{"id":360285,"date":"2026-02-12T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=409965"},"modified":"2026-02-12T02:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:20:43","slug":"the-author-of-ghost-in-the-shell-claims-that-his-movie-is-not-cyberpunk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-author-of-ghost-in-the-shell-claims-that-his-movie-is-not-cyberpunk\/","title":{"rendered":"The author of &#039;Ghost in the Shell&#039; claims that his movie is not cyberpunk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii, known for his influential film Ghost in the Shell, <strong>has surprised fans by stating that he is not interested in the cyberpunk genre<\/strong>. In a recent interview, Oshii expressed his disinterest in the topic, clarifying that his connection to Ghost in the Shell does not come from an affinity for cyberpunk, but from other influences. <em>&#8220;I<\/em> <em>do not have the desire to live in a world that looks like a landfill&#8221;<\/em>, he commented, emphasizing his preference for the hard-boiled genre over the dystopian universe of cyberpunk.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The ghost in the shell<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite its disdain for the genre, <strong>Ghost in the Shell has become a fundamental classic of cyberpunk<\/strong>, delving into the dilemmas of identity through its protagonist, Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg in search of a hacker. This legacy has been complicated by the reception of the 2017 live-action adaptation, starring Scarlett Johansson, which was criticized for accusations of whitewashing.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ghost in the Shell (1995 Movie) Official IMAX Trailer - Mamoru Oshii, Masamune Shirow\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8RF09G8Ymqg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Oshii has also revealed his life as a gamer, <strong>admitting to having played more than 10,000 hours of Fallout 4, which raises questions about how he balances his film career<\/strong> with his passion for video games. In this line of adaptations, a new version of Masamune Shirow&#8217;s manga Ghost in the Shell has been announced, with a first trailer already available. It will be interesting to see how this new adaptation compares to the 1995 film, considered a masterpiece in the realm of anime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The acclaimed director Mamoru Oshii, known for his influential film Ghost in the Shell, has surprised fans by stating that he is not interested in the cyberpunk genre. In a recent interview, Oshii expressed his disinterest in the topic, clarifying that his connection to Ghost in the Shell does not come from an affinity for cyberpunk, but from other influences. &#8220;I have no desire to live in a world that looks like a landfill,&#8221; he commented, emphasizing his preference for the hard-boiled genre over the dystopian universe of cyberpunk. 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