Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
イノセンス · Innocence
- Film
- Winter 2004
- 99 min
- Production I.G
- Manga
- R-17+
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- Suspense
- Award Winning
- Adult Cast
7.77Score#774Ranked#1,067Popularity44.4KOn listsFinished airing
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Contents
Trailer · PV1 | ||
| Japanese | イノセンス | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Innocence | |
| Also known as | Koukaku Kidoutai 2: Innocence | |
| Genre | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense, Award Winning, Adult Cast, Detective, Mecha, Military, Psychological, Seinen | |
| Type | Film | |
| Based on | Manga — Masamune Shirow | |
| Directed by | Mamoru Oshii | |
| Character design | Tetsuya Nishio, Hiroyuki Okiura | |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai | |
| Studio | Production I.G | |
| Released | March 6, 2004 | |
| Running time | 99 min | |
| Status | Finished airing | |
| Season | Winter 2004 | |
| Age rating | R – 17+ | |
| Score | ★ 7.77 (#774) | |
| On users' lists | 44,381 Kitsu, Shikimori | |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (Japanese: イノセンス, Hepburn: Innocence) is a 2004 Japanese anime film based on the manga series by Masamune Shirow. It is animated by Production I.G and directed by Mamoru Oshii. The film was released on March 6, 2004.
Characters
Main characters
Supporting characters
Crab Man · Detective · Forensics Chief · Haraway · Kim · Koga · Lin · Rescued Girl · SWAT Commander · Katsunari Wakabayashi
Voice cast by language
Voice actors in each language, as listed by Kitsu. A language appears only where a dub of this title is listed.
| Character | Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| BatouMain | Akio Ootsuka | Richard Epcar Russell Wait |
| TogusaMain | Kouichi Yamadera | Crispin Freeman |
| Daisuke AramakiSupporting | Ikkyuu Juku | William Frederick Knight Rik Thomas |
| Motoko KusanagiSupporting | Atsuko Tanaka | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Andrea Kwan |
| IshikawaSupporting | Yutaka Nakano | Michael McCarty |
| AzumaSupporting | Masaki Terasoma | Erik Davies |
| Togusa's DaughterSupporting | Nana Yamauchi | Sandy Fox Stephanie Sheh |
| Arm DoctorSupporting | Bob Papenbrook | Bob Papenbrook John Snyder |
| Crab ManSupporting | Bob Papenbrook | Bob Papenbrook Joe Romersa |
| DetectiveSupporting | Kyle Hebert | Kyle Hebert Steve Kramer |
| Forensics ChiefSupporting | Loy Edge | Terrence Stone Loy Edge |
| HarawaySupporting | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Barbara Goodson Ellyn Stern |
All languages (5)
| Character | Japanese | English | German | Spanish | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BatouMain | Akio Ootsuka | Richard Epcar Russell Wait | Tilo Schmitz | Salvador Vives | Alessandro Rossi |
| TogusaMain | Kouichi Yamadera | Crispin Freeman | – | Jordi Hurtado | – |
| Daisuke AramakiSupporting | Ikkyuu Juku | William Frederick Knight Rik Thomas | – | – | Sergio Graziani |
| Motoko KusanagiSupporting | Atsuko Tanaka | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn Andrea Kwan | Christin Marquitan | Gaby Willer Concha García Valero | Alessandra Korompay |
| IshikawaSupporting | Yutaka Nakano | Michael McCarty | Erich Räuker | – | Roberto Draghetti |
| AzumaSupporting | Masaki Terasoma | Erik Davies | – | – | – |
| Togusa's DaughterSupporting | Nana Yamauchi | Sandy Fox Stephanie Sheh | – | – | – |
| Arm DoctorSupporting | Bob Papenbrook | Bob Papenbrook John Snyder | – | – | – |
| Crab ManSupporting | Bob Papenbrook | Bob Papenbrook Joe Romersa | – | – | – |
| DetectiveSupporting | Kyle Hebert | Kyle Hebert Steve Kramer | – | – | – |
| Forensics ChiefSupporting | Loy Edge | Terrence Stone Loy Edge | – | – | – |
| HarawaySupporting | Yoshiko Sakakibara | Barbara Goodson Ellyn Stern | – | – | Serena Verdirosi |
| KimSupporting | Naoto Takenaka | Travis Willingham Joey D'Auria | Gerald Paradies | – | – |
| KogaSupporting | Hiroaki Hirata | Fred Sanders Robert Axelrod | – | – | – |
| LinSupporting | – | Doug Stone Robert Axelrod | – | – | – |
| Rescued GirlSupporting | – | Sherry Lynn Laura Bailey | – | – | – |
| SWAT CommanderSupporting | – | David Vincent Richard Cansino | – | – | – |
Production
Key staff
Masamune ShirowOriginal Creator
Mamoru OshiiDirector
Tetsuya NishioCharacter Design
Kenji KawaiMusic
Shuuichi HirataArt Director
Production I.GStudioStaff
| Studio | Production I.G |
|---|---|
| Original Creator | Masamune Shirow |
| Director | Mamoru Oshii |
| Character Design | Tetsuya Nishio, Hiroyuki Okiura |
| Music | Kenji Kawai |
| Art Director | Shuuichi Hirata |
| Color Design | Kumiko Yusa |
| Editing | Sachiko Miki, Junichi Uematsu |
| Producer | Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Yutaka Maseba, Masatomo Nishizawa, Toshio Suzuki |
Music
| Composer | Kenji Kawai |
|---|
Opening themes
- OP 1“Kugutsuuta ura mite chiru [Making of a Cyborg]”AnimeThemes
Songs, performers and episodes from AnimeThemes.
Videos and pictures
Trailers and music
Gallery
Ratings and statistics
7.7710,757 ratings#774 by score in Acino
Score distribution
1018.7%
918.8%
830%
720.1%
67.7%
52.7%
41.1%
30.4%
20.2%
10.2%
On users' lists
- Plan to watch7,992
- Watching198
- Completed19,453
- On hold217
- Dropped188
Ratings and list counts come from Shikimori, whose scores mirror MyAnimeList. Rankings compare the titles listed in Acino.
Audience
How many people follow this anime on the largest anime databases. The numbers are refreshed every few days; one person may use several sites.
44.4KOn users' lists
19.5KCompleted
198Watching
8KPlan to watch
144Favorites
| Site | Members | Watching | Completed | Plan to watch | Dropped | Favorites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsu | 16,333 | — | — | — | — | 144 |
| Shikimori | 28,048 | 198 | 19,453 | 7,992 | 188 | — |
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- “Innocence”. Shikimori. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Innocence”. MyAnimeList. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence”. Kitsu. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence”. AnimeThemes. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- “Q1058469”. Wikidata. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
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