VIDEO: Recreating "Ghost in the Shell" in Hong Kong

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Scott Green
August 03, 2011 7:33pm PDT (8/3/11)

In an amazing video, Randomwire has taken to the streets of Hong Kong to re-capture the scenery of Mamoru Oshii's first Ghost in the Shell movie.

 

When film director Mamoru Oshii was looking for a model of the city of the future for his seminal 1995 animated film adaptation of Ghost in the Shell (based on the manga by Masamune Shirow), he turned to the cityscape of Hong Kong for his inspiration. Actual spots in the city were recreated for use in this cinematic representation of a near-future city (set in 2029) characterised by decadence, anarchy, and fantastical high-tech hyper-reality. One mise-en-scène in particular captures the essence of the city in beautiful, almost dreamlike, detail which intrigued me long before I had the chance to explore the real Hong Kong for myself:

 

 

Ghost in Hong Kong from David Gilbert on Vimeo.

 

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8/3/11 by bluebattletech
That was very interesting.
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8/3/11 by planetwarrior
yes it is.
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8/3/11 by JoeSurf
That's China for you... Big brand super stores like Apple and Wacdonalds. They even have a Christian super store! :O
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8/3/11 by H3ctor87
Beautiful city.
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8/4/11 by trigunkwan
The music alone brings back movie memories but actual scenery used, bravo! Then looking up the movie again to compare and the choice of scenery was indeed spot on.
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8/4/11 by AlphaOtaku7
Awesome video.
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8/5/11 by bmeadows0923
That is definitely an interesting interpretation of Ghost. I really liked it.
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8/7/11 by deadermeat
Fake apple store at 0:46 - wonder if it's been closed down yet...
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