Ghost In The Shell Trailer Breakdown: 21 Things You Need To See

6. Takeshi Kitano As Chief Aramaki

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The legendary Takeshi Kitano can briefly be spotted in the trailer as Chief Daisuke Aramaki, shooting a guy in the head.

Aramaki runs the Section 9 task force and will presumably be a point of liaison with the Major throughout the movie. He certainly seems to be getting his hands pretty damn dirty.

Regardless of how this interpretation of the character ultimately ends up, an actor as eccentric and eminently watchable as Kitano is pretty much perfect casting for a role like this, especially as he does have some familiarity with western audiences (because who doesn't love Battle Royale, right?

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