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title: "Ghost in the Shell: cast and crew"
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cast: 23
crew: 78
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# Ghost in the Shell (1995): cast and crew

23 cast and 78 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Atsuko Tanaka](https://film.one/person/atsuko-tanaka.md) as Motoko Kusanagi (voice)
- [Akio Otsuka](https://film.one/person/akio-otsuka.md) as Batou (voice)
- [Iemasa Kayumi](https://film.one/person/iemasa-kayumi.md) as Puppetmaster (voice)
- [Koichi Yamadera](https://film.one/person/koichi-yamadera.md) as Togusa (voice)
- [Yutaka Nakano](https://film.one/person/yutaka-nakano.md) as Ishikawa (voice)
- [Tamio Ohki](https://film.one/person/tamio-ohki.md) as Aramaki (voice)
- [Tessyo Genda](https://film.one/person/tessyo-genda.md) as Director Nakamura (voice)
- [Masakazu Namaki](https://film.one/person/masakazu-namaki.md) as Dr. Willis (voice)
- [Masato Yamanouchi](https://film.one/person/masato-yamanouchi.md) as Minister of Foreign Affairs (voice)
- [Shinji Ogawa](https://film.one/person/shinji-ogawa.md) as Gaikôkan (voice)
- [Mitsuru Miyamoto](https://film.one/person/mitsuru-miyamoto.md) as Mizuho Daita (voice)
- [Kazuhiro Yamaji](https://film.one/person/kazuhiro-yamaji.md) as Garbage Collector A (voice)
- Shigeru Chiba as Garbage Collector B (voice)
- Hiroshi Yanaka as Coroner (voice)
- Ginzo Matsuo as Old Man (voice)
- Takashi Matsuyama as Terrorist (voice)
- Sanryo Odaka as Technician (voice)
- Masamichi Sato as Driver (voice)
- Atsuko Hayashida as Operator (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Communication (voice)
- Toshiki Kameyama as Sniper (voice)
- Atsushi Goto as Commander (voice)
- Maaya Sakamoto as Kusanagi Girl (voice)

## Directing

- [Mamoru Oshii](https://film.one/person/mamoru-oshii.md): Director
- Takashi Watabe: Layout
- Kazuchika Kise: Layout
- Yasumitsu Suetake: Layout
- Atsushi Takeuchi: Layout

## Writing

- [Kazunori Ito](https://film.one/person/kazunori-ito.md): Screenplay
- Shirow Masamune: Original Story

## Production

- [Mitsuhisa Ishikawa](https://film.one/person/mitsuhisa-ishikawa.md): Producer
- [Ken Iyadomi](https://film.one/person/ken-iyadomi.md): Producer
- Andy Frain: Executive Producer
- Yasushi Sukeof: Associate Producer
- Teruo Miyahara: Executive Producer
- Hiroshi Yamazaki: Associate Producer
- Shigeru Watanabe: Executive Producer
- Makoto Ibuki: Associate Producer
- Takashi Mogi: Executive Producer
- Ryuji Mitsumoto: Production Manager
- Haruo Mizuno: Production Coordinator
- Takashi Watabe: Production Designer
- [Ken Matsumoto](https://film.one/person/ken-matsumoto.md): Producer
- Yoshimasa Mizuo: Producer

## Camera

- [Hisao Shirai](https://film.one/person/hisao-shirai.md): Director of Photography
- Motoaki Ikegami: Camera Production Assistant

## Editing

- [Shuichi Kakesu](https://film.one/person/shuichi-kakesu.md): Editor
- Hiroaki Hirabayashi: Color Timer
- Tsuyoshi Imai: Assistant Editor
- Shigeyuki Yamamori: Assistant Editor
- Yayoi Otake: Assistant Editor

## Sound and music

- [Kenji Kawai](https://film.one/person/kenji-kawai.md): Original Music Composer
- Kazuhiro Wakabayashi: Sound Director
- Kazutoshi Sato: Sound Effects
- Shuji Inoue: Sound Recordist
- Akira Yoda: Sound Assistant
- Masatoshi Yokomizo: Sound Assistant
- Brian Eno: Songs
- [Bono](https://film.one/person/bono.md): Songs
- [The Edge](https://film.one/person/the-edge.md): Songs
- Adam Clayton: Songs
- Larry Mullen Jr.: Songs

## Art

- [Mamoru Oshii](https://film.one/person/mamoru-oshii.md): Storyboard Artist
- Hiromasa Ogura: Art Direction
- Makiko Kojima: Painter
- Takashi Watabe: Background Designer
- Ayako Koike: Title Designer
- Teruhisa Tajima: Title Designer
- Yoji Takeshige: Background Designer

## Visual effects

- [Mitsuo Iso](https://film.one/person/mitsuo-iso.md): Key Animation
- Hisashi Eguchi: Key Animation
- Koji Komurakata: Key Animation
- Masahiro Ando: Key Animation
- Yuichi Tanaka: Key Animation
- Manabu Tanzawa: Key Animation
- Hideki Hamasu: Key Animation
- Yoshiyuki Ito: Key Animation
- Mamoru Sasaki: Key Animation
- Kouichi Arai: Key Animation
- Kougi Okawa: Key Animation
- Masatsugu Arakawa: Key Animation
- Miyako Yatsu: Key Animation
- Takashi Hashimoto: Key Animation
- Yasuhiro Oshima: Key Animation
- Kazunobu Hoshi: Key Animation
- Toshiyuki Inoue: Key Animation
- Tetsuhito Saito: Key Animation
- Kumiko Kawana: Key Animation
- Yasushi Muraki: Key Animation
- Toyoaki Emura: Key Animation
- Masayuki Yoshihara: Key Animation
- Shoji Kawamori: Mechanical Designer
- Atsushi Takeuchi: Mechanical Designer, Key Animation
- Hiroyuki Okiura: Character Designer, Animation Director, Animation Supervisor, Key Animation
- Seichi Tanaka: CGI Director
- Hirotsugu Kawasaki: Key Animation
- [Tensai Okamura](https://film.one/person/tensai-okamura.md): Key Animation
- Mizuho Nishikubo: Animation Director
- Kazuchika Kise: Animation Supervisor, Key Animation
- Akiharu Ishii: Key Animation

## Crew

- Mutsu Murakami: Special Effects

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