The 4K remastered version of “GHOST IN THE SHELL” directed by Mamoru Oshii will be screened at “IMAX.” From September 17, 2021, it will be released simultaneously in Japan and the United States. At the same time, a comment from Director Oshii arrived.
The 4K remastered version of “GHOST IN THE SHELL” directed by Mamoru Oshii will be screened at “IMAX.” From September 17, 2021, it will be released simultaneously in Japan and the United States. At the same time, a comment from Director Oshii arrived.
“GHOST IN THE SHELL” is a science fiction anime movie known worldwide, such as being ranked No. 1 on the US cell video chart of Billboard magazine since it was released in 1995. Fascinating heroines expressed in detailed images, dynamic actions, and universal themes asking “human essence” have influenced many creators.
This time, IMAX screening of the 4K remastered version of this work has been decided. By extracting the enormous amount of information that sleeps on 35 mm film and remastering it at 4K high resolution, which could not be reproduced with the technology at the time of publication, even the touch of drawn lines, the details of the background, and the color expression in dark scenes. A more vividly revived image will be broadcast at the IMAX theater.
Director Mamoru Oshii commented on the screening, “Fortunately, this work has been reborn in a new way with each technological advance. I am happy to see it in theaters at this time.”