| nudity |
There are a number of scenes throughout the film depicting female characters in varying states of undress.
The first 7 minutes have the non-human female lead's breasts visibly shown through out the opening and the prologue.
Breasts are shown in full, anatomically-correct detail numerous times.
A female character's pubic region is shown, but is not graphic in detail. |
| violence |
Many gunfights and scenes of hand-to-hand combat are present throughout the film. One scene features a character getting his wrist and ankle twisted and broken.
An early scene features a man getting shot in the head, with the rounds subsequently exploding, sending blood, bone and gray-matter everywhere, and leaving only his spinal column visibly intact.
Many scenes of intense sci-fi violence involve cybernetic characters getting their bodies torn and mutilated in intricate detail. |
| profanity |
"F*ck" and "sh*t" are spoken a number of times. Language such as "a**hole", "b*tch", "d*ck", "damn" and "hell" are also present.
Much less profanity in the Japanese version. |
| alcohol |
Major Motoko Kusanagi and Batou openly drink cans of beer. They briefly discuss how their cybernetic bodies burn off the alcohol faster than it can take effect. |
| frightening |
There are some scenes of graphic violence throughout the film. A particularly intense moment is when the main character takes down a criminal by twisting his limbs.
HEAVY PSYCHOLOGICAL THEMES! Ghost In The Shell sums up to there being no soul.
Suggested MPAA Rating: R for sequences of strong bloody violence, language and nudity. |
