The philosophical wanderings of GHOST IN THE SHELL are exactly what give its plot – occasionally convoluted and hard to follow – a safe cushion on which to land. The conclusions it draws about the creation and maintenance of identity are mirrored in Motoko, a cybernetic humanoid perfected by the Japanese government, and the Puppet Master, the sentient amalgam of networked information she’s tasked with hunting down.

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Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: “Chant I - Making of Cyborg” by Kenji Kawai from the GHOST IN THE SHELL soundtrack.

Timestamps

0:00 - Episode 207: GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995)

2:34 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary

5:11 - What the movie chooses to (and not to) focus on

21:47 - The movie as a vessel for ideas

27:43 - Motoko as narrative lens

34:53 - The music & upending your expectations of anime

47:14 - New Port City & Motoko

1:01:00 - The Junk Drawer

1:11:01 - Cody’s Noteys: 2023 Movie Resolutions