The original Ghost in the Shell is getting remastered, and not only that, a limited re-release in five (count 'em, 5) Japanese theaters on July 12. The newly enhanced Mamoru Oshii cyberpunk masterpiece, titled Ghost in the Shell 2.0, will be revamped with CG and a new soundtrack overseen by Skywalker Sound. In addition, most of the original voice cast will return to reprise their roles in a new 6.1 surround sound recording. Yoshiko Sakakibara (Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence) will play the Puppet Master, a character voiced by Iemasu Kayumi (RahXephon) in the original film.

 

A promo trailer for GitS 2.0 can be found on the official Japanese website of Mamoru Oshii's newest film The Sky Crawlers, which itself opens on August 2nd.

 

I'm crossing my fingers for a Blu-Ray release of the enhanced GitS flick. Please?

 

Source: ANN