inosensu) is a 2004 anime/computer-animated sci-fi sequel to the 1995 film Ghost in the Shell. With a story loosely connected to the manga by Shirow Masamune, the film was written and directed by original director Mamoru Oshii.
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Dubbing History[]
When originally released to DVD in the United States by Go Fish Pictures (a division of DreamWorks Pictures), it was released subtitle only, a controversial choice since every Ghost in the Shell anime released by Manga Entertainment outside of Japan had been dubbed up until that point. Because of this, the English dubs would be produced by other companies, under sublicense from DreamWorks Pictures.
The first English dub was produced in 2005 for the PAL market by Manga Entertainment UK and Madman Entertainment in Australia. This was the first dub Manga UK had produced since X in 1999 and the first dub Madman produced. The dub was recorded at Epcar Entertainment and had most of the original cast from the first film reprise their roles.
In 2009, Bandai Entertainment sublicensed the film from DreamWorks' then owner, Paramount Pictures, and rereleased it on DVD and Blu-ray. For this release, Bandai created a second dub for the American market, as Manga's dub was done to PAL standards and converting it to American standards (NTSC) would cause audio distortion. This dub contained most of the same cast as the Manga/Madman dub, this time being recorded at Animaze (the recording studio where the original movie was dubbed), with various roles recast but the main roles kept from the original dub.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | |
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| Manga Dub (2005) | Bandai Dub (2009) | |||
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Batou | Akio Ōtsuka | Richard Epcar | |
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Togusa | Kōichi Yamadera | Crispin Freeman | |
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Daisuke Aramaki | Tamio Ōki | William Frederick Knight | |
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Motoko Kusanagi | Atsuko Tanaka | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn | |
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Ishikawa | Yutaka Nakano | Michael McCarty | |
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Azuma | Masaki Terasoma | Erik Davies | |
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Kim | Naoto Takenaka | Joey D'Auria | Travis Willingham |
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Harraway | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Ellyn Stern | Barbara Goodson |
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Koga | Hiroaki Hirata | Robert Axelrod | Fred Sanders |
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Detective | ¿? | Steve Kramer | Kyle Hebert |
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SWAT Commander | ¿? | Richard Cansino | David Vincent |
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Forensics Chief | Katsunosuke Hori | Terrence Stone | Loy Edge |
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Katsunari Wakabayashi | ¿? | Richard Cansino | Steve Kramer |
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Cyborg Arm Doctor | ¿? | Bob Papenbrook | John Snyder |
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Rescued Girl | Sumi Mutō | Sherry Lynn | Laura Bailey |
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Togusa's Daughter | Nana Yamauchi | Stephanie Sheh | Sandy Fox |
Additional Voices[]
Manga Dub
- Robert Axelrod - Lin
- Richard Cansino - Man, Security 1, Yakuza 1
- Steve Kramer - Security 4, Security 5
- Sherry Lynn - Gynoid
- Michael McConnohie - Forensics Staff, Section 9 Member, Security 3
- Bob Papenbrook - Crab Man, Underwater Cyborg, Yakuza 2
- Kevin Seymour - Yakuza 4
- Stephanie Sheh - Dispatcher
- Terrence Stone - Pilot, Security 2, Shop Owner, Yakuza 3
Animaze Dub
- Karen Huie - Locus Solus Security System #1 (Cantonese)
- Jim Lau - Locus Solus Security System #2 (Cantonese)
- Joe Romersa - Crab Man, Undersea Cyborg
- Roger Craig Smith - Briefing Voice, Yamadori Transport Pilot
- Doug Stone - Lin
- David Vincent - Yakuza 1
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Dub | Region | Country | |
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| Manga Entertainment | 2006 | 
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Manga | 2 PAL |
United Kingdom | 
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| Madman Entertainment | 4 PAL |
Australia | 
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| Bandai Entertainment | 2009 | + 
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Animaze | 1 NTSC A DVB-T |
United States | 
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| FUNimation Entertainment | 2017 | |||||
Notes[]
- Outside of the main section 9 reprisals both dubs feature Steve Kramer
- Despite the Manga Entertainment dub featuring Sherry Lynn for reasons unknown she did not reprise Togusa's Daughter.
See Also[]
- Ghost in the Shell
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society
- Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
External Links[]
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (anime) at the Anime News Network
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence at the Internet Movie Database