Ghost in the Shell (live-action movie)

Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka (Batou) & Kôichi Yamadera were the only voice actors to reprise their roles for the Japanese dub.

In an establishing shot of the city, a Pan Am advert can be seen in the top left. The bankrupt airlines inclusion is a reference to the film "Blade Runner" which also had an in-film advert for them.

The Geisha robots wore full head masks created by Weta Workshop and modeled after Japanese actress Rila Fukushima. The opening or 'exploding' of the Geisha's heads was mechanical rather than CGI. The inner workings of the heads were modeled after clockwork technology.

Mamoru Oshii, the director of the original Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell 2, has spoken out against the whitewashing controversy surrounding Scarlett Johansson playing Major despite not being Japanese. He gave her his blessing and said "I believe having Scarlett play Motoko was the best possible casting for this movie."

Scarlett Johansson does not wear a wig in this film, her own hair was dyed black with blue tips.

The scene where the Major takes the prostitute Lia up to a room to examine her for evidence of humanity was initially longer and more intimate (they shared a kiss). It was cut short during post-production.

Although the film was shot in Wellington, New Zealand and the name of the setting is never mentioned, the city depicted is a highly digitized Hong Kong. For example, the dirty slum with narrow housing was Sham Shui Po and the splendid background when Major is in the boat was Hong Kong Island's Central.

The scene at the Yakuza bar where Batou drinks a beer served by a bartender with a mechanized arm is an homage to Ratz the bartender in "Neuromancer" by William Gibson. This book is considered a heavy influence on cyberpunk.

Ladriya, the only other female member of Public Security Section 9, is the only character that does not exist in any previous works of Ghost in the Shell and was created from scratch for the film.

The character Dr. Ouelet was originally written as a male character, but was rewritten as female to accommodate Juliette Binoche who impressed the filmmakers at her audition. Rupert Sanders was very enthusiastic about this because he liked the idea of adding some maternity to the character.

Despite Rila Fukushima getting top billing with the rest of the cast, it appears that she is nowhere to be seen in this film, which confused audiences. Her face was actually the model for the robotic Geisha faces. However, while the background Geisha are played by stuntwomen and dancers wearing the masks resembling her, Fukushima herself also plays the iconic red-robed Geisha (revealed in behind-the-scenes videos).

Batou's car is a modified S3 Lotus Esprit. Aramaki's car is a modified Lotus Excel.

The body suit that Scarlett Johansson wears in the film as Major's synthetic body, known as the Thermosuit, is made out of silicone.

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