Ghost In The Shell Review: 8 Ups & 4 Downs

By Jack Pooley / March 30, 2017

4. The Stellar Supporting Cast

Paramount

Who ever expected a live-action anime adaptation to get a cast this freaking good? Aside from Scarlett Johansson, there are three especially stand-out performances in the movie: Juliette Binoche as the caring Dr. Ouélet, Pilou Asbæk as Batou, and Michael Pitt as Kuze.

Batou in particular is hugely evocative of the anime version, while Kuze is an interesting stand-in for the Puppet Master, and Pitt's eccentric performance does a great job teasing out his ambiguity.

Takeshi Kitano is also fun, if underutilised, as Chief Aramaki, getting one memorable action beat but spending most of the movie sat down talking (he is 70 years old, so it's understandable).