Shinji Ogawa’s Typical Vibe
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Shinji Ogawa has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Ghost in the Shell.
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Wonderful Days
2003
Animation · Science Fiction

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 4: Ghost Stands Alone
2014
Action · Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain
2013
Action · Animation

Matriculated
2003
Animation · Drama

Program
2003
Science Fiction · Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears
2014
Action · Animation

Ghost in the Shell
2017
Science Fiction · Drama

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
2004
Animation · Drama

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
Dir. Mamoru Oshii · With Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi

In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'.
Dir. Mamoru Oshii · With Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera

Masane Amaha and her daughter Rihoko are on the run from a government child welfare agency that wants to take Rihoko away from her mother. They are caught and Rihoko is taken away. Meanwhile, Masane is attacked by an advanced weapon that can disguise itself as a human being. When faced with the danger, a strange light emits from her wrist and she transforms into a powerful being. She becomes involved in a power struggle between powerful organizations, with her at the center of their attention because she holds the greatest power of them all, the legendary Witchblade.
With Mamiko Noto, Akemi Kanda, Masaya Matsukaze
Aya Okamura has been working for two years and has begun living on her own for a job opportunity. With her mother working overseas as a doctor, her father is now living alone with the family's longtime pet cat Mii-san. One night, Aya returns from a long day at work, and as she rests on her bed, she reminiscences about the times the family had together. She remembers the sadness she felt when her mom went overseas, and the solace she felt when her father brought home Mii-san to give her comfort. Then, she receives a phone call.
Dir. Makoto Shinkai · With Satomi Hanamura, Shinji Ogawa, Fumi Hirano

Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and skills than any human nurse, but Haruko mistrusts a machine unable to consider human feelings.
Dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo · With Chisa Yokoyama, Hikojiro Matsumura, Chie Sato
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