More Ghost in the Shell action.

Sanctuary remains the more dramatic and cohesive manga, while Ghost in the Shell remains the more visually stunning and rewarding film. Shirow is preoccupied with science and technology and their comic, as well as dramatic possibilities, whereas, Oshii is more preoccupied with philosophy. While manga and anime are very closely related, film is a different medium with different attributes. It is interesting to watch how different filmmakers make a fusion of the two. Which aspects of the original do they see as most important and how does that manifest itself on the screen? It could be an almost endless case study.

Brian Camp is Program Manager at CUNY-TV, the City University of New York cable TV station. He has written about Japanese animation for Outre Magazine and The Motion Picture Guide and has also written for Film Comment, Film Library Quarterly, Sightlines, The New York Daily News and Asian Cult Cinema.