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UHD Ghost in the Shell and Earwig and the Witch Released Monday

On Monday September 27, Matt Ferguson.

Both editions include a Blu-ray disc in addition to the 4K UHD discs. The extras on both editions are as follows:

- Full-length audio commentary, featuring Charles Solomon (animation historian and critic).

- "Accessing Section 9: 25 Years into the Future" featurette, 18 minutes.

- "Landscapes & Dreamscapes – The Art and Architecture of Ghost in the Shell" featurette, 10 minutes.

- Production Report

The Limited Steelbook edition will also include a poster and six art cards. Funimation previously described the film:

In the year 2029, cybernetic government agent, Major Motoko Kusanagi and the Internal Bureau of Investigations are hot on the trail of “The Puppet Master”—a mysterious and threatening computer virus is capable of infiltrating human hosts. Working closely with her fellow agents from Section 9, the Major embarks on a high-tech race against time to capture the omnipresent entity.

Oshii and published Shirow's original 1991 manga and its sequels in North America

Elysian Films will release the HarperCollins describes the story:

"Not every orphan would love living at St. Morwald's Home for Children, but Earwig does. She gets whatever she wants, whenever she wants it, and it's been that way since she was dropped on the orphanage doorstep as a baby. But all that changes the day Bella Yaga and the Mandrake come to St. Morwald's, disguised as foster parents. Earwig is whisked off to their mysterious house full of invisible rooms, potions, and spell books, with magic around every corner. Most children would run in terror from a house like that . . . but not Earwig. Using her own cleverness—with a lot of help from a talking cat—she decides to show the witch who's boss."

Toshio Suzuki produced the film.

Ronja the Robber's Daughter, From Up On Poppy Hill) designed the characters for animation.

Koji Hoshino were production managers.

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